The merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement program. Whatever your area of expertise or interest—whether it is a special craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, aviation, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications)—as a merit badge counselor, you can play a vital role in stirring a young man’s curiosity about that particular topic. By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.
All Merit Badge Counselors must renew their registration every year in April by submitting an updated Occoneechee Council Merit Badge Counselor Badge Selection Form
How to become a Merit Badge Counselor
- Complete BSA Youth Protection Training (YPT)
- Training is available free online at My.Scouting.org
- Complete BSA Merit Badge Counselor training
- This can be completed in person or online
- Online training can be found in the Learning Center on My.Scouting.org
- Training is located under Program Specific Training > Scouts BSA > Scouts BSA – Merit Badge Counselor Training
- Fill out the Occoneechee Council Merit Badge Counselor Badge Selection Form
- Fill out a BSA Adult Leader Application
- Turn in following to your Family Scouting Executive:
- YPT Certificate
- Merit Badge Counselor training certificate
- Merit Badge Counselor Badge Selection Form
- BSA Adult Leader Application
- There is no cost to register as a Merit Badge
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For more information about Merit Badge Counselor policy in Occoneechee Council, go
For more information about the BSA’s Merit Badge Program, check out the Guide for Merit Badge Counselors
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