Prairies Scouting - Registration and Readiness Call: Wednesday, 6 February

You are receiving this message/reminder because you are listed as a Group or Area Registrar, Commissioner, Administrator or Treasurer.

If others in your Group may be interested in joining the call, please share this message with them.

The Call: via phone and Skype for Business

Get the latest information and tips on registration, MyScouts, screening and training.

Our next call is

Wednesday, 6 February

beginning at 7 p.m. (Mountain time)

Key Content:

"Scouter Approval" feature vs "Cap" - Council Approval
Activation - who does it?
New Resources available

Please submit questions and topic suggestions (for future calls) to pat.papineau@scouts.ca .

Slides/resources will be available on the prairies.scouts.ca " Resources " section under " Registration and Readiness Call Resources " prior to the call for people who’ll be on the phone or can’t attend.

To join the conference:

Using Skype for Business, Click here for the meeting link .

If you're using this service for the first time, you will be prompted (and need) to download the App. Please aim to do this at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call.

By phone , please dial: 1.866.219.8638 Toll Free (in Canada)

When prompted, input the participant access code: 8270068 followed by #

Please join us.

Registration Part-Year 2018-19

Fee change in effect

Part-year (pro-rated) fee: $180

Continues through to the close of 2018-19 registration in spring

Who registers volunteers?

Volunteer Registration Reminders

Active adult "Scouters" (registered volunteers) do not have to re-register for the new Scouting year; their roles will be auto-renewed later in the summer.

Who needs to complete a 2018-19 volunteer application/registration?

New adult volunteers
The parents of new and returning volunteers 14 to 17 years of age (to give parental consent for their youth to participate as volunteers)
Volunteers changing Scout Groups - whether in another part of the country, or in a neighbouring community
Previously active volunteers who are returning to Scouting after a break (so are not registered for the current Scouting year)
In September or later, people who were registered for 2017-18 but did not complete requirements to be active. (These folks should only re-apply/register after all required training has been completed.)

What about Rovers?

Rover Scouts are participants 18 to 26 years of age. As with other participants, they have to be registered/renewed annually. (The difference: being adults, they self-register.)

This person already has a profile in myscouts. Can I register him/her?

No. All volunteers must be self-registered (except youth under 18 who must be registered by a parent) online.

Self-registration instructions can be found via links on the Prairies homepage:

Need Help, a Refund and NOLB?

There's an online form for that

To help streamline support, this online form has been set up.

The form is also accessible by clicking "Support" in the upper right corner of myscouts or using the "Having trouble with your child's registration" link.

By specifying the Support Type (eg. Parent Registration Help, Subsidies, Refund requests, or on of the other options) and Region ("Prairies and NWT" for us), the message will be automatically directed to the appropriate people.

* NOLB stands for "No One Left Behind", Scouts Canada's financial assistance subsidy program.

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