The fourth part is devoted to a model junior leaders’ conference, and projects in nature lore, special Scoutcraft skills, emergency service, and personal and group service.” In 1952 at Philmont Scout Ranch 270 participants and at Schiff Scout Reservation 436 participants completed junior leader training camps.

[1] In 1974 the Boy Scouts of America published the Troop Leadership Development Staff Guide.

In 2009 the practice of adding names like Pine Tree and Golden Acorn to the program was supposed to end.

[4] In 2010, Boy Scout and Venturing youth leadership training merged and the curriculum language was modified to reflect the combined nature of the program.

[6]: Day One-4  During the training the senior patrol leader performs the same function for the training cohort as a senior patrol leader does for a troop: running meetings and events, delegating responsibilities, assisting Scoutmasters, modeling learning, displaying leadership, and recruiting participation.

[9] Many of the key course concepts are represented as mnemonics including planning and problem-solving tools that focus on where, what, how, when, and who (5WH); the start, stop, continue method of assessing progress; forming, storming, norming, performing often labeled the stages of team development; explain, demonstrate, guide, and enable or EDGE method (consult pages 38–39 in the 13th and 14th editions of the Scouts BSA Handbook which describes the Teaching EDGE method); express, address, and resolve or EAR conflict resolution tool; right vs. wrong, right vs. right, and trivial ethical decision making; message, sender, and receiver communication; and reach out, organize, practice, and experience or ROPE approach to human value.