A leader must `Help other people`
(to attain their spiritual, social, physical, mental, and cultural
potential) and be accountable, competent, adept at Scouting, committed,
and spiritually motivated to `Do their best` / `Be Prepared` / and `Do
their duty to God and the Queen`.
1.Upon approach to the leader of the Beaver
Scout / Cub Scout / Scout / Explorer Scout section, any interested adult
may offer to take out a Warrant.
A Warrant is the approval by the Scout
Association for that adult to supervise the Scouting activities of the
group of young people.
2.A Warrant Application Form (AA) will be
given to the prospective leader, who may initially operate as an
assistant to the established section leader.
3.The supervision of young people, and the
involvement with other Scouting adults, requires a Criminal Record
(Investigation) Bureau (CRB) application form for a certificate that the
applicant has a `clean criminal record`.
4.Following this, the applicant is
interviewed by the Warrant Appointments Committee - who are authorised
by the District Commissioner (DC).
This gives the leader a Provisional Warrant
which is valid for 6 months.
5.In that six months, the Provisional
Warrant-holder must attend approved Scout Training, initially in Modules
1 and 3.
Successful attendance at these Modules will
enable the leader to be awarded a Full Warrant.
6.This Full Warrant enables the leader to
supervise and / or run the full meeting of that scout section.
Module 1 provides the leader with `Essential
Information` on Scouting.
Module 3 provides the leader with `Tools for
the Job` for leading that scout section.
7.The award of the Full Warrant encourages
the leader to attend further Training Modules (36 total) from which
approximately 10 may be chosen for the role of leading any particular
scout section.
Completion of these Modules enables the
leader to be awarded the highest competence certificate (the Degree in
Scouting !), entitled the `Wood Badge` for that scout section / age
group / role.
Each Module may take place over the duration
of one evening, one day, or one weekend, depending on the Module being
theory- or practical- based.
All Training expenses are paid for by the
Scout Group which is receiving the benefits of that new leader.
The
Wood Badge Direct course lasts for 18 months and enables the
leader to cover the requirements of the Wood Badge in one
continuous training period.
Meanwhile, Wood
Badge holders are encouraged to attend suitable extra
modules which would give them at least 5 hours extra
training per year and keep themselves up-to-date with
developments.
For example,
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Module 5 = Fundamental values of
Scouting;
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Module 10 = First Aid, and First
Response;
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Module 16 = Nights Away (which then
enables the leader, with a Permit, to take overnight camps / hikes);
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Module 18 = Practical Skills;
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Module 20 = Administration (Management);
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Module 27 = Instructing Practical
Skills;
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Module 33 = Planning a Learning
Experience;
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Module 36 = Special Needs.
The District, County, and National
Headquarters maintains the records of the individual, and NHQ issues
Certificates for Long Service, Meritorious Conduct, Gallantry, and
Service to the Community.
The following web-site
http://www.westmerciascoutcounty.org.uk/diary.html
illustrates how training is structured, and application to join any of
these courses can only be obtained through the Group
Scout Leader (GSL), who may seek the advice of the Assistant District
Commissioner (General Duties) (ADC(GD)), or any of the sectional ADCs.
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For more information about training in
Wolverhampton South District please contact
training@wolverhamptonsouthdistrict.org.uk
