05 Fundamental Values of Scouting | To use the Personal Development Areas to explore the links between the values expressed in the Purpose, Principles and Methods of Scouting and a balanced programme, the awards and badges. | · Values · Personal Development Areas · Religious Policy | · Course · One to one |
06 Changes in Scouting | To provide an overview of the Movement’s history focusing on its development to meet the changing needs of society. | · Brief outline history of · Scouting | · Video · Factsheet |
07 Valuing Diversity | To cover the policies of The Scout Association that promote diversity and consider how the individual, in their role, can help to make Scouting available to all. | · Mixed Scouting · Equal opportunities · Special Needs · Cultural, social and · religious diversity | · Course · Small group · One to one |
08 Skills of Leadership | To cover the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to be an effective Leader. | · Systematic planning · Action centred leadership · Leadership styles · Developing leadership skills in · others | · One to one · Course |
09 Working with Adults | To cover the underpinning functions required to work effectively as a member of an adult team | · Communication · Listening skills · Decision making structures · Representing others. | · Small group · Course |
10 First Aid | To cover the skills and knowledge necessary to enable adults to manage an incident and provide basic First Aid. | · First Aid | · External course · (First Response · as a minimum) |
11 Administration (Section Leaders) | To cover the records and procedures necessary for the effective administration of the Section (including personal and financial records, insurance issues and accident/emergency procedures). | · Keeping records · Records required for Section · Financial responsibilities · Accident reporting · Data Protection Act · Insurance | · Workbook · Course · Small group · One to one |
12 Providing a Balanced Programme | To cover ways in which a successful and balanced programme can be planned and implemented in the Section. | · Balanced Programme · Programme ideas · Young people‘s involvement · in decision making · Awards · Self-Review tool · Mentoring (Explorer Scouts · and Young Leaders only) · Overview of other Sections | · Course · e-learning · One to one |
13 Growing the Movement (Section Leaders) | To cover ways in which an adult working with a Section can work with their GSL/others to plan and implement growth in his/her Group and Section. | · Transfer between Sections · Adults in Scouting model · (recruitment, induction · and retention) · Development planning · Co-operation with other · agencies | · Small group · Course · Workbook |
14 Young People Today | To enable adults working with Sections to identify and meet the needs of young people. | · Characteristics, influences · and needs of young people | · Course · Small group · One to one · Workbook |
15 Challenging Behaviour | To enable adults to prevent and manage challenging behaviour in the Sections. | · Causes, prevention and · management of challenging · behaviour | · Course · Workbook · One to one |
16 Nights Away | To enable adults to plan and run residential experiences for the young people in their Section. | · Plan/run residential · experiences · Practical skills for residential · experiences | · Residential · course |
17 Activities Outdoors | To enable adults to plan and run exciting, safe and developmental activities outdoors for the young people in their Section. | · Importance in Balanced · Programme · Planning and carrying out · activities · Authorisations · Risk Assessment · Party management | · One to one · Course |
18 Practical Skills | To enable adults to gain and develop practical skills for the benefit of young people in their Section. | · Range of practical skills · Training others | · Course · Small group |
19 International | To provide an international focus appropriate to their Section and appreciate the global nature of Scouting. | · World-wide family · of Scouting · International aspects of · the programme · International events · and activities · Programme ideas | · Course · One to one |
20 Administration (Managers) | To cover the records and procedures necessary for the effective administration of Groups, Districts and Counties as applicable (including personal and financial records, insurance issues and accident/emergency procedures). | · Record keeping · Records required for Section, · Group and District · Roles and responsibilities · Financial responsibilities · Accident reporting · Data Protection Act · Insurance · POR | · One to one · Course · Management · game |
21 Growing the Movement (Managers) | To cover the ways in which a manager in Scouting can plan to, execute the growth of and facilitate change in the delivery of Scouting in the appropriate area. | · Influences and needs of · adults and young people · Transfer between Sections · Waiting lists · Adults in Scouting model · (recruitment, induction · and retention) · Promoting Scouting · Fundraising · Development planning · Change management | · Small group · Course · Workbook |
22 Section Support | To enable adults not working directly with young people to understand the Sectional Programmes, Section method, and Section characteristics so that they may provide effective management and support. | · Features of each Section · Balanced programme · Self-Review tools · International aspects · of the programme · Value of residential · experiences and · activities outdoors | · One to one · Small group · Course · Workbook |
23 Safety for Managers and Supporters | To cover specific roles, responsibilities and systems for ensuring safe Scouting. | · Responsibilities · Risk Assessments · Activity Authorisations · Insurance · Accident reporting | · Course · One to one |
24 Managing Adults | To cover the skills and knowledge required to enable participants to provide effective management of adults. | · Personal development · Areas of adults · Adult training · Group dynamics · Motivation · Delegation · Conflict resolution · Team building · Adults in Scouting model | · Course · Small group · Workbook · One to one |
25 Assessing Learning | To provide the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to effectively support adults through The Scout Association’s Wood Badge and other assessed schemes. | · Learning needs analysis · Effective validation techniques · Providing feedback · Learning support | · Course · Workbook · One to one |
26 Supporting Adults | To cover the skills and knowledge required to enable supporters to provide effective support to adults in Sections. | · Adults in Scouting model · Personal development areas · of adult training · Group dynamics · Motivation · Consultation · Running meetings | · Course · Small group · Workbook |
27 Instructing Practical Skills | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to instruct practical skills. | · Skills instruction · Safety · Feedback · Records of skills instruction | · Course |
28 Facilitating | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to facilitate individuals and small groups. | · Training methods · Communication in a learning · Environment | · Course |
29 Presenting | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to make effective presentations. | · Planning and delivering · presentations · Learning methods · Resources and facilities · Feedback | · Course |
30 Supporting Local Learning | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes for Local Training Managers to co-ordinate the learning plans of individuals to produce a programme of learning. | · Communication · Allocating Training Advisers · Procedures · Monitoring progress | · Course |
31 Planning a Learning Experience | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to research and design training experiences. | · Systematic planning and · balanced learning · Supporting material · Evaluation of learning experience | · Course |
32 Delivering a Learning Experience | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to plan prepare and run a training experience. | · Planning and managing learning · Staff teams · Evaluation | · Course |
33 Planning a Learning Provision | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable Training Managers to plan to meet the learning needs of an area. | · Needs of Adult Training Scheme · Current training trends · Drafting and producing · learning plans | · Course · Workbook |
34 Managing a Learning Provision | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to ensure County Training Managers to manage the learning provision for their area. | · Plan implementation · Monitoring progress · Quality control · Plan maintenance · Amendments | · Course · Workbook |
35 Internal Moderation | To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to monitor the quality of The Scout Association’s Adult Training Scheme. | · Sampling of portfolios · Quality control | · External · course |
36 Special Needs | To provide information, support and resources for those working with young people with Special Needs. | · Equal Opportunities Policy · with regard to Special Needs · Good practice · Available resources | · Course · Small group |