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Training is a key feature in supporting you in your Scouting role. It gives you the skills and the information to do the job, and it also gives parents confidence in caring for their children.
When you start the appointments process your role will be Pre-Provisional and move to Provisional when you have attended and passed an Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC). Pre-Provisional and Provisional Appointments allow an adult volunteer to start getting involved in their new role whilst completing the appointment process.
Within 5 months of your appointment you need to have done all of your Getting Started training and your role changes to full.
Have a chat with your Training Advisor about what training you need, and together you'll create a Personal Learning Plan
Once you have done your Getting Started training you can start on the other modules 5 - 19. Most can be done online, others need to be done face to face - some by Zoom during the Covid period.
Most of these courses are held by SE Scotland Region
Start by checking the Training Calendar on this page (scroll right down to the bottom) and sign up for any courses on dates that suit you.
Once you've done a course, speak to your Training Advisor about validating it.
Training is a key feature in supporting you in your Scouting role. It gives you the skills and the information to do the job, and it also gives parents confidence in caring for their children.
When you start the appointments process your role will be Pre-Provisional and move to Provisional when you have attended and passed an Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC). Pre-Provisional and Provisional Appointments allow an adult volunteer to start getting involved in their new role whilst completing the appointment process.
Within 5 months of your appointment you need to have done all of your Getting Started training.
This needs to be agreed with your Training Advisor (in most cases Chas).
Then:
– Essential Information
– Safeguarding
– Safety
– GDPR
– Tools for the Role (Section leaders)
All of these can be done by eLearning.
Within 3 years of your appointment you need to have worked through the remaining training relevant to your role – resulting in gaining your ‘Wood Badge’.
Every 3 years after your appointment you need to renew your Mandatory Ongoing Training.
All except First Aid can be done by elearning.
See the next tab for how to do the training.
Learning Optional Validation Essential – you don’t have to do every module, but you need to have each module validated – i.e. check that you know the content
Read about training on the Scouts Scotland website
https://www.scouts.scot/members/training/
Read about training on the Region’s website
Adult Training
Download and save your own copy of the Leader’s Training Guide –
The Training Guide should be downloaded by each leader. There’s a training assessment tool which can be gone through individually before doing Personal Learning Plan with Training Advisor.
Plan Learning with the Learning Review Tool (in the Training Guide). Then agree a Personal Learning Plan with your Training Advisor
Complete your learning – using whichever method suits you best – there are links above
Validate your modules – discuss what you’ve learned and how you’ve put it into action – with your Training Advisor
This is worth a read through to get an overview of what’s needed.
These are generic job descriptions for Section Leaders and Section Assistants and are handy for understanding your role.
The matrix shows at a glance what training is needed for each role and also how it can be delivered – so it’s easy to see what can be done without face-to-face training – e-learning, videos or workbooks