Welcome to the beginning of your Scouting Youth Programme journey. Here you will find resources that are relevant for all sections including the Scouting Trail field handbook, the Scouter handbook, the Adventure Skills handbook, the Special Interest Badges handbook, and the Chief Scout Award handbook.
Learning Objectives
The Learning Objectives are the objectives that each young person aims for under the six areas of growth i.e. Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional, and Spiritual.
There are different Learning Objectives associated with each developmental stage i.e. Pre-Adolescence, Early Adolescence, Adolescence, and Post Adolescence.
The Scout Method
The Scout Method is the way we do Scouting. It is an educational framework unique to Scouting that consists of eight elements which work together as a system to provide young people with a rich and active learning environment.
The Scouting Trail
The Scouting Trail is the field handbook for all scout sections including how-to information on camping, backwoods, emergencies, ropework and leadership.
Scouter Handbook
The Scouter Handbook is a guide to ONE Programme for Scouters.
This handbook should be read in conjunction with the “Guide to Running” Handbooks for each of the sections, which can be found in the section areas of this site.
Adventure Skills Handbook
The Adventure Skills Handbook contains the competency statements and requirements for all 9 levels of all 9 Adventure Skills.
Special Interest Badges
The Special Interest Badges Handbook explains Special Interest Badges, how to create your Special Interest Badge project, and has examples of Special Interest Badge projects for each special interest area for each section.
Chief Scout Award
Information about the Chief Scout Award including the Chief Scout Award Handbook, Chief Scout Award requirements and the Application process.