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Practical Skills

Description

Gaining and developing practical skills to assist with the programme for young people in the Section.

This means:

  • learning or improving a wide range of practical skills that would be appropriate to include in a Section programme
  • developing your ability and understanding of two practical skills
  • using one of your new or developed skills in their Scouting role
  • being able to pass on those skills to young people.

Questions

  • Do you know some practical skills that are suitable for the Section in which you are working?
  • Do you know some good ways to help young people learn practical skills?

Delivery methods

  • Course
  • Small group.

To validate this module you will need to complete one of the following:

  1. Demonstrate the use of at least two practical skills.
  2. Demonstrate the use of at least one new or developed skill in your Scouting role.
  3. Instruct or demonstrate at least two practical skills to a young person.
  4. Any other ideas, subject to agreement with a Training Adviser.

And:
Discuss with a Training Adviser the importance of the development and use of practical skills in providing a balanced programme, and how you have gained or improved a skill in at least two subjects for the benefit of your Section.

Relevant to:
Section leaders
Assistant Leaders
Section supporters (e.g.

ACC (Section))
Section Assistants

If you have completed Module C of the Young Leaders’ Scheme within the last five years, then you will only need to complete one skill only.