Unit Council

Badgework

Community Involvement
• Citizenship - An active examination of some aspects of community affairs, anabling Venturer Scouts to see better their involvement in community life.
  At least four activities of at lest 2.5 hours duration.
• Environment - Encouraging Venturer Scouts to become more aware of the natural and man-made environment, and to consider the effects of environmental changes on the quality of life.
  At least 20 hours.
• First Aid - Unergo recognised basic training in First Aid and emergencies.
  10 hours.
• Service - Introducing Venturer Scouts to the needs of peopal in the community and to ways in which some of these are met.
  At least 30 hours.

Adventurous Activities
• Initiative Activity - Initiative in Venturer language is self-starting power, an ability to get up and go, without being told what to do. It's recourcefulness, working out what the problem is, figuring out the best way to tackle it, then going ahead on your own.
  At least 10 hours, usually a whole weekend.
• Expeditions 1 - Encouraging the development of a spirit of outdoor adventure and a sense of determination, through participation by a small group in a well-planned expedition, having previuosly completed appropriate training.
  At least 2 days, walking 6-8 hours a day, although it is usually 4 days. Can also be a canoe hike, bike hike, or other such journey.
• Outdoor 1 - Encourage Venturer Scouts to develop existing interests or to undertake new recreational activities. The outdoor activity may be a hobby or something entirely new and may be followed individually or with a group.
  At least 10 hours.
• Expeditions or Outdoor 2 - Taking a leadership role, or becoming more envolved in an activity that meets the same requirements as level 1 - a common idea is to organise and lead a hike.

Personal Development
• Expressions 1 - Providing for the development of an artistic appreciation through active participation.
  At least 10 hours.
• Lifestyle 1 - An introduction for Venturer Scouts to physcical activities so that through participation they may show an increase in physical profiency and general fitness over a period of time.
  At least 10 hours.
• Ideals 1 - Through an exploration of moral, social and religious customs and teachings to encourage Venturer Scouts to find out about themselves, better understand their relationships with other people ad to discover for themselves what is involved in the acceptance of the Promise and law
  At least 10 hours.
• Pursuits 1 - Encourage Venturer Scouts to develop existing interests or to undertake new recreational activities. The outdoor activity may be a hobby or something entirely new and may be followed individually or with a group.
  At least 10 hours
• Expressions, Lifestyle, Ideals or Pursuits 2 - Extending on the level 1 area and taking on more of a ledership role
  At least 30 hours.

Leadership Development
The completion of this diamond will leave the Venturer eligible to recive the Certificat 2 in youth Leadership.

• Unit Management - Participation in a one day activity covering topics such as roles and responsibilities of leaders and Unit Executive; planning organisation and control; cnstitutional matters and beyond the Unit.
  8 hours course + 6 hours application.
• Leadership - Participate in a practical theory weekend covering aspects of leadership such as planninng, organisation, decision making, communication, delegation and co-operation.
  16 hour course + 10 hours application.
• Vocations - An active examination of some aspects of employment opportunities enabling Venturer Scouts to better understand the roles and responsibilities in a range of vocations.
  25 hours.