Training Requirements
Training Requirements
The Training Requirements section is used to help identify the training requirements relevant for each Manager or Supporter role in Scouting. There are three resources that can be used:
Module Matrix
The Module Matrix provides a summary of the modules that make up the Adult Training Scheme. The Module Matrix is colour coded to give an indication of the types of roles likely to benefit from the training. The matrix is only a summary though and you should refer to the Minimum Training Requirements section that follows for more information on the training requirements for specific roles.
Change of role information
This section outlines which training modules require revalidation when a volunteer changes role within Scouting. If a volunteer has already completed some training under the current Adult Training Scheme and are changing roles, there are certain modules that they will need to revalidate in their new role, whereas others do not require revalidation if they have been completed before.
Minimum training requirements
The minimum training requirements for each Manager and Supporter role are outlined in this section including the additional modules that some Manager and Supporter roles are required to complete.
- Personal Learning Plan (02)
- Essential Information (01)
- Safety
- Safeguarding
- Tools for the Role (Section Leaders) (03) Tools for the Role (Managers and Supporters) (04)
- General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Trustee Introduction (for trustees)
- Delivering a Quality Programme (12A)
- Fundamentals of Scouting (05)
- Scouting for All (07)
- First Aid (10)
- Administration (11)
- Working with People
- Achieving Results
- Managing Your Time and Personal Skills
- Enabling Change
- Providing Direction
- Using Resources
- Safety for Managers and Supporters
For some appointments, there are additional modules which must also be completed as stated in the table below.
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Those holding roles within a Scout Active Support Unit, including Scout Active Support Member, Scout Active Support Co-ordinator and Scout Active Support Manager should complete, as well as the training indicated above, those modules of the training scheme which are relevant to the nature of their role in the Unit which they belong to. This could include Tools for the Role (Section Leaders) (03), Running Safe Activities (17), or any other relevant module(s). The service agreement for a Scout Active Support Unit will outline the support provided by the Unit and will help to determine which training will be relevant for its members.
Members are encouraged to look at other modules that may be relevant to their role but do not make up the minimum requirements for their appointment. These modules may be completed in addition to the minimum requirements, or as ongoing learning. The content of the additional modules can be found in the Supplementary Module Pages.
Change of role
It's not unusual for an adult to change roles in Scouting to ensure they have the correct skills and knowledge they may need to revalidate certain training modules. If an adult has completed their training under the current Adult Training Scheme and are changing roles, it may not be necessary for them to re-validate certain modules because they have completed them previously.
Each module on the following pages has a ‘change of role’ box. A tick means that the learner needs to validate the module again in their new role and a cross means that they do not. In some cases, the need to re-validate will depend on which role the learner is moving from and to. Roles are split into three categories:
- Section Leader (anyone working in a section)
- Manager (Group Scout Leader, District Commissioner, County Commissioner, County Training Manager, District Explorer Scout Commissioner etc.)
- Supporter (Assistant District/County Commissioner)
The table below shows which training will require revalidation when a volunteer changes roles within Scouting.
