Manager and Supporter Training
Manager and Supporter training is for adult volunteers who hold an Assistant Group Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader, Assistant District Commissioner, Deputy District Commissioner, District Commissioner, Assistant Regional Commissioner, Deputy Regional Commissioner or Regional Commissioner role.
At the end of January 2017, a new training provision for Managers and Supporters in Scouting was introduced.
What does the scheme look like in practice?
The previous Manager/ Supporter modules have been replaced with more up to date resources, to better support our volunteers in these critical roles. The training scheme consists of:
The Adult's Personal File for Managers and Supporters sets out what knowledge a Leader should have once completing each Module, along with what the validation criteria is for each Module.
Learning Opportunities
The majority of Modules within the Manager and Supporter training have several different ways to be able to complete the learning required. Leaders can use the learning method that best suits them.
Training for All Appointments |
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Module 5: The Fundamentals of Scouting |
Module 7: Scouting for All |
Module 10: First Aid |
Course Small group One to one |
Course Small group One to one |
Course Small Group |
Module 11: Administration |
Module 12(a): Delivering a Quality Programme |
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Course Small group One to one |
Course Small group One to one |
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Core Skill Areas
Below is the Matrix of how the independent learning fits in with the Core Skills Areas and the Skills Courses. Leaders do not need to go on the Skills Courses before going to validation, however it is advised that Leaders do the independent learning as a minimum unless otherwise agreed by your Training Adviser.
If a Leader does wish to go onto one of the Skills Courses they must insure that they have completed the independent learning for that Skills Course prior to attending, as a lot of the course work builds on the foundation that the independent learning provides.
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Independent Learning |
Skills Courses |
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Skills of Management |
Achieving Growth |
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Managing Your Time and Personal Skills |
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Achieving Results |
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Providing Direction |
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Working with People |
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Enabling Change |
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Using Resources |
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Safety |
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Additional Modules
Some Manager and Supporter Roles require additional Modules as outlined below:
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GSL, AGSL, DC, DDC, RC, DRC |
All core modules |
28, 29 for some appointments |
DESC, DSNC |
All core modules |
17, 19 |
ADC(AT) |
All core modules |
28, 29, 30, 31, 32 |
ADC(Section), ARC(ES), ARC(SN), ARC(SS) |
All core modules |
17, 19 |
ARC(AT) |
All core modules |
33, 34 |
ARC(Dev), ARC(Comms) |
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Additional Modules - Dependent on Role |
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Module 17: Running Safe Activities |
Module 19: International |
Module 28: Facilitating |
Course Small group One to one |
Course Small group One to one
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Course Small group One to one
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Module 29: Presenting |
Module 30: Supporting Local Learning |
Module 31: Planning a Learning Experience |
Course Small group One to one
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Course Small group One to one
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Course Small group One to one
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Module 32: Delivering a Learning Experience |
Module 33: Planning a Learning Provision |
Module 34: Managing a Learning Provision |
Course Small group One to one
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Course Small group One to one |
Course Small group One to one |
Validation
After identifying with a Training Adviser that no further learning is needed, or completing what learning is required as identified in the Personal Learning Plan, Leaders move onto the validation stage of the Module training.
Whilst the validation criteria is different for each Module as outlined in the Adult's Personal File for Managers and Supporters, the validation method can be completed through a number of different ways working with a Training Adviser:
Validation with Face to Face Restrictions
While we can continue to do our training from home, it is important that we get that training validated. That might seem tricky while face-to-face Scouting is restricted, so we have come up with some ideas for validating training while our face to face meetings are restricted. Check them out here.
Completing a Wood Badge
Once a Leader has completed and validated all of the Modules within their Personal Learning Plan, they can then be recommended for a Wood Badge by the Assistant Regional Commissioner (Adult Training) if they are eligible.
A requirement of the Wood Badge being awarded is having all three of the Ongoing Mandatory Modules in date. If an Ongoing Mandatory Module is out of date then a recommendation for a Wood Badge will not be given until the outstanding Module(s) are back in date.