Adult Support
| The Adult Support Team will be among the first on offer to support new adult volunteers and work closely with them to identify learning needs and the best way to access this. |
Training Diaries can be downloaded below. |
Camping Skills Days
There will be 4 Camping Skills Days in 2012. They will be open to all Leaders who wish to brush up on their Camping and other Practical Skills and also to support Leaders participating on Module 38 (Skills for Residential Experiences). Dates and Venues are below and you can download more information here. You can attend any one of the days, regardless of what District you are in. To book click on he date.
29th April – Angels Corner Campsite (attended by 16 Leaders)
Ongoing Learning
After initial training and the successful completion of the Wood Badge, adults keep their knowledge and skills updated with a series of ongoing learning. This ongoing learning is around five hours per year and can be further training modules, adventurous activity training, specialist skills courses or other appropriate courses to support an adult's continued development.
The Adult Support Team are always on hand to offer advice and support to adults looking for particular types of ongoing learning. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome for additional training which can be of value; click here contact the Adult Support Team
Central Funding for Adult Training
Since April 2006, Adult Training at the point of delivery will be funded centrally across Berkshire. Central funding will cover:
- All general modular training, provided by the County Training Team for adults in Scouting from ‘Getting Started’ to Wood Badge.
- First Response, original and 3 year renewal. (note 1)
- NSPCC ‘Keeping Children Safe’. (note 2)
- Assistance for Activities training. (note 3)
- Ongoing learning as part of the support to Adult Leaders.
- Specific training for LTMs and other training providers, including Training Advisers.
- Berkshire-wide Administrator Training & Workshops.
- ‘Out of Berkshire’ training but with prior approval of the County Training Manager
- It does not cover Young Leader (Explorer Scout) Training; This is part of the Explorer Scout Programme. It will also not cover travelling expenses, adult volunteers should expect to be able to reclaim these within their local Unit, Group, District or Support Team.
Notes
- First Response courses will be provided as part of the Berkshire-wide Training Programme. However, if Groups or Districts wish to organise First Response courses themselves the organiser will be reimbursed for the actual cost of the training up to a maximum of £18 per head provided that the course is delivered by an appropriately approved trainer.
- Payment for one course per person, normally as part of Module 1 but for those adults who have completed Getting Started (or even Wood Badge) without undertaking Keeping Children Safe, this is also covered. This applies to all Adult Volunteers with warrants plus Group and District Chairs and members of County and District Appointments sub-Committees.
- Training and Accreditation/Assessment to allow leaders to supervise adventurous activities (e.g. MLTB) is very costly for individuals. In recognition that benefits from such training accrue to individuals, Groups, Districts and the yong people across Berkshire, 1/3 of the cost will be paid from the Central Fund and the balance by local arrangements through consultation with the persons Group and District. Prior to booking a course the candidate would need to complete an application form which would require the approval of both the District’s ADC Activities (or DC if no such appointment) and the ACC Activities. This approval is not simply to evaluate the suitability of the candidate but also for the ADC and ACC to control their expenditure against budget.