Venturer Scouts (Australia) - Badge Work

Badge Work

The highest award is the Queen's Scout. Queen's Scout is about members extending their commitment and achievement in a variety of areas, to strive for better than they do already. One of the key points is that the levels are peer reviewed, so larger parts of the award have to be approved by the District Venturer Council while most can be approved by the Unit Council. The award is split into four activity areas which are then split again as follows:

• Leadership Development
  • Leadership
  • Unit Management
  • Vocations
• Adventurous Activities
  • Outdoor
  • Expeditions
  • Initiative
  • Elective of either Outdoor 2 or Expeditions 2
• Personal Growth
  • Pursuits
  • Ideals
  • Lifestyles
  • Expression
  • Elective of a second level of any of these
• Community Involvement
  • Service
  • First Aid
  • Citizenship
  • Environment
  • Elective of either Environment 2 or Service 2

Each subsection earns a stripe and upon completion of all level 1 badges, and a level 2 badge from each section, the Venturer will qualify for the Queen's Scout. This would go on the uniform of the Venturer. The Queen Scout can be coupled with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

Other badges include the Venturing Skills award, a basic outdoor skills earned during introduction to the unit; the Endeavour Award; and the Venturer Award, a half way point to Queen Scout, achieved when the Venturer has completed five compulsory level 1 badges (Unit Management, Initiative, Ideals, Environment and First Aid), plus an additional two level 1 badges.