1. Venturing Advancement

2. Awards and Recognitions
Materials needed: Flip chart or blackboard
Charts 10 and 11, one copy each participant
Chart 12, one copy for instructor
Sixteen blank sheets of paper, or 5x7 cards for game (game transferred to PPT)
Venturer Handbook, #33493
Ranger Guidebook, #3128
Sea Scout Manual, #33239B
Venturing Leader Manual, #34655B
Venturing Advisor Award of Merit Application, #25-013
Venturing Advisor Award of Merit Certificate, #33661
National Venturing Awards and Recognition Program, #25-884
Bronze, Gold, Silver, Ranger certificates #33666,5,4,3. [Pocket certificates ]
Start at 2:00, time is 60 minutes
The purpose of this session is to describe the Venturing awards and recognitions and emphasize their unique features.
In the first three sessions of this training, we talked about the aims and purposes of Venturing, the challenges facing Venturing-age youth, and the need to train our Venturers. Now we will discuss the need to recognize our young people for their achievements.

3. B.A.R.S.
Status
Recognition
Achievement
Belonging

4. Venturing Advancement
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Ranger
Point out the pictures of the Bronze, Gold, Silver, Ranger, and Quartermaster Awards
The basic awards are the Venturing Bronze, Gold, and Silver Awards, with the Silver being the highest. The requirements can be found in the Venturer Handbook and the Venturing Leader Manual.
Show the Venturer Handbook, #33493
[Badges are based on historic badges
First is the Bronze Award
Bronze is not actually a requirement for Gold.
While p. 254, #1 of the 1999 VLM says so,
the requirements in VLM and VH do not say so.
After completing Bronze, the others are parallel tracks
Youth may earn one or all]
Quartermaster

5. Bronze Awards Sports Youth Ministries Arts and Hobbies
Outdoor (half of Ranger Award)
Sea Scouting (Ordinary rank)
Show the Bronze Award Certificate, # [Pocket certificate #33649]
[Requirements:
Venturing Leader Manual, pp
Venturer Handbook, pp
Youth need to earn any one Bronze Award to proceed to the Silver Award
Outdoor Bronze is required for Ranger
Sea Scout Bronze is required for Quartermaster

6. Gold Award 12 months tenure Leadership role
Participate in a district (or higher) event
Personal growth
Lead crew activities
Recite Venturing Oath
Three letters of recommendation
Written presentation and crew review
Show the Gold Award Certificate, #33665 [Pocket certificate #33648]
Requirements:
1999 Venturing Leader Manual, pp
Venturer Handbook, pp
The Venturer selects specific projects, in consultation with the Advisor
Leadership
Personal growth
Crew activity leader

7. Silver Award One Bronze Award Gold Award
Emergency Preparedness (First Aid, CPR, Safe Swim Defense)
Demonstrate leadership
Including Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Participate in Ethics in Action
Crew review
Show the Silver Award Certificate, #33664 [Pocket certificate #33647]
Requirements:
Venturing Leader Manual, pp
Venturer Handbook, pp
Six months leadership beyond the Gold Award

8. Ranger Award Eight core requirement First Aid Emergency Preparedness
Leave No Trace
Navigation
Wilderness Survival
Communications
Cooking
Conservation
The Ranger Award is a stand-alone program for Venturers interested in pursuing challenging outdoor activities. The requirements can be found in the Ranger Guidebook.
Show the Ranger Guidebook, #3128.
Show the Ranger Award Certificate, # [Pocket certificate #33646]
Separate 84 pp. Ranger Guidebook, $5.95 (SHOW IT)
Will need Fieldbook and other references also
Completing 4 core and 2 electives earns Outdoor Bronze
Requirements allow an inexperienced outdoorsperson to learn and grow to meet the challenge
Rangers are the outdoors elite

9. Ranger Award Plus four of eighteen electives
Backpacking Cave Exploring
COPE Cycling/Mountain Biking
Ecology First Aid
Fishing Equestrian
Hunting Lifesaver
Mountaineering Outdoor Living History
Physical Fitness Plants and Wildlife
Scuba Shooting Sports
Watercraft Winter Sports

10. Consultants Key role in the success of a Venturing Crew
Special skills, equipment, facilities, contacts
Similar role to the merit badge counselor
Registered as adult volunteers or merit badge counselor in council/district
Remember: one on one involvement between adults and youth prohibited

11. Conducting Boards of Review
Male Venturers - Star, Life, Eagle Palm
Troop or crew, if dual registered
3 to 6 member of troop or crew committee
1 member serves as chairman
Crew Advisor, associate advisor, relatives, or guardians - may not serve on the board

12. Purpose of the Review
To make sure the work has been learned and completed
To check to see what kind of experience the young man is having in the crew
To encourage the Venturer to advance to the next rank
Review is not an examination - 15 minutes
Eagle board follows the procedures of the local council

13. Conducting Crew Reviews
Required for Gold and Silver awards
Candidate prepares evidence of work completed and submit to crew Advisor
Crew president with crew Advisor - appoint review committee of Venturers and adults
Did the candidate grow?
Standard advancement report completed for council office

14. Venturing Advisor Award of Merit
Training
Quality program
Youth leadership development
Youth retention
Success with Venturing
Nominated by crew president and the committee chair
Certificate, square knot, pin

15. Resources Venturing Leader Manual Venturing Leadership Skills Course
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher
Real Boys by William Pollack
Videos: White Fang, Rudy, October Sky, Remember the Titans