1. New Venturing Awards and Recognition
Prepared by Lizzie Schneider

2. Order of Awards Venturing Award Discovery Award Pathfinder Award
Summit Award

3. Breakdown of each award
Adventure
Leadership
Personal Growth
Service

4. The first step: making a commitment The Venturing Award
Award focus: Joining
Requirements:
Participate in a crew activity
Interview with the crew president and Advisor
Complete Personal Safety Awareness training
State intention to join during an induction ceremony
If registered Venturer prior to June 1, a Venturer has earned this award.

5. The next step: exploring boundaries The Discovery Award
Award focus: Participation
Requirements include:
Two Tier II or Tier III adventures
Introduction to Leadership Skills Course (ILSC)
Goal Setting and Time Management Training
Crew Officer Orientation
One Personal Growth reflection
24 Service Hours
Requirements 1-3, 5-6 can be past credited (if registered Venturer while completed)

6. Moving on: expanding opportunities The Pathfinder Award
Award focus: Leadership
Requirements include:
2 more adventures! Lead one of them
Project Management Training
Serve in an officer position for at least 6 months or staff a national leadership course; set and achieve performance goals
2 more personal growth reflections
Ethical controversy and conflict resolution
36 additional service hours
Plan one crew service project
Requirements 1, 3-6, 8

7. The final step: achieving your vision The Summit Award
Award focus: Mentoring
Requirements include:
Mentoring Training
3 additional adventures
Mentor a youth in planning one, and provide feedback
6 more months of leadership positions
Lead ILSC
Create a personal code of conduct
Lead a service project
Requirements 1, 4, 8

8. What the Summit Award means
A Venturer who earns the Summit Award has earned the equivalent of the Eagle Scout Rank or Quartermaster Award.
They have learned and grown, but also given back to the program and are held accountable to continue to embody the program.

9. Tying it all together
The awards are all attainable if a crew is functioning.
It encourages participation in activities.
Each award has a different focus, but includes aspects of Adventure, Leadership, Personal Growth, and Service.

10. Existing Awards
Some of the existing awards are staying. These include:
Ranger Award
Quest Award
Trust Award
Sea Scout rank system

11. Outdoor Skills: The Ranger Award
Complete all 8 of the Core Requirement sections
Complete 4 of 18 electives
Backpacking, Cave Exploring, Cycling/Mountain Biking, Ecology, Equestrian, First Aid, Fishing, Hunting, Life Saving, Mountaineering, Outdoor Living History, Physical Fitness, Plants & Wildlife, COPE, Scuba, Shooting Sports, Watercraft, Winter Sports
First Aid
Land Navigation
Communications
Leave No Trace
Cooking
Wilderness Survival
Emergency Preparedness
Conservation

12. Sports and adventures: The Quest Award
Explore the world of fitness, training, and sports management
Complete an American Red Cross Sport Safety Training Course
Fitness for Life Program
Fitness assessments
Sports disciplines
1 of 5 electives:
History and heritage of sports, sports nutrition, drug-free sports, communications, history and heritage of the Disabled Sports movement

13. Religion and beliefs: The TRUST Award
Trending beliefs
Respecting the beliefs of others
Understanding other cultures
Serving the community
Transforming society
Each of the 5 sections have individual requirements

14. More information www.scouting.org/programupdates
Venturing Awards and Requirements handbook and Advisor’s handbook
FAQ sheet released monthly
Direct questions to

15. Questions?

16. Discussion What awards can you, as a Venturer, work on now?
What requirements have you already completed?
Are you ready to get started?!