Summary Matrix of Air Progress Badge Schemes – v1.0 (Based on Scout v1.22, Venture Scout v1.5)

Scout Badge Discoverer Award Explorer Award Voyager Award Chief Venturer Badge Trekker Award Pioneer Award President’s Scout

Commissioner’s Award (Participation) (Self-Achievement) (Lead) (Extended Award (Participation & (Self-Achievement) (Extended (Pinnacle Award) Theme Initiation to Flight Participation in Building Flight Life Challenge) Lead) Challenge) Life Flight Life Group Life

Sub Sub Theme 6 months 12 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 6 months 6 months 6 months Citizenship & 1a. Investigate the 1a. Articulate what 1. Hold at least ONE 1a. Investigate ONE 1. Nomination and 1. Complete ONE of 1. Complete ONE of 1. Complete ONE of Global origins and meanings you understand from of the following pressing issue that Interview by HQ the following: the following: the following: Awareness behind the National the National Pledge badges: Singapore Or the appointed panel  Participate in an  Venture Scout Symbols of your and how you live out Civics Proficiency or World faces. upon completion of International Service Project  Venture own country. the aspirations any National the Voyager Award. Exchange Activity. (VSSP) Challenge Course espoused in the Campaign Badge 1b. Do a Discuss with your The VSSP serves (VCC) 1b. Participate in and Pledge. presentation to your Flight your a dual role. It is a The VCC is a understand the Troop on the findings experiences from the learning residential, outdoor significance of Scout 1b. Know the history of your research. activity. Include in experience and activity-based, Ceremonies, of Air in Suggest how your discussion how also the leadership including Scout basic Singapore Scouting can help you appreciated culmination of assessment drills. to resolve / alleviate differences in how your / conducted by the the issue. people from different Scouting life. Venture Scout cultures live. Record The Project must Programme your discussion in be one that is Council. your Journal. meaningful and You will be has benefits to the assessed on your OR community at leadership, large. teamwork and will  Hold at least ONE of You are to devise need to

the following your own project demonstrate above proficiency badges: that may not average level of Conservator, World benefit the proficiency in the Friendship, World Singapore Scout area of Adventure Scout Environment Association and & Outdoors. Citizenship Programme. must not be part 2. Make friends with 2. Participate in an 2. Hold at least ONE of a mandatory In addition, you are a Scout who has International of the following OR school project. required to been to an Exchange Activity. proficiency badges: However, you demonstrate self- International Scout Discuss with your Conservator, World  National Education may use your reliance, initiative, Exchange Activity Flight your Friendship, World Hold the Total school as a responsibility, and record your experiences from the Scout Environment Defence Badge, sponsor to fitness and findings in your activity. Include in Programme. Crime Prevention complete the exemplary level of Journal. your discussion how Badge for Venture project. fulfilling the Scout you appreciated Scouts or act as a The selected Promise and Law. OR differences in how National Educational project should people from different / Total Defence allow you to OR Make friends with a cultures live. Record ambassador. demonstrate Scout from another your discussion in Note: Venture leadership  Complete the National Scout your Journal. Scouts who have abilities in Outward Bound Organisation and find completed the managing a team, School 21-Day out more about Global Awareness optimising limited Classic Challenge Scouting in his or her activity at the resources to Course country. Pioneer Award accomplish your under the Scout goals, ability to Record your Progress Badge work under experiences in Scheme are pressure and your journal.

exempted. challenge your capability. You must complete 2. Community Living At the end of the the Pioneer Award Make an arranged Project, you are to before applying for visit to a government submit a report to either Course. department, statutory the Venture Scout board, community Programme You must pass a centre or public Council as part of Skills & GlobalAwareness organisation, and the assessment. Fundamentals Test make a report and The Project must before discuss with your VSL be approved by commencing either on its: the Venture Scout Course. a. History Programme b. Purpose Council. 2. PSA Review c. Function You will be Committee d. Challenges they assessed by a are currently facing mentor approved The recommending or working on by the Venture VSL will appear Examples: Scout Programme before a review Neighbourhood Police Council on your committee to Centre, Public Utilities leadership and discuss and Board, Town Council, management support his/her Housing Development capabilities while recommendation. Board, National Trade performing the The VSL must be Union Congress, given role or prepared to show Juvenile Court, Family appointment. evidence of the Service Centre, You must nominee’s merits Elderly Living, complete the to receive the PSA, National Parks Board, Service & the to the satisfaction etc. Community of the review component of the committee. Trekker Award Successful before nominees will be commencement allowed to attend of the Project. the PSA Nominees Forum. OR 3. PSA Nominees Scouts of the Forum World Award (SWA) PSA nominees will attend a one-day Attain the Scouts of forum. During this the World Award. forum, nominees will be assessed on specific tasks Leadership & 1. Discuss with your 1. Share with your 1. Attend a Scout 1. Hold at least ONE 1. Attend a 1. Leadership 2. Venture that they will Interests Flight Leader how Flight an excerpt of a Leadership Course. other proficiency Venturing Appointment Exploration undertake. At the the Flight System book or video, and badge of your Foundations Hold a leadership end of the forum, a can help you to discuss how it can be 2. Discuss your choice. (This badge Course approved by appointment or role of The Venture tea session will be develop as a leader. a learning point overall proficiency should not have the Venture Scout responsibility Exploration is to be held for nominees about Leadership. badge attainment been used to fulfil the Programme Council. successfully for no conducted at the to interact with a with your Scout requirements of any less than THREE Area or National selection Leader or his other section) The course shall months in the Unit or level by an committee, designate, in include a session on one approved by your approved comprising particular reflect and Scout instructorship. VSL. Programme Leader. representatives explore the idea of You should discuss You must hold the from the Ministry of how these Note: This is a with your VSL Venturer Badge and Education, proficiency badges mandatory course for beforehand and a valid First Aid National Youth have broadened your all Venture Scouts. record your role, certificate. Council, Scout interests and how responsibilities, terms You require two Council, National you have continued of duties, targets, companions Programme these activities even achievements, etc. throughout the Council, and the outside of Scouting and later evaluate Exploration journey. Programme activities. them with your VSL. You are to make Commissioner appropriate records (Venture Scout). Examples: President / in your Exploration Successful Vice-President of a Journal, which may nominees will be club or society, be called by for selected and

Interests Captain, Vice-Captain audit checks by the recommended to of a sports team, Venture Scout receive the PSA. Stage Director, Programme Chairman / Vice- Council. Additional Chairman of an Compulsory Item for Executive Committee, You must pass a Venture Air Scouts:

Leadership & Peer Support Leader, Skills & Flight Leader of a Fundamentals Test Airmanship Venture Flight etc. (Exploration) before Achieve the Master commencing Airman Badge OR You must complete Have held ONE of the the Adventure and responsibility badges: Outdoor component Camp Warden, of the Trekker Fireman, Award before Quartermaster, embarking on the Secretary, Race exploration. Management Assistant.  Air Exploration Undertake the TWO days ONE night OR Venture Exploration Test comprising of Project Leadership a day exploration Lead a committee, and survey element as either the using recognised air Chairman or Vice- platforms. Chairman, in a project approved by the VSL from Hold the Air conceptualisation Navigator Air to evaluation, of Scout Proficiency which the entire Badge process should Note: Venture take no less than Scouts who have TWO months. completed any of the above Proficiency Badges under the Scout Progress Badge scheme are exempted.

Adventure & 1. Learn about Basic 1. Provide First Aid 1a. Be able to 1. Be able to instruct 1a. Successfully Outdoors Self Care in Outdoor for commonly assess the basic (for Tier 2) or be complete ONE of the Settings. occurring physical health and safety responsible for First following: injuries in an outdoor needs for core Aid in any setting. setting. (Cuts, Scouting activities  Standard First Aid blisters, bruises, bee and make logistics Course by stings, etc.) preparations for Singapore Red them. Cross Society

1b. Hold the First Aid OR or Life Saver II Badge.  Adult First Aid Course by St. 1c. Understand the John’s Ambulance physical fitness Brigade requirements to fly as a pilot or OR passenger. Be aware of health concerns  First Aid such as ear qualification by blockage, hypoxia National First Aid

First Aid and deep vein Council thrombosis. OR

 Community Emergency Basic Care & Preparedness Programme (CEPP) by Singapore Civil Defence Force

OR

 Similar courses approved by the Venture Scout Programme Council.

1b. Be responsible for First Aid in any setting.

1c. Home Economics Complete the following:  Mend and iron clothing;  Wash, dry and fold clothing;  Marketing for fresh ingredients for a simple meal for four;  Prepare a simple meal for four.

Core Scouting 2. Participate in at 2. Play an active role 2a. Lead your Flight 2. Play an active role 2. Core Scouting 2a. GPS Exploration Activities are: least ONE of the in at least THREE in an Outdoor in the Activities Show evidence of Camping Core Scouting Core Scouting Exploration \ planning of an the following: Outdoor Activities with your Activities with your Expedition OR Outdoor  Camping  Ability to understand Exploration Flight. Flight on a regular Camp. Exploration \ Participate in a TWO how a GPS works Expedition basis. Expedition or days ONE night (theory of operation) Knotting (Explanatory Note: 2b. Plan either an Camp at Troop level, Camp. and how it pin-points &Pioneering Given that the Additional Outdoor Cooking with survey element Note: Venture Scouts a location Outdoor Cooking objective of Tier 1 is Compulsory Item for OR Knotting & using recognised air who have completed  Working knowledge to be initiated into Air Scouts: Pioneering activity platforms. the Core Scouting of the various GPS Additional Flight Life and for your Flight. Activity (Camping) at devices available, Compulsory Item Scouting, a Scout Airmanship Discoverer or including the GPS for Air Scouts: should have an Achieve the Airman Additional Explorer under the application opportunity to Badge Compulsory Item for Scout Progress developed by the Airmanship participate in core Air Scouts: Badge Scheme are Venture Scout Scouting activities so exempted. Programme Council as to be integrated Airmanship  Choose an and engaged in Achieve the Senior  Outdoor appropriate device Participation will Scouting life. These Airman Badge Exploration \ or navigation and constitute may be a sequence Expedition situations where involvement. of activities under Use a map and appropriate; and one core activity compass to plan and compare the use of Active Role will area, or a mix of execute an GPS with traditional

constitute a degree activity areas.) exploration navigation of planning and hike/expedition of at equipment involvement. least 15 km.  Exploit the various Note: Venture Scouts parameters provided who have completed by a GPS device for Recognised Air Experiences the Core Scouting navigation Platforms: Activity (Outdoor  Execute an 1. Drone with Exploration \ exploration hike Photography or Expedition) at using the GPS Video Payload Explorer Award application 2. R/C Rotary-wing under the Scout developed by the or Fixed-wing ScoutingCore Progress Badge Venture Scout Aircraft with Scheme are Programme Council Photography or exempted. or any other suitable Video Payload tool. 3. GA Aircraft as  Pioneering Observer or Co- Participate in a 2b. Plan and conduct Pilot pioneering activity a teaching session Note: Venture Scouts with a proper lesson who have completed plan on Outdoor the Core Scouting Cooking or Knotting Activity (Pioneering) & Pioneering activity at Discoverer or at the Unit, or Area Explorer Award Level. under the Scout Note: Venture Scouts Progress Badge who have completed Scheme are the Core Scouting exempted. Activity (Outdoor Cooking or Knotting &  Outdoor Pioneering) at Cooking Voyager Award under Participate in a the Scout Progress cooking session in Badge Scheme are an outdoor setting. exempted. Note: Venture Scouts who have completed Additional Compulsory the Core Scouting Item for Venture Air Activity (Outdoor Scouts: Cooking) at Discoverer or Airmanship Explorer Award Achieve the Senior under the Scout Airman Badge Progress Badge scheme are exempted.

3. Participate in an 3. Participate in an 3. Hold at least ONE 3. Hold an area of Separate Separate outdoor activity of outdoor activity of of the following responsibility within Requirements for Requirements for an adventurous an adventurous Outdoor and the Troop for at least Venture Air Scouts Venture Air Scouts nature lasting about nature lasting about Adventure SIX months or hold only: only: THREE hours. SIX hours. Proficiency ONE of the (Activities should not (Activities should not Badges. responsibility 3 Hold at least ONE 3 Hold at least ONE of be one of the core be one of the core Abseiler, Angler, Air badges: Camp of following Air following Air Scout scouting activities in scouting activities in Navigator, Boat Warden, Fireman, Scout Proficiency Proficiency Badges no. 2) no. 2) Puller I, Quartermaster, Badges, or attend a not previously Camp Cook, Secretary, Race course that satisfies achieved in Venturer Hold at least ONE of Hold at least ONE of Camper, Management. the following: Badge, or attend a following Air Scout following Air Scout Canoeist I, Cyclist, Model Maker, Air course that satisfies Proficiency Proficiency Badges Dragon Researcher, Air the following: Badges: not previously Boater, Explorer, Spotter, Model Maker, Air Model Maker, Air achieved in Tier 1: Naturalist, Meteorologist, Air Researcher, Air Researcher, Air Model Maker, Air Pioneer, Rock Maintenance, Spotter, Spotter, Researcher, Air Climber, Astronautics Meteorologist, Air Meteorologist, Air Spotter, Optimist I, Power Note: Venture Scouts Maintenance, Maintenance, Meteorologist, Air Craft I, who have completed Astronautics Astronautics Maintenance, Sailor I, Skin Diver I, any of the above Note: Venture Scouts Astronautics Scuba Proficiency Badges who have completed Diver I, Windsurfer I under the Scout any of the above or Open Progress Badge Proficiency Badges

Theme Collective scheme are under the Scout Badge of exempted. Progress Badge an Adventurous scheme are nature. exempted.

Hold the Air Navigator Air Scout Proficiency Badge Outdoor Electives Service & the 1. With a fellow 1. Perform an act of 1. Select a 1. With up to THREE 1. Perform regular Community Scout, explore the service for the community and fellow Scouts, study service or least 30 area around your community. perform regular the needs of a hours on three Troop’s activity base, service to it taking at community and separate occasions. school or home. least EIGHT hours design a community Understand the needs

over at least FOUR service project or and challenges and separate occasions. activity. Conduct the be able to explain the activity with the aid of importance of the members of your services rendered to Flight or your Troop. your VSL. The selected community must not be your own unit. It can be related to The Singapore Scout Association. Service & the Community Sports & Physical 1. Participate in a 1. Lead your Flight in 1. Organize at least

Recreation Scouting game at least TWO TWO Scouting requiring teamwork Scouting games games requiring during a Troop requiring teamwork teamwork during a meeting. during a Troop Troop meeting. meeting and assist in the organisation of ONE Scouting game for your Troop. Teamwork Games 2. Play a sport for 2. Learn a 2. Play a sport for recreation regularly. recreational sport recreation regularly. that is new or Note: Venture Scouts unfamiliar to you or who have completed

hold any of the the Sports and following proficiency Physical Recreation badges: Athlete, (Recreational Sports) Master-at-Arms, at Discoverer Award Sportsman, under the Scout Swimmer I. Progress Badge Scheme are exempted. RecreationalSports 3. Set a goal for 3. Set a goal for 3. Set a goal for 3. Conduct a sharing 3. Complete the 3. Complete the physical fitness for physical fitness for physical fitness for with your Troop or following: following: a period of THREE a period of SIX a period of TEN Flight on how you ⋅ Swim at least 100  Sit Up in ONE weeks and weeks and weeks and have kept fit through m continuously in minute More than participate in it participate in it participate in it your chosen activity front crawl or breast 35 for males, more regularly (no less regularly (no less regularly (no less and demonstrate stroke. than 25 for than FIVE hours) to than 20 hours) to than 30 hours) to understanding of the ⋅ Walk at least 5 km females. show improvement show improvement show improvement activity by sharing on in one hour.  Push Up in ONE over this period. over this period, with over this period, and the kinds of proper minute an understanding of understanding that equipment needed, More than 25 for how a balanced diet smoking, alcohol rules and mechanics, males. and sufficient sleep and drug abuse are or conduct a session  Inclined Pull Ups are important for a detrimental to a of the activity in your in 30 seconds healthy body. healthy lifestyle. Troop or Flight (if More than 8 for possible). females.  2.4 km Run Less than 13:20 minutes for males, less than 17:00 Fitness minutes for females. Inspirations, 1. My Beliefs 1. I Promise to Act 1. They Say, I Quote 1. Literature Review 1a. My Beliefs 1. Literature Review Beliefs & Share with your Explain how the Collect inspirational Review a speech, Share with your Read Scouting For Attitudes Flight your beliefs and and meaningful movie, book or play Flight your beliefs Boys. and practices in your Law can be a part of quotes on Scouting, that has impacted and practices in your Discuss with your VSL religion. your daily life. Leadership, and you and explain how religion. on how the book is Beliefs Nature. Choose and still relevant today. (choose any religion share your favourite it has shaped your (choose any religion Record your to research into if FIVE with your Flight. life’s perspective. to research into if discussion in your you do not have one) Discuss why these you do not have one) journal. quotes are Note: Venture Scouts meaningful to you who have completed and relate how they Beliefs at Discoverer help you as a Scout. Award under the Revised Scout Progress Scheme 2. Thank You 2. Let’s Celebrate 2. Reflections 2. I’m Your Mentor are exempted. 2. I’m Your Mentor Note down acts of Research with Spend at least ½ hr Be a buddy to a Mentor a Scout in kindness towards another Scout in solitude in natural junior Scout in your 1b. I Promise to Act your Troop for at least you in your Journal. (preferably of surroundings. Troop for at least Explain how the THREE months. Write a letter of another faith) on Observe and feel THREE months. Scout Promise and Share with him your gratitude to someone TWO religious with your senses. Share with him your Law inspire and experiences / whom you are practices or festivals Record your experiences / guides you in your perspectives on thankful to in life. of your respective observations and perspectives on daily life as an Scouting, and relate faiths celebrated in reflections. Scouting, and relate adolescent. them to the Scout Singapore. Present them to the Scout Note: Venture Scouts Promise and Law. your findings to your Promise and Law. who have been in the Share the challenges Flight. Share the challenges Scout Section should you've faced and how you've faced and take effort to interpret you overcame them in

how you overcame the Scout Promise the presence of a them in the presence and Law in a deeper . The of your SL. way. Scout need not be from your own troop. Attitudes Creative Pursuits 1. Take active part in 1. Complete ONE of 1. Play a leading role 1. Contribute to your 1. Contribute to your ONE of the following the following in ONE of the or your Scout Group or your activities with your activities:- following activities community with ONE community with ONE Flight:- with your Flight:- of the following of the following  Put up a solo activities in a leading activities in a leading  Perform in front performance.  Perform in front role:- role:- of an audience. of an audience. OR  Organise a  Organise a Scouts' OR OR Scouts' Own Own including  Create an including programme  Create a individual artistic  Create a programme planning and collaborative piece. collaborative planning and selecting or writing artistic piece. artistic piece. selecting or prayers or music. OR writing prayers or OR OR music. OR  Write an article  Problem solving for your Unit or  Problem solving OR  Promote a charity activity which School newsletter activity which or its event through requires critical or website on the requires critical  Promote a charity a newsletter, and creative benefits of and creative or its event brochure, poster, thinking, effective Scouting, a recent thinking, effective through a video, website or teamwork and activity, an teamwork and newsletter, mini-exhibition. communication, unforgettable communication, brochure, poster, time management personal Scouting time management video, website or OR and problem experience or and problem mini-exhibition. solving. interesting things solving.  Design a new, or a about your Flight. OR new way to conduct a, Scout activity. OR  Design a new, or a new way to OR  Play a specific conduct a, Scout role within a activity.  Design a new problem solving pioneering project activity which OR to overcome a requires critical given challenge. and creative  Design a new thinking, effective pioneering project OR teamwork and to overcome a Creative Pursuits communication, given challenge. time management  Produce a and problem OR performance event solving. including  Produce a conceptualisation, performance auditions, event including rehearsals and conceptualisation, stage auditions, management. rehearsals and stage Note: Venture Scouts management. who have completed Creative Pursuits at Tier 4 of the Revised Scout Progress Scheme should challenge themselves with a larger scope and higher complexity.

Important Notes:  Venture Scouts who have completed requirements under the Scout Section may use them to satisfy Venture Scout Award requirements unless otherwise stated.