Manager of the activity permit scheme (MAPS) / Permit Approver
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Our County Manager of the Activity Permit Scheme (MAPS) supports everyone who is responsible for the management of the activity permit scheme locally. Our Permit Approvers have the important responsibility of issuing adventurous activity permits and nights away permits, following the recommendations given by the Adventurous Activity Assessor and Nights Away Assessor.
The purpose of the Activity Permit Scheme is to make sure someone has the right skills and experience to safely lead an adventurous activity with a group of young people in Scouts.
The purpose of the Nights Away Permit Scheme is to make sure someone has the right skills, experience and personable suitability to lead nights away events for young people.
While others (for example, Adventurous Activity Assessor, Nights Away Approver, Team Leaders, or Team Members) can provide support, only the Permit Approver can grant a permit.
Who can have this accreditation:
- Any full member, except anyone whose only role is Trustee,
- This role requires the holder to complete a DBS criminal record check
Please note, the Permit Approver who grants a permit must be a different person to the Adventurous Activity Assessor and Nights Away Assessor making a recommendation (for that specific permit).
What learning is needed:
- Manager of the Activity Permit Scheme learning
- Permit Approver Learning
- If you have the Safety for Managers and Supporters skill on My Learning, that counts as meeting the learning requirement for this accreditation. So you won't need to have the Permit Approver skill, which would otherwise be required.
Relationships with:
- Activity Assessors
- County Lead Volunteer
- District Lead Volunteer
- Permit approvers
- Adults and young people applying for activity permits
- the Adventure Programme and Safety Teams at UK Headquarters
- Other MAPS
- County programme team
Main tasks:
- Support Adventurous Activity Assessors
- Identify potential Adventurous Activity Assessors, carry out checks and, where suitable, give them accreditations.
- Support assessors' learning through their induction. Work with the Volunteering Development team in matching each candidate with a Learning Assessor.
- Make sure there are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for all Adventurous Activity Assessors.
- Provide opportunities for Adventurous Activity Assessors to shadow experienced assessors, in order to learn from their previous assessments.
- Monitor Adventurous Activity Assessors, including their qualifications and up to take experience, in order to make sure they continue to meet the requirements set out in the Adventurous Activity Assessor Prerequisites.
- Carry out reviews of Adventurous Activity Assessors when their accreditations are due to expire.
- Promote funding opportunities to Adventurous Activity Assessors.
- Oversee the activity permit scheme
- Manage the availability of permit assessments within the County.
- Work with MAPS from other Counties to co-ordinate support and opportunities
- Support those applying for activity permits in finding the required opportunities
- Support County and District Lead Volunteers in their roles within the activity permit scheme
- By the end of each January, carry out an annual moderation of the provision provided by the County permit scheme
- Approve permits using Scouts' recognised process
- Feedback to members detailing any restrictions placed on permits, making sure they fully understand them.
- Take away permits where volunteers haven’t followed our rules and put people’s safety at risk
- Work with the relevant Programme Team to support nights away.