Your induction and the training commitments of your appointment

The parents and guardians of our members put unmeasurable trust in us as volunteers. This is because of their resounding belief in the benefits scouting brings to young people to help them succeed in hand with your professionalism and commitment as a volunteer and as a member of a leadership or management team and the exciting programmes and opportunities you provide or support.

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Without question, they assume that the adults they are entrusting with their children to have the appropriate skills and knowledge to enable them to encompass and support the needs of young people.

It is likely that while you will already meet many of the requirements of your new appointment, there will be other areas where you will need further learning. In addition to this there may also be subjects for which training is mandatory

We are committed to helping our volunteers develop their skills and knowledge. Training is provided by the county through evening and weekend sessions, training days weekend courses and online learning. Our current training programme can be found at: www.southlondonscouts.org.uk/adult-training  and your line manager and training advisor will discuss with you your training and learning requirements and the opportunities available to you.

When you accepted your role in scouting you also accepted and made a commitment to your responsibilities to complete the training necessary for your role within the required time scale for your appointment. This includes getting started training, this must be completed as soon as possible after starting in your new role and must be completed within five months from the date of your provisional appointment being issued.

For those appointments that require formal adult training the relevant training modules needed to gain wood badge recognition must be completed within a period of three years. If it is not completed within the required time frame of the full appointment, the appointment may be cancelled.  Further information on our Adult Training scheme can be found at www.southlondonscouts.org.uk/adult-training