GUIDELINES FOR OBTAINING YOUR PROFICIENCY BADGES

1. To achieve a Proficiency Badge, you must fulfil requirements set in conjunction with your Adviser. These include the three elements, demonstrate/investigate, skill and an activity.

2. The aim of the Proficiency Badge system is to allow a Scout to develop a pursuit that will be challenging to that individual and to provide diversification in the program.

3. A Proficiency Badge requires at least ten hours effort or participation (depending on the nature of the Badge) and must not exceed four months.

4. Your knowledge or ability will be assessed and the Proficiency Badge is to make some advancement in an established field or learn something about a new one.

5. The details of the Badge should be discussed with the Advisers and recorded. A copy of the requirements should be given to the Adviser

6. Details of each Proficiency Badge are set out in this book. Additional ideas for some of the badges are set out in The Scout Award Scheme Book and further examples are suggested in the Scout Section Resource CD-ROM.

7. Proficiency Badges have only one level. You need choose a new Proficiency Badge for every additional badge to be completed.

8. The following Other Badges can be completed and worn as a Proficiency Badge: Amateur Radio Operator, Anchor, Deaf sign language emblem, Faith awareness, Language emblem.

You need to keep a record of each test as you pass it.