About the Outdoor Adventure Skills
The Outdoor Adventure Skills framework promotes youth members’ exploration of, and progression through key outdoor pursuits. Designed for all ages and abilities, the Outdoor Adventure Skills reinforce what Scouting is well known for and compliments other personal progression opportunities provided by Scouting.
Scouts have the opportunity to continuously build on these skills throughout their Scouting journey, starting with the Core foundation skills all the way to the Specialist skills.
How a Youth Member's Work Gets Assessed
Youth members work through the "I" statements in each stage at a time with their "I" statements verified in a two-down manner by other youth members or by a suitably qualified adult.
Two Down
"Two-down" refers to the number of stages that must separate an assessing youth member from the youth member that is being assessed. For example, a youth member who has completed their Stage 5 can verify others for Stages 3 or lower. The verifying youth member does not have to be in the same Unit or Section.
Equally, a youth member cannot verify another youth member in a stage higher than their own achievement. For example, a youth member who has completed their Stage 3 cannot verify a youth member completing their Stage 3 or above.
Adult Leader
An adult Leader with a Certificate of Proficiency can verify a youth member "I" statements where the Core Skills Areas are Stages 1 to 5 or where the Specialist Skills Areas are Stages 1 to 4.
An Adventurous Activity Leader noting that for Stages 5 and above this should be an Adventurous Activity Guide within the Stream.
A subject specialist from outside Scouting whose qualifications have been verified.
For further information Outdoor Adventure Skills Fact sheet, Outdoor Adventure Skills FAQs and Outdoor Adventure Skills Resources for Leaders.
For placement of the Outdoor Adventure Skills badges on the Scout Uniform refer to the Uniform and Badge Placement page.
Core AREAS
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Tell us about your adventures!
We would love to hear about your Outdoor Adventure Skills adventures! Click on the button below to fill out our submission form. Fell free to include text, photos or even videos!
Who Can Oversee Activities?
Whilst it is important that Scouts are encouraged to lead outdoor adventures it is important for us to remember that Adult Leaders in Scouting have a duty of care for all activities that youth members undertake. Please refer to the below for guidance on who can oversee/supervise each Outdoor Adventure Skill stream in line with the National Adventurous Activity Framework.
Don't forget to keep an eye out on the Adventurous Activity Teams’ pages for details of upcoming activities and training courses. There are lots of opportunities and ways to get involved, pursue activities that you are interested in and even gain qualifications if you wish to.
