The Wood Badge

As in most National Scout Organisations, Scouts Australia operates a Wood Badge Training Program as a system for the training and development of all its Adult Leaders. It comprises Scouting Preliminary, Scouting Essentials, Scouting Adventure or Scouting Management dependent on role and Scouting Leadership which are proficiency based and relate to the specific functions of each type of Leader. Additional training programs enhance the acquisition of further skills and knowledge.

Scouts Australia’s Wood Badge Training Program conforms to the requirements of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM). 

Scouting Leadership training builds on the skills and knowledge gained during previous training and the opportunity to have applied this learning in a practical environment. Scouting Leadership training comprises of On Demand Learning, On The Job learning, a Scouting Leadership face-to-face course and a project. 

Project: (to be initiated and approved at the Scouting Leadership Course)

Leveraging learning completed during the Scouting Leadership course, a project of approximately 10 hours (over three months) will be initiated with a specific aim and goals for achievement. Completion will be reviewed by the participant’s Team Leader as part of the final Wood Badge Evaluation step.

On completion of Scouting Leadership and after a period of evaluation (four months minimum), Leaders receive:

Wood Badge (wood beads) and Parchment

International membership of 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group evidenced by the issuing of the Gilwell Scarf

Before you can be accepted onto the Scouting Leadership course, you must complete the following pre-requisites:

• Certificate of Proficiency (or equivalent)

• Scouting Adventure or equivalent for Youth Program Leaders who have not yet completed this

• Individual Adult Volunteer Plan (IAVP) Phase 2

• Scouting Leadership - On Demand Training (We understand that not all modules are available. Please complete all that are currently available within On Demand Training)  Link: https://training.scouts.com.au/curriculums/index

• Scouting Leadership course