Venturing Advisor on Wood Badge Staff

[calffries]

I am really interested in knowing if there are any courses out there using the staff position of Venturing Advisor for the entire course and not just the campfire. I also see where courses have used young venturers in the council to help on the second weekend. I was thinking of talking with the next course director and seeing about really implementing this position. Please let me know your thoughts and info.

 

Thanks

[orennoah]

What would the "Venturing Advisor" staff member do during the course?

 

- Oren

[dancinfox]

The position of Adviser to Youth involvement is not a staff position but a role assumed by an assistant senior patrol leader, an assistant Scoutmaster, or a Scouting professional. This staff member is responsible for identifying and recruiting yuth to assist with appropriate portions of the program, providing course dates and clothing guidelines to youth participants, developing a plan for youth to manage theri meals during the course, and ensuring that the course adheres to the BSA's Youth Protection policies.

This is from the Administrative Guide for conducting a Wood Badge Course.

I am using Venturing youth in the course I am directing this year and I am using a Assistant Scoutmaster who is a Venture Leader for this role.

Hope this helps.

Dancin Fox

[SueM]

Our next course (which will be in Sept) has at least 2 on staff who are involved in Venturing...there actually may be more, but these are the 2 that I'm most familiar with. One is going to be the Scribe and the other a Troop Guide, but I don't remember any specific Venturing Advisor for the youth at my course..

 

Sue M

[emb021]

The course was actually DESIGNED to bring a group of Venturers for the second weekend to work with the course participants. Typically, a Venturing leader is picked to oversee these youth, either someone already on staff or another person (who has already gone thru WB).

 

Sadly, I hear that in some councils they get a bunch of arrowmen instead.

 

Ideally, there should be several Venturing leaders already on staff and as participants.

 

(PS Venture and Venturing are not the same. Venture is a Boy Scout Program for troops.)