Skills Day 2023

Come along and have some fun enhancing your practical skills as a Leader which will aid you in delivering even better programmes for your Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts.  This is an ideal training day for new leaders of every section and Module 18 will be validated on the day.   It is also a way of completing some of your on-going learning (15 hours over 3 years).

You will have the opportunity to attend 7 sessions from all the skills bases on offer.  Each skills base will run 45 minute sessions throughout the day and will be timed as below:

Morning		Afternoon
08.50	Arrival/Registration/Collection of Personal Timetable and Coffee	13.15 – 14.00	Lunch (Provided)
09.30 – 10.15	Session 1	14.00 – 14.45	Session 5
10.30 – 11.15	Session 2	15.00 – 15.45	Session 6
11.15 – 11.30	Coffee/Tea break	15.45 – 16.00	Coffee/Tea break
11.30 – 12.15	Session 3	16.00 – 16.45	Session 7
12.30 – 13.15	Session 4	16.45	Closing Thanks

Each leader will be given their individual training programme for the day which you will hand to the instructor at the start of each session;  this will be initialled and returned at the end of each session.

These completed cards will then be passed to your Local Training Manager to confirm validation of Module 18 (where required).

No uniform is required and refreshments and lunch are provided.  Please dress appropriate for activities and weather.

Places are limited to 120

CLOSING DATE:   16^th September 2023

Please book on here, then e-mail [email protected] with 6 Bases in order of preference, 1 being most preferable, 10 being least preferable AND, where possible, we will try and accommodate your top 6.    Please book early to guarantee the sessions you want.

Each leader who attends this event will be required to complete the “Getting the best out of OSM” session and this will be included in your programme timetable.

Bases for 2023 are:

• Mini-Pioneering
• Map & Compass
• Fire-lighting
• BBQ ovens
• Branding
• Tracking and Trailing
• Backwoods Cooking
• Blindfold Trail
• Axes and Saws
• Running a Camp Fire
• Knotting
• Disability Awareness
• Safe use of Knives (bring your own if you would like to).

Looking forward to seeing you at this event.

Closing date:  16^th September 2023