Strategy for Scouting

We’re seeking expressions of interest from Venturer Scouts, Rover Scouts and adult volunteers who are enthusiastic about the program and can help enhance its design and delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team working together to shape a program that young people love leading. 

We’re forming working groups to deliver each of the below strategic priorities over the next 2.5 years. If you have skills, experience or an interest in any of these areas, we encourage you to apply.

1. Set an improvement and investment roadmap, and agreed funding pathways, for the digital tools that Units use to manage the youth program
2. Establish user-friendly benchmarking resources to empower Units and supporters to assess and improve the quality of program delivery 
3. Shift to and embed a continuous improvement approach for the youth program nationally, that is inclusive, responsive and informed by lived member experience 
4. Identify a limited set of professionally-delivered Scouting models (e.g. schools-based, out of school hours care, holiday programs, etc.) and develop common tools, header agreements, and curricula to significantly scale up consistent delivery 
5. Make more adventurous youth program happen, more accessibly, through coordinated upskilling, and outcomes-based training and risk frameworks

The continuous improvement of our program offering ensures that Scouts can better contribute to the education of young people in achieving their full potential. The implementation of these priorities will involve reviewing what currently exists and working to improve the supports, systems, policies and resources that underpin each area.