Adult Training Opportunities

Want to catch up on some training?

Want to learn some new skills and knowledge?

Want to refresh your knowledge on a subject that will help you work with young people, but struggle to find the time?

We want to help you and felt it was an opportunity to offer training sessions at the Essex International Jamboree for leaders or staff who may have some free time and wish to learn something new, brush up or refresh their skills and knowledge.

Both Scouting and Guiding work with young people so it seems obvious to offer some joint trainings at times when leaders from both organsiations are together in the same place. Each session will provide opportunities for ongoing learning and support the formal training processes of both organsiations. We also aim to offer validation sessions for Scouters that require them.

When and Where?
We aim to run sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and maybe one evening. The training sessions will be based in and around the Market Square and the times/venues will be confirmed nearer the time. All sessions are open to any Leader, Young Leader or Adult on site, whether they are there as staff or with a unit.

We also hope to offer Safeguarding sessions covering “Safe From Harm” and “Young People First” (Yellow Card) and a Drugs Awareness session.

Requests

If there are any other subjects that you would like us to cover, please let us know and we will do our best to provide.

It is our intention to keep these trainings fun and as fairly lighthearted as possible, as we realise that you are at the Jamboree to enjoy yourselves. Sessions will usually be a maximum of two hours with the exception of the First Response training and the Assessing Learning training.

Please could you register your interest in any of the above training sessions by emailing the Training team at . Please let us know the sessions you would like to attend and, if you know, your availability during the week. We will try our best to offer sessions at times to suit everyone, but this can not be guaranteed.

Closing date to register your interest is 10th July. Places may be available after this date, but will not be guaranteed.

The Sessions

Below are details of the trainings we hope to offer and what will be covered in the session:-

Young People in a Diverse Society
To help leaders to promote the policies of their organisations that encourage us to consider how we can make Scouting and Guidng available for all. It will cover areas such as equal opportunities including minority groups and special needs and looking at social, cultural and religious diversity.

Leading Young People
To look at effective ideas and techniques that enable adults to be effective leaders of young people. Covering systematic planning, functions of leadership, leadership roles in a group and leadership styles.

Media Training
Come along to a fun media session, run by "Fozzy", The Scout Association's media officer.  Together, we will seek out and identify local good local news stories happening in Guiding and Scouting and learn how to promote these stories to local media outlets.  We will also work out how we can use our own young people to help to get our messages across.

Safe Activities
To look at specific roles, responsibilities and systems for ensuring that young people are safe in our care. We aim to cover the causes and types of accidents, requirements and guidelines governing activities and how to run meetings and visits outside of the normal meeting place, taking the mystique out of risk assessments, insurance and what to do if an accident happens.

Finance
How to keep the books straight and what the auditor wants to see.

Administration
The records and procedures necessary for the effective administration of the section including personal records, insurance issues and how the Data Protection Act affects us.

Young People Today
To help leaders identify the needs of young people. Covering the characteristics and needs of young people of varying ages, influences on young people, the role of leaders in working with young people.

International Activities
To provide an international focus appropriate to their section and appreciate the global nature of our movements. Looking at the nature of World Scouting and Guiding and how to become involved in international events and taking young people abroad.

Assessing Learning (Scouting Specific)
This session covers the requirements for the Scout Adult Training Module 25 This is for Adults who are Training Advisers, Nights Away Advisers, Group Scout Leaders or in another management role.

Challenging Behaviour
in Young People
To help adults to prevent and manage challenging behaviour in their sections. Covering identifying types and causes of challenging and disruptive behaviour, how to develop an action plan to deal with unacceptable behaviour, defining and agreeing acceptable standards for young people and adults and identifying where additional help and support is available.

1st Response (Full Course)
To cover the skills and knowledge necessary to enable adults to manage an incident and provide basic First Aid.

1st Response (Refresher)
To refresh the skills and knowledge necessary to enable adults to manage an incident and provide basic First Aid for those who already hold a vaild qualification.

Bullying
Run by the In4mers (a peer education group within GirlguidingUK). You will be given ideas and practical help to enable you to spot where this is happening and to deal with the issues.

An Air and Share Session
Get some ideas, give some ideas, get something off your chest, tell us what you want and how we can best help you in the future.

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