Venturing Award

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Venturing Award

Venturing program level I award.
Created: 2014
Award Focus: Joining


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The Venturing Award is the first Venturing program level award similar to the Scout badge joining requirements. The first step in any journey is the courage to begin. At this level, the new crew member makes their commitment to join and move forward into the experience of Venturing.

Award key points

Joining level
Initial participation
Commit to crew and ideals
Induction into crew

Award intended outcomes

Commitment to a new experience
BSA training on personal safety

1 Uniform and Level Award Insignia
2 Venturing Award requirements
3 Venturing Award requirements
4 Notes
5 See also
6 Requirement resources
7 External links

Uniform and Level Award Insignia

Award patches are placed on the left pocket of the Venturing field uniform.

Venturing has an emphasis on group identity method and Venturers are encouraged but not required to wear the Venturing uniform. A crew is encouraged to develop a distinctive, common identity that represents their crew and its interests. The green shirt and gray shorts/pants may serve that purpose for the crew, and is encouraged as an option. Consistent with past practice, the Venturing field uniform is expected for participation in some council, area, region, and national Venturing events.

Venturing Award requirements

The Venturing Award appears to have contradictory requirements that are simultaneously published by BSA national. This article will be updated when the 2014 Handbook for Venturers is available.

From 2014 Program Updates: ALPS Program Model and Requirements. 220-855, 2014 Printing

Participate in a crew activity outside of a crew meeting.
Participate in an interview conducted by your crew president and your Advisor.
Complete Personal Safety Awareness training.
State intention to join the crew during a crew induction ceremony.

From New Venturing Awards Tracking Sheet. Downloadable spreadsheet on the Venturing Awards page on the BSA scouting.org site.

Participate in a crew activity outside of a crew meeting.
Participate in an interview conducted by your crew president and your Advisor.
State intention to join the crew during crew induction ceremony.
State your intention to join the crew by participating in an induction ceremony, during which you repeat and commit to live by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and the Venturing motto: Lead the Adventure.

Venturing Award requirements

Participate in a crew activity outside of a crew meeting.
Participate in an interview conducted by your crew president and your Advisor.
Complete Personal Safety Awareness training.
State intention to join the crew by participating in an induction ceremony, during which you repeat and commit to live by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and the Venturing motto: Lead the Adventure.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Handbook for Venturers, 2014 Edition (BSA Supply No. 33494)

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Notes

Program level awards may be earned after May 2014; Venturers joining after this time begin with the Venturing Award. Venturers registered before May 2014 begin with the Discovery Award.

Requirement resources

Personal Safety Awareness Training: You can buy the DVD yourself from your local Scout Shop OR you can check it out from your Council Office. You can host the training for the whole Crew as a group training.
Induction Ceremony: Venturing Investiture Ceremony on the BSA scouting.org site. This investiture ceremony is a sample induction ceremony available on scouting.org/venturing. Crews are encouraged to develop a there own ceremony. The focus of the ceremony is to ask a young adult to voluntarily commit to living by the ideals of Scouting and to freely join the World Scout Movement.