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Venturing Crew Leaders Introduction
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This training is designed to introduce adult Venturing crew
leaders to the basic information needed to operate a crew.
The training is divided into five sessions:
- Here's Venturing
- Understanding and Protecting Youth
- Leadership and Organization
- Awards and Recognitions
- Resources and Program
Planning
Venturing
Leader Specific Training
What Is
Venturing?
Venturing is the young-adult program of the Boy Scouts of
America for young men and women who are aged 14 (and have
completed eighth grade) to 20. Venturing units are called crews; adults are called
Advisors. The youth
leader is the president. The
program is developed by local community organizations such as
churches, civic groups, and educational and business
institutions that match the interests of young adults with the
program resources of the organization. These organizations are called chartered organizations.
Chartered organizations support Venturing crews in
three major ways by providing the following:
- A program inventory of adults who are willing to
provide program help with hobbies, skills, careers,
facilities, and ideas.
- Adult leaders who organize the program inventory
and serve as Advisors to the crew's elected youth leaders.
- Meeting facilities.
Venturing
Crew
The Venturing crew is a youth-led organization that recruits
members, elects officers, and plans programs based on the
organization's program inventory. Adult Advisors provide training and guidance for the
crew's elected officers.
The
Methods of Venturing
The aims of the Boy Scouts of America are to build character,
develop citizenship, and foster personal fitness. The Venturing methods have been carefully designed to
achieve the aims of the Boy Scouts of America and meet the needs
of young adults.
ADULT ASSOCIATION--
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Youth officers lead the crew. The officers and activity chairs work closely with adult
Advisors and other adult leaders in a spirit of partnership.
Adults serve in a shadow leader capacity.
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LEADERSHIP --
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All Venturers are given opportunities to learn and apply
proven leadership skills. A
Venturing crew is led by elected crew officers. The Venturing
Leadership Skills Course is designed for all Venturers and
helps to teach in an active way to lead effectively.
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RECOGNITION--
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Recognition comes through the Venturing advancement program
and through the acknowledgment of a youth's competence and
ability by peers and adults.
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IDEALS--
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Venturers are expected to know and live by the Venturing Oath
and Code. They
promise to be faithful in religious duties, to treasure their
American heritage, to help others, and to seek truth and
fairness.
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GROUP ACTIVITIES--
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Venturing activities are interdependent group experiences in
which success is dependent on the cooperation of all. Learning by doing in a group setting provides opportunities
for developing new skills.
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HIGH ADVENTURE--
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Venturing's emphasis on high adventure helps provide
team-building opportunities, new meaningful experiences,
practical leadership application, and lifelong memories to young
adults.
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TEACHING OTHERS--
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All of the Venturing awards require Venturers to teach what
they have learned to others. When they teach others, Venturers are often better able
to retain the skill or knowledge that they have taught. They gain confidence in their ability to speak and relate
to others and they acquire skills that can benefit them for the
rest of their lives as a hobby or occupation.
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Advisors
Responsibilities
The specific responsibilities of an Advisor
include:
- Fostering an environment within the Venturing
crew that has a true sense of community and encourages
everyone's growth and responsibility to one another.
- Developing crew officers to lead-to plan, make
decisions, and carry out a program of activities over an
extended period.
- Encouraging participation and support for the
Venturing crew from the chartered organization, associate
Advisors, crew committee, parents, and other adults in the
community.
- Upholding the standards and policies of the
chartered organization and the Boy Scouts of America.
- Providing the necessary framework for protecting
the members of a crew from abuse.
- Ensuring that activities are conducted within BSA
safety guidelines and requirements. Advisors should be
trained by the BSA..
- Seeking to cultivate within the members of a crew
a capacity to enjoy life-to have fun through the Venturing
experience.
Charter Agreement
To Organize A Venturing Crew
Chartered Organization
Chartered organizations support their crews in three major
ways, by providing
- A program inventory of adults who are willing to
provide program help with hobbies, skills, careers,
facilities, and ideas.
- Adult leaders who organize the program inventory and
serve as Advisors to the crew's elected youth leaders.
- Meeting facilities.
Venturing Crew
The Venturing crew is a youth-led organization
that recruits members, elects officers, and plans programs based
on the organization's program inventory. Adult Advisors
provide training and guidance for the crew's elected officers.
BSA Local Council
The BSA local council recruits a volunteer
Venturing committee and assigns staff members to provide the
following services for the chartered organization's crew.
- Leadership training for adult and elected officers.
- Guidance on how to organize a crew and keep the
program going successfully.
- Methods for recruiting Venturers, including an
interest survey of local high school students.
- Regular communication with each crew to provide
program support.
- Use of council facilities such as camps and equipment.
- Planning of councilwide activities that enrich the
crew's program.
- Liability insurance coverage.
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