Venture Scout
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Venture Scouting is a section of the Scout Movement, mostly in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, for young people roughly in the 15 - 18 age range.
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[edit] Australia
The Venture Scout Section, often just known as Venturers, is for young people in the 14.5 - 17.5 age range. It is part of Scouts Australia. The program is flexible, but usually with a strong outdoor flavour. The highest award that can be earned by a Venture Scout is the Queen's Scout award. Venture Scout belong to a Venture Scout Unit which can be part of a Scout Group or affiliated to a Scout District.
[edit] Canada
Venturers (Scouts Canada) are young men and women ages 14-17. Everyone gets a chance to be a leader in a government-like system, unlike in the earlier scouting programs where the children are lead by a scouter.
[edit] Ireland
Scouting Ireland Venture Scouts are aged between 15 and a half to 21 years of age. The awards scheme is called Rogha [1] an Irish word meaning Choice. Although many groups use Gaisce, The President's Award as part of their programme also. Each group has a Venture Scout Executive which under the guidance of an adult designs and implements activities. A National Venture Forum Committee [2] represents Venture Scouts on all national administrative bodies. The association however is undergoing a complete review of programme and section age ranges (to be completed in 2007) so much of the current system may change.
[edit] Malta
A Venture Scout in Malta is between 15 and 19 years of age. Their programme consists of the Discovery Award, Venture Award, Dolphin Award and President's Award (the Duke of Edinburgh Award).
[edit] Singapore
A Venture Scout in Singapore is a Scout between the age of 16 and 18.
The two progress badges are the Venture Scout Standard and the Venture Cord, which have 8 sections each for completion. The highest award that a Venture Scout can achieve is the prestigious President's Scout Award, which is presented to the recipient by the current President of the Republic of Singapore in the Istana.
[edit] United Kingdom
In 1967 Venture Scouts had replaced the Senior Scouts section, and was open to young men and women , aged 15.5 to 20. The Venture Scout section was replaced by the Explorer Scout section and the Scout Network following a review in 2003.
[edit] United States
Venturing is a program for 14-21 year-old Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). This is the only coed youth program in the BSA.
