Adult Training Scheme Overview

Module 21 – Growing the Movement (Managers)

Planning and achieving growth of Scouting in an area and facilitating and managing change.

Do you know what the needs of adults and young people are?
Do you know how to make sure that as many young people as possible transfer from one Section to the next?
Do you know how to ensure that young people are on waiting lists for the shortest possible time and are kept informed of their progress through the waiting list?
Do you know how to manage waiting lists across a number of Groups or Sections?
Do you know how to recruit, support and retain adults?
Do you know understand the Six Step Approach to recruitment?
Do you know how to use review as a support for adults?
Do you know ways of promoting Scouting to the local community?
Can you raise funds as needed?
Can you produce and use a development plan to ensure that Scouting grows in your local area?
Do you know how to effectively manage changes in Scouting?

Produce and implement a Group/District/County growth development plan. (OCN Units N5.2 and N5.3)
Demonstrate the use of public relations or marketing to support the growth of Scouting. (OCN Units G3.1 and N3.2)
Review and implement methods to improve the successful transfer of young people from one Section to another. (OCN Unit N1.3)
Produce evidence of how you have effectively managed waiting lists. (OCN Unit N1.4)
Describe the Six Step Approach and outline how you have used it to recruit, support and retain adult volunteers/youth Members. (OCN Units N1.5 and N2.2)
Describe a change management strategy and outline how you have used it in Scouting to grow the Movement. (OCN Unit N4.1)
Any other ideas, subject to agreement with a Training Adviser.

Discuss with a Training Adviser your role in growing the Movement.

This module forms the whole of the OCN Unit Growing the Movement (Managers).