Award Requirements

Service and Community

Complete ONE of the following:

1.  Venture Scout Service Project (VSSP) 

Candidate must have attained the Chief Scout's Award (Venture) before embarking on the VSSP.

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The VSSP serves a dual role. It is a learning experience and also the culmination of your Venturing / Scouting life. 

The project should be meaningful and provide significant benefits to the community over a 12-month period, including a maximum of 3 months for planning and at least 8 months for execution.

You are to initiate and devise your own project that may not benefit the Singapore Scout Association and must not be part of a mandatory school project. However, you may use your school as your sponsor to complete the project. 

The selected project should allow you to demonstrate leadership abilities in managing a team, optimising limited resources to accomplish your goals, ability to work under pressure and manage challenges of your capability.

At the end of the Project, you are to submit a report to the Venture Scout Programme Team as part of the assessment. 

The Project must be approved by the Venture Scout Programme Team. 

You will be assessed by a mentor approved by the Venture Scout Programme Team on your leadership and management capability while performing the given role or appointment.

OR

2. Scouts of The World Award (SWA)*

Attain the Scouts of The World Award. You must complete the Service and The Community component of the Trekker Badge  before commencement of either Projects. 

Fulfilling (1) or (2) will also fulfill the requirement for NYAA Gold (Residential Project).

*The Scouts of The World Award (SWA) criteria is not available until further notice.