Please complete all questions on this form. If you require assistance please email training@sesscouts.org.uk Validation - Growing The Section (13) Volunteer DetailsName(Required) Email(Required) Which Scout district are you a member of?(Required) Borders Braid Craigalmond East Lothian Edinburgh North East Midlothian Pentland SE Regional Role Scout Group and Section(Required) Check Your KnowledgeWhy is it important to understand what motivates adults to join Scouting? (Required)What are the key ways to support and retain adults in your section?(Required)What are the main actions to retain young people in your section?(Required)What is the guideline for the minimum number of young people for a section to be viable?(Required)What are the main reasons to be on the lookout to recruit new leaders for your section?(Required)Name 3 of the tools you might use to engage new adults into Scouting(Required)What actions could you include into your development plan? (Required)ValidationExplain the role that you play in the recruitment and retention of young people and adults and explain why growing Scouting is important; giving examples of new members (adults or young people) who have joined Scouting as a direct result of action you have undertaken, and the steps that you took to enable this to happen.(Required)To validate this module, complete two of the following:Validation Criteria 1 Work with others to produce and implement a development plan for your Section or Group. Evidence you could use may include one or more of the following: a section or group development plan, a verbal or written statement to your Training Adviser from an observer describing your role in producing a development plan and giving examples of how you are implementing it, discussion with your Training Adviser of producing and implementing a development plan, this should focus on how you implemented the development plan to grow your Section or Group and be accompanied by another form of evidence.Uploaded Evidence for Validation Criteria 1 Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 256 MB. Validation Criteria 2 Run or take part in a recruitment event to help grow your Section or Group. Evidence you could use may include one or more of the following: a visit from your Training Adviser to observe a recruitment event to help grow your section or Group, a verbal or written statement to your Training Adviser from an observer describing your role in a recruitment evening, discussion with your Training Adviser of a recruitment evening you have taken part in (this should focus on how your role in the evening and be accompanied by another form of evidence).Uploaded Evidence for Validation Criteria 2 Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 256 MB. Validation Criteria 3 Give examples of how you are being flexible and meeting the needs, wants and time commitments of adults, when recruiting them. Evidence you could use may include one or more of the following: a visit from your Training Adviser to a meeting with potential new recruits, a verbal or written statement to your Training Adviser from an observer describing your role in meeting with potential new recruits and outlining how you can be flexible to meet their needs, wants and times; discussion with your Training Adviser (this should focus on examples of how you are being flexible and meeting the needs, wants and time commitments of adults when recruiting them and be accompanied by another form of evidence).Upload evidence for Validation Criteria 3 Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 256 MB. Validation Criteria 4 Demonstrate how you have effectively used the transfer methods between Sections - your role in Moving On, Membership Awards and age range flexibility, giving examples of young people who you have recently helped to move between Sections and reviewing anything you think could be done better in the future. Evidence you could use may include one or more of the following: a moving on plan for the young people in the section you support, a verbal or written statement to your Training Adviser from an observer describing your role in successfully helping young people to move between sections and giving examples of how this was done, discussion with your Training Adviser (this should focus on your moving on process and highlighting anything you think could be done better in future and be accompanied by another form of evidence).Upload evidence for Validation Criteria 4 Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 256 MB.