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Once they have completed their leader training
- Since September 1919, volunteers in the Scouts have been awarded the Wood Badge once they have completed their leader training.
www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/wood-badge/
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Today, leaders throughout the world continue the tradition of the Wood Badge and receive replica wooden beads. Leaders are also enrolled as members of the 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group, and can wear the distinctive Gilwell scarf and woggle.
- The future of the Wood Badge
The Wood Badge is an international award dating back to...
- History of the Wood badge
The basic badge is made up of two wooden beads worn at the...
- The future of the Wood Badge
The Wood Badge is an international award dating back to 1919. It shows a volunteer's personal commitment to learning and development with Scouts. In our new approach to learning, completing the award will be optional and volunteers can choose to work towards it as part of their ongoing development.
After more than a century, the Wood Badge remains an important mechanism for shaping the leaders of the Scout Movement. It serves as an inspiration to adult volunteers, reinforcing their commitment and support for the vision of Scouting.
The basic badge is made up of two wooden beads worn at the end of a leather lace. This iconic symbol of Scouting has become shrouded in myths and its origins and development confused. Having completed extensive research using the Scouts (UK) heritage collection we have pieced together the story.
The Wood Badge is an award for Scout leader training, first awarded by The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom in 1919 and subsequently adopted, with variations, by some other Scout organizations. Wood Badge courses teach Scout leadership skills and instil an ideological bond and commitment to the organizations.
Yellow beads were used for Cub leaders, green for Scout and in 1927 a red bead was introduced for Rover Scout leaders. This idea proved to be very unpopular and ceased to be used from 1928, at this point the badge became universally known as the Wood Badge.
The Wood Badge is the internationally recognised Scouting training insignia awarded to adults by Headquarters to denote completion of the training required for their role. The Wood Badge consists of two wooden beads threaded onto a leather thong which is worn with Scout uniform.
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