Scouts
Scouts are members of a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports.
In Australia Scouts Australia is an organisation that provides young people aged 5 to 25 with fun and challenging opportunities to grow through adventure. Scouts Australia is an accredited member of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and Scouts SA is the South Australian branch of Scouts Australia.
Visit of an SA Scouts group to an SA SES Unit in preparation for attaining the SES Awareness Scouts Badge.
Scout badges
Scout badges are worn on the uniforms of members of scouting organisations across the world in order to signify membership and achievements.
Scout badges in South Australia are worn on scout uniforms of youth members and adult leaders.
The badges on the uniform tell a story about personal achievement, recognition and a member’s scouting journey.
In the case of a youth member, the placement of badges can show
• My Involvement – front of the uniform
• My Identity – right sleeve
• My Journey – left sleeve
SES Awareness Badge
In South Australia, the SES Awareness Badge, is a youth scout “My Identity” badge that is to be worn on the ‘’Additional Awards’’ section on the right sleeve of a youth scout after they have successfully completed all requirements for the badge.
The aim of the SES Awareness Badge is to give SA youth scouts an understanding of the SES and its importance in the community and to provide them with some practical skills to help build their disaster resilience.
When preparing for this badge scouts will learn the basics of dealing with emergency situations and understand how the skills they learn in Scouts can help their community when disasters happen. This specialist badge aims to increase awareness of storm preparation, land search, hand tools, knots and sandbagging.
Part of the requirements for the SES Awareness Badge will be covered during a Scout visit to an SES unit with some additional work being completed at home or within Scout’s training sessions.
If you are a Scout and would like to attain the SES Awareness Badge, let your Section Leader know you are interested in attaining this badge.
If you are a Scout Section Leader and you would like to organise a visit of your scout group to a South Australian SES unit, in preparation for attaining the SES Awareness Badge, please complete and submit our “Scouts SA SES Unit Visit Request Form”.
Complete the Scouts SA SES Unit Visit Request Form if you are a Scout Section Leader and you would like to organise a visit of your scout group to a South Australian SES unit, in preparation for attaining the SES Awareness Badge.