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Training and Warranted Appointments
I would like to remind every-body about the Warrant appointments process as the Appointments Sub Committee is meeting with some problems. I will try to make it jargon friendly and start at the very beginning of the process for our new warrant holders.
The District Commissioner (DC), his Assistant District Commissioners (ADCs) and Group Scout Leaders (GSLs) are all 'line managers' of any District Warranted post.
When any-body wishes to fill a Warranted post, the line manager of that post will conduct an initial interview with the Candidate. If the candidate is found satisfactory then the Adult Application form (TS03/AA) and the Criminal Record Bureau Form (CRB) are completed and sent to the Appointments Secretary.
When the CRB check has been completed the Appointments Secretary will issue a PROVISIONAL WARRANT to the line manager for presentation to the candidate.
The line manager will complete training module 1, essential information, issue the 'Code of Behaviour' card (yellow card), 'Safety in Scouting' (Green Card) and a Module 2 work book, completing step one with candidate and asking the candidate to read through the work book as step 2. (Step 1 is The Job Description and line manager's contact details.) The line manager will then present the PROVISIONAL (5 month duration) WARRANT and the candidate can start work, SUPERVISED at all times by a Warranted leader, in the post.
Module 1 is available in Video, DVD, CD ROM or one to one session. The first three can be borrowed from your Local Training Manager, who has a limited supply, or purchased from Headquarters. It can also be covered in a one to one session and the Training Manager can ask the line manager to discuss this with the candidate. The 'yellow & green' cards are available from HQ . (The Yellow card is free if asked for with any 'post paid' item or the Local Training Manager has a few. Module 2 work book is only available from HQ at a cost of £5 plus postage. The Green card is available from Assistant County Commissioner for Activities.)
The Appointments Secretary will also inform the DC or the ADC of the section and the Local Training Manager of the issue of the PROVISIONAL WARRANT.
The DC or ADC will interview the candidate and check that the candidate does know who his line manager is and his job description. They will report completion back to the Appointments Secretary.
The Local Training Manager will appoint the candidate a Training Adviser.
The Training Adviser will complete Module 2 step 3 with the candidate. (Agreeing the training plan and validating any modules. Module 3 or 4 can be completed by the Training Adviser as a one to one session if no County course is available.)
The Training Adviser and candidate have the duration of the 5 month Provisional Warrant to complete the above.
The Training Adviser will report back to the Local Training Manager when Modules 1, 2. 3 or 4 have all been completed.
The Local Training Manager will either report completion to the Appointments Secretary or, after discussion with the Line Manager, ask to extend the Provisional warrant a further 5 months. (Rarely extended and then only once.)
The Appointments Secretary will then call the Candidate to a meeting with the Appointments Sub Committee.
The Appointment Sub Committee will interview the Candidate and, after checking the above process has been completed (by questioning the candidate), will recommend the Full Warrant issue or any remedial action to be taken.
Once the Full Warrant has been approved by the Appointments Sub Committee, the candidate can do the duties unsupervised. The DC or ADC will present the full warrant.
The Training Adviser will continue advising the Candidate on training until the 'Wood Badge' has been awarded, (Within 3 years it is hoped for most people.) and the 'ongoing learning' section is completed in module 2.
The 'ongoing learning' for all District Warranted Leaders is supervised by the Warranted Posts line manager and reported to the Appointments Secretary at the time of a Warrant review.
THIS PROCESS RELATES TO ANY CHANGE OF DISTRICT WARRANT and the candidate will be asked to revisit or complete some additional Modules by the Training Adviser.
If you have any questions or
queries on the above, please contact the Appointments Sub Committee
Chairperson or the Local Training Manager.
If you have problems with the
process in action then contact the Appointments Secretary.
Brian Beckley
Local Training Manager
People Who Have
Completed Part Of The Old Style Training
Any Warrant Holder who has
completed part of his/her training to date will be contacted by
County and told the Modules they need to complete for their 'Wood
badge'. They will be given the dates of any of the required
Modules or given the opportunity to get the Modules validated.
Please note some Modules have new/additional material in them
although still hold the 'old' training session name. If you have any
questions or queries please contact either Joan Condon or me, your
Local Training Manager.
Any Warrant holder found with 'no'
training during this process will need to start as a Provisional
Warrant holder.
