Scouts in Action Week - First Aid.

You can join Scouts across Australia and be part of the very first Scouts in Action Week, an annual national activity where every Scout from all corners of Australia will be able to participate in programs specifically targeting a skill that Scouts can use in their day to day lives.

The program also aims at providing opportunities for Scout Groups to partner with other community organisations.

The first Scouts in Action Week will focus on first aid, and if you’re looking for a way to incorporate first aid into your program, it doesn’t get much easier than this!

All Sections of Scouting (Joey Scouts to Rovers), including Leaders, will be able participate in a range of first aid programs that have been developed specifically for Scouting and programs align with each Section’s Award Scheme. Groups will be able to register their participation and download programs and resources from this site.

Groups will be encouraged to link with their local St John Ambulance Division who will assist by providing training, equipment, and even helping to set up mock emergencies to make the experience as realistic as possible. Groups might even like to invite St John Ambulance members along to a combined camp that has a first aid theme.

Scouts in Action Week – First Aid is a concept developed by John Parr, who has 35 years of Scouting experience in Victoria and Queensland. John approached Scouts Australia earlier this year (2009) after receiving funding from the Vodafone Australia Foundation’s World of Difference Program to dedicate a year of his life teaching 50,000 young Australians first aid skills through St John Ambulance Queensland. From that, the concept of a Scouts in Action Week was created.

The Scouts in Action Week – First Aid website is where you will be able to register your Mob, Pack, Troop, Unit or Crew as participants in Scouts in Action Week.  You will also receive news and updates on the programs that you, the Leader will be able to utilise at your Section meeting.

Check out your sections page on the website for an overview of the program applicable to you.  There you will get some of the preliminary information about what your Joeys, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Rovers will be doing during the Scouts in Action Week - First Aid.  There are even programs for Leaders!.

Check out the site and make sure you register so you can be part of this all Australian Scout activity.