Activity Overview

Personal Development Leadership Course for Venturers.

 

Activity Location

Karingal Guide Training Centre, 39 Achilles Road, Engadine, NSW, 2233.

	Date	Time	Location
Activity Start	Friday, 25 September 2026	7:30pm	Karingal Guide Training Centre
Activity Finish	Sunday, 27 September 2026	2pm	Karingal Guide Training Centre

Cost:

$115.00

Payable to:

Pay via ScoutEvent: https://www.events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/3656

 

Activity Information

Note: You must also register your Venturer's attendance via the ScoutEvent site at: https://www.events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/3656

A unique opportunity for the Venturers to gain confidence and strengthen their abilities to problem solve, work as a team and gain a deep understanding of values such as respect, integrity and courage. This course is a requirement for the Venturer Peak Award. 

Youth will get out of it what they put in. The Leadership Course is designed to give Venturers practical leadership skills for their Scouting journey and future endeavours. Venturers will work in teams during the course and have the opportunity to gain practical experience through running activities at School for Adventure.

Venturers and leaders will camp within the grounds of Karingal which is well set up for this purpose (there is no indoor accommodation at this facility).

The course will be conducted primarily inside Karingal House which has a fully equipped kitchen, two stoves/ovens, two refrigerator/freezers, one microwave and a dishwasher along with a dining room and a large separate activity area where the course content will be delivered. Karingal has a separate amenities block with hot showers that are available for the youth members. There are separate female youth and adult toilets and hot showers for in Karingal House. Youth and adult male toilets are located in the camping ground.

Please arrive in casual clothes, but bring your uniform shirt and scarf

 

CAMPING

There is no indoor accommodation available at Karingal Girl Guide Camp so all Venturer Scouts and leaders will be camping.

Venturers will need to bring their own tents (members of the same gender may share a tent) along with air bed/stretcher and sleeping bag.

 

CATERING

Catering ingredients will be provided howeevr Venturers will be cooking in patrols, please ensure any food allergies are advised).

 

WHAT TO BRING

Venturers will need to bring:

• a small tent and bedding (same gender tent sharing is fine).
• a drink bottle, notebook and pen,
• suitable weather casual clothing,
• Scout uniform,
• broad brimmed hat.

Plates and cutlery will be provided.

 

ABOUT ATTENDANCE AT THE TWO DAY PROGRAM

Over the period of the course, Venturers will be placed in Patrols with Venturers from other Venturer Units. The program will focus on the Patrol System with Venturers rotating Patrol Leader responsibilities during the day and having other opportunities to develop their confidence in leadership skills.

The course will be run inside the meeting room at Karingal Girl Guide Camp and any outdoor activities in the direct area. Please note that Karingal Girl Guide Camp has natural groundcover. Please wear enclosed active shoes and bring a raincoat, pen, notebook and medication (if required).

Medical and dietary details must be provided on the e-permission form which is part of completing the application process including advising whether the Venturer will be bringing any medication to the course and at what times of the day or night it is required to be taken.

The event will go ahead except in the case of a major weather event. Participants will be emailed in the day before if this occurs. Food is provided over the duration of the course from supper on Friday through to lunch on Sunday.

At the course, there will be workshop discussions together with some practical/physical activities and challenges. These activities are to practice planning and execution in a patrol/team environment. None of the activities classify as “Adventurous Activities” and involve no more physical involvement than would be typical at many weekly home Group Venturer meetings.

If any Venturers have mobility issues or could be adversely affected by activities involving, for example, blindfolding or loud noises, reasonable adjustments will be incorporated to accommodate those Scouts.

It is important that the course leaders are advised of any neuro diverse or physical issues in advance so that they can ensure the Venturer is comfortable and obtains the most out of the course.

 

Method of transport to and from the activity: Own. 

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Contact details: (Please contact Emergency Contact if you feel the participant is overdue from returning from the Activity) 

Activity Coordinator:	John Dwyer (Region Commissioner-Venturers - South-Metropolitan Region)	John.Dwyer@nsw.scouts.com.au
Emergency Contact:	John Hallett (Bandaarr)	0408 217 635

 

This activity will be under direct adult supervision:	Yes
This activity involves both male and female youth members:	Yes
Both male and female leaders will be present:	Yes