New or Important Venturing Information

The purpose of this web page is to share Venturing information that is new or not well known.  As always, if you have learned of a change, let me know by emailing me at TheHiker@SageVenture.com

Powder Horn Postings

For years, the website for posting courses has been powdernhorn-bsa.org.  Beginning in 2019, Powder Horn courses were listed on the Venturing "Events Calendar".  The webpage for the Events Calendar is scouting.org/programs/venturing/connect/events-calendar/.  To find out what Powder Horn courses are listed, type "powder" in the search field and click on "Agenda".

Order of the Arrow for Venturers

Beginning February 1, 2019, unit elections will be permitted in Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scout units.
   Details (pdf).

Project Management Training

The BSA version of the Project Management Training is now available.  You can find the PDF file at:
   filestore.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/1648_Venturing_Project_Management-2018.pdf.

Venturing Training Toolbox

Useful PowerPoint presentations created by Venturers for Venturers:
   scouting.org/programs/venturing/training/training-toolbox/

As I looked through the presentations, I felt honored as I saw several pieces of clipart plus my Summit medal from below that I had created and that others felt were of the quality they wanted in their presentation.  Always glad my work is helpful for others!

Venturing Awards Tracking Spreadsheet

Walter Torres shared a helpful spreadsheet that any unit can use to track the new Venturing Awards and the Ranger Award.  Venturers names are filled once on the "Crew Awards" sheet and propagate to the other sheets.  On the other sheets, dates of completion are entered and summary information is propagated to the "Crew Awards" sheet.  The file is Ven_Awards_Tracking_Sheet.xls.

Venturing Officers' Association Administration Guide

This guide will help youth and adult volunteers, as well as professional Scouters, to not only start Venturing Officers Associations (VOAs) on a council level, but also provide methods for maintaining them.  The 76 page guide is available at:  filestore.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/VOA_Administration_Guide.pdf

Advancement Resources

The Venturing files from BSA's Advancement Resources webpage are:

The tracking spreadsheet for the awards is available here:
www.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/xls/Ven_Awards_Tracking_Sheet.xls

Leadership Skills for Crews Facilitator Guide

The 2015 guide for ILSC available at:  filestore.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-013(16)_WEB.pdf

Guide to Advancement - Venturing Supplement 2015

Ken Bower has again shared a document that will be very helpful with the new Venturing advancement program.  It is available at:  VenturingAdvancement.pdf

Youth and Adult Application Registration Process

Ken Bower shared this very helpful document from National about the registration process for 18-20 year-olds starting March 1, 2015.  There's a new adult form out which will now be used by Venturers (including Sea Scouts) over age 18; here are the relevant instructions:  Youth and Adult Application Change EDITED v2.pdf

It has been confirmed that this new requirement does not apply to 18-20 year-olds in crews and ships who are not initiating a new position (e.g. joining a unit, or transferring, or registering as camp staff, etc.).  This means that we don't need a rush of adult applications in the next two weeks for all our existing 18-year-olds, just for those that turn 18 after March 1 and for those that change or add positions after March 1.

Mentoring for Venturing Crews Facilitator Guide

The Mentoring training for the Summit Award is now available at:
   filestore.scouting.org/filestore/training/youth/Mentoring_Venturing_Crews_FG.pdf

FAQ's about the new Venturing Program

The Venturing Cabinet is continuing to respond to FAQs about all the changes.  The most recent is the January 27th, 2015 update.  The link is filestore.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/VenturingFAQs.pdf.

Venturing Youth Handbook

The handbook is available through scoutstuff.org (item # 637673)
(scoutshop.org/catalog/product/view/id/5445).

Venturing Awards and Requirements

A comprehensive source for the requirements of the Venturing awards programs, this is the go-to book for every Venturer.  The handbook is available through scoutstuff.org (item # 621970) (scoutshop.org/catalog/product/view/id/4758).

This handbook is also available in a Kindle edition on the Amazon web site
(amazon.com/dp/B00NU50NUE/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk)

Venturing Advisor Guidebook

The handbook is available through scoutstuff.org (item # 618768)
(scoutshop.org/catalog/product/view/id/3933).

Venturing Goal Setting & Time Management Training Module

This course will provides a fun, interactive learning experience in learning Time Management in a in a 3½ hour time period.  The presentation of this module can be split up to accommodated and meet the needs of the crew.  Completing this training module will fulfills the Venturing Discovery Award requirement for the goal setting-time management training course.  It is available at:
    filestore.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/Goal_Setting_Time_Management.pdf

New Venturing Training Syllabus

National has issued new Venturing Position-Specific Training for the Advisor and the Committee:

Adult Venturing Awards (knots)

The requirements have been updated for both the Key and Training Award.  Venturing leaders who have started to earn these awards may use either set of requirements, but those who have not started to work on an award may only use the new requirements (links below are the new requirements).  If you want knots with Venturing green backgrounds, email me.
Advisor's Key
Venturing Training Award

VENTURING, BSA

You can call BSA supply 800-323-0736 and ask for the VenturING cloth sew on strip and they will send you 4 or 5 for free.  Make sure you tell them VenturING and not Venture strip as there is one in the catalog (it has the plastic backing like a patch).  Since they don't sell them, there is no catalog #.  They come starched stiff, so they are easy to sew onto a Cabella's or Dickey's forest green shirt.

I check on May 29, 2014 and supply still have the strips available and will have more made if needed.