Adventurous Activities Foundation Skills Weekend
Youth, Camp plus Saturday night dinner - $55.00
Adult, self catered - $45.00
Youth self catered - $45.00
AA Guides - Free
Region support staff (Prior confirmation needed) - Free
Close: Mon 9th Mar 2026 (11.59pm)
christopher.ward@nsw.scouts.com.au
sm.region@nsw.scouts.com.au
For the Youth members
This weekend will give you an opportunity to get OAS progressions, Safe and Trained participant in some activites and a range of skills that could be prerequisites for many of the activites to be offered in 2026.
Due to the nature of the activities this weekend is best suited to Scout age and up.
Youth Members pre-requisites:
1- OAS Stage 3 in core Skills or above
2- Aquatics Stage 2 or above
3- Know how to ride a bike.
On offer will be
- Canoeing skills
- Basic water rescue skills
- Bushwalking and navigation skills
- Mountain Biking
- Drop Bear awareness
For the Adults and Leaders
Come along and assist in the running of some of these activites and start your journey toward guide qualifications.
- Basic water Rescues - This is needed for Fishing, Canoeing / Kayaking and Canyoning activities
- Navigation skills - Needed for Bushwalking, Canyoning, XC skiing, Snow shoeing and Caving
- Cycling Skills - Needed to take your kids out for that fun ride.
- Flat Water Paddling Skills - Needed for to lead Flat water Canoeing and Kayaking.
For All participants
Saturday night will be catered for in the form of a large BBQ event. Select the dinner option if you want to have dinner provided. This will be a chance to network, meet Scouts and Leaders from other groups and find out about Adventerous Activities and the qualification system.
As with all adventerous qualifications, turning up does not automaticly equate to a qualification but skill, attitude and possible previous experience will all contribute to attaining qualifications. You will however certainly leave the weekend with new skills and experience. Our aim will be to give you the best possible outcome in your training and qualification journey
Safe and Trained Participant qualifications
You will be assessed against a set criteria. No log book or workbook will be required.
VET modules
Download the applicable workbooks from the registration page and complete them over the weekend. Have a Guide sign it for you on the weekend. You will then have to email the appropriate workbook to traning at state office.
Download Trained Participant Core E-Learning
This document contains all the information you need about the required E-learning Units for Trained Participant-Core Qualification.
This is a comprehensive template for Adventurous Activities Logbook. Your Logbook is a very important evidence that will be assessed for any Adventurous Activities qualifications.
Download SP & TP Flat Water Canoeing
Download Scouting Adventure youth pathway handbook
The purpose of this document is to recognise the skills and knowledge gained from the Youth pathways of Outdoor Adventure Skills to be granted credit for Scouting Adventure face to face course and/or Safe or Trained participant Scouting skills of the National Adventurous Activity Framework (NAAF).
South Metropolitan Region
Once you have submitted your registration, an invoice (summary sheet) will be generated with instructions on how to pay for this event. The following payment options will be available to you:
Credit/Debit Card