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Please note these pages are the old requirements for the badges. New requirements were introduced in October 2006, but these requirements are still valid until December 2007.

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There are a number of Activity Badges available to Explorer Scouts. These build on the requirements of the Activity Badges in the Scout Section and lead towards the requirements for National Governing Body Awards. This chapter lists the requirements for all Explorer Scout Activity Badges.

The requirements of the Activity Badges should be adapted for Explorer Scouts with Special Needs. This should be done together with the Explorer Scout, their parents or carers and any other appropriate Adviser.

Requirements for the following badges are listed in this section:

• Air Activities
• Aviation Skills
• Advanced Aviation Skills
• Aviation Skills training options
• Community
• Creative
• Emergency Aid
• Lifesaver
• Mountain Activities
• Recreation
• Science and Technology
• Scouting Skills
• Nautical Skills
• Advanced Nautical Skills
• Nautical Skills training options
• Water activities

In addition to these, there are four Activity Badges staged across these Sections.

These are:

• Information Technology

• Musician

• Nights Away

• Swimming

The Staged Activity Badges have been designed to provide a seamless approach throughout the Sections.

For each stage there are five levels available. This means that a young person can gain whichever badge is appropriate to the level they have reached. It is possible, for example, for a Beaver Scout who is an excellent swimmer to gain a higher level badge than a Scout who has just taken up the activity.

more about Staged activity badges...