What you need to do
All tasks that are taken should be clearly written in his logbook.
Either: write with a good legible hand 250 words of prose.
- Or: type a hundred words with not more than five mistakes, and show how to clean the machine and replace the ribbon.
- Show an understanding of committee procedure including preparing an agenda and taking minutes.
- Show a general knowledge of the administrative arrangements of a Scout Group.
- Know how a personal bank account operates and how to write a cheque.
- Write a letter on a subject chosen by the examiner.
- Draft a wording for an invitation card addressed to members of the public in connection with a Group, Troop or Patrol event.
Prepare a press release on a Group event.
- Or: write an article for a Scout magazine reporting a Troop, Group or Patrol event.
- Or: prepare a report to show awareness of the need for safety precautions.
- Carry out the duties of secretary of your Patrol, the Patrol Leaders' Council or some other committee not necessarily concerned with Scouting, for a period of three months.
- Give a short talk to the Troop demonstrating your knowledge of one or two of the above.