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Olave Baden-Powell Award
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This is the revised, approved syllabus for the OB-P Award.
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Click here to download the syllabus as a pdf file
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4.2.1
The Olave Baden-Powell Award
The Olave Baden-Powell Award is the peak achievement award for
the members of the Olave Program. The
Award and program are suitably named after Lady Baden-Powell (1889-1977), the
World Chief Guide. Olave worked
hard, was always cheerful, let no obstacle stand in her way and achieved what
she set out to do. Olave’s
Guiding started as an enormous challenge which she faced and successfully met.
The Olave Baden-Powell Award requires a similarly strong commitment to
self-development and service.
The syllabus focuses on six developmental areas:
Personal – The
candidate is required to look closely at herself and her ambitions, and enhance
her life with challenges designed to aid her personal development.
Practical – The candidate is required to examine her
practical skills and those to be developed, and prepare herself for life with
challenges designed to increase her practical skills and experience.
Social – The candidate is required to explore her
place in society, and enhance her social development with challenges designed to
promote interaction and understanding in the wider community.
Physical – The candidate is required to examine her
total well being, and develop herself physically through challenges designed to
improve her fitness and enjoyment of the outdoors.
Service – The candidate is required to develop her
commitment to service through challenges designed to provide opportunities for
service in Guiding and the wider community.
Further Development – The candidate is required to
examine her progression during the course of the award and use her increased
understanding of her own strengths and weaknesses to look wider and wider still.
4.2.1.2
Guidelines for Candidates
Eligibility
Prior to starting the Olave Baden-Powell (OB-P) Award you must
have made the Guide Promise as an adult and be a member of a State Guide
organisation.
After receiving notification that you have been registered as a
candidate, the Award must be completed within six years and before your 30th
birthday.
You must have been an active member of the Olave Program of
Guides Australia for at least two years before the Award can be presented. It is
suggested that two years be the minimum time frame for completion of the Award.
Registration
You must register with your State OB-P Award Coordinator before
starting the award. The following
must be provided when you register:
1.
An OB-P Registration Form (registration forms may differ in each State if
the National Form is not used)
2.
A Plan of Action signed and dated by a member of your Peer Group
3.
Your date of birth
4.
The date you made your Guide Promise as an adult member of Guides
Australia
5.
Your Guides Australia membership number (as supplied by your State
Office).
Reference Terms
The Plan of Action
is a Statement including the challenges selected, brief descriptions of how you
intend to meet each challenge, approximate dates for the start and completion of
each challenge and any other necessary details. This is a very important aspect
of the Award as it indicates that you plan to set goals and manage your time so
as to successfully complete the Award.
A Peer Group is a
group of current members of Guides Australia.
Your Peer Group must approve your Plan of Action and is responsible for
assessing your Award and recommending presentation of your Award.
All challenges are assessed at your
personal highest level of achievement.
Completing the Award
The Award is self-assessed and peer-assessed.
While working toward the Award you must be an active member of Guides
Australia and the Olave Program.
To have completed the OB-P Award, one challenge from the six
areas of development must be met and assessed by your Peer Group.
Cross crediting shall be permitted if the Peer Group deem it
appropriate (eg. if the candidate also wishes to work on the Duke of Edinburgh
Award or wishes to utilise skills and trainings appropriate to their working
life).
Candidates working on the Award are encouraged to complete the
challenges within Guiding and the wider community.
After completing your challenges you must present your results
to your Peer Group. When your Peer Group is satisfied you have completed each
challenge to your personal highest level of achievement it must present a
recommendation for presentation of the Award to the State OB-P Award
Coordinator. A meeting between the
candidate and State Coordinator of the Award will finalise details pertaining to
the requirements of that State.
There are some common terms that may need clarification before
registering to start the OB-P Award. Some States may have requirements that need
to be referenced. Please direct
enquiries to your State OB-P Award Coordinator.
4.2.1.2
Olave Baden-Powell Award Syllabus
Section 1: Personal
1.
Complete a recognised
course, workshop or qualification designed to improve your management and
leadership skills. This may include
one or more Management Modules of the Australian Adult Leadership Program.
2.
Complete a recognised
course, workshop or qualification designed to improve your ability to deal with
emergencies, such as home, workplace, automotive, community and outdoors.
Also, hold a current first aid qualification.
3.
Complete a recognised
course, workshop or qualification designed to extend your personal development.
This may include adult level trainings, certificates, badges or awards
such as those offered by Guides Australia, the World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts, Scouts or another organisation.
4.
After examining yourself
and your aims and ambitions in life, hold a discussion around these themes with
your Peer Group. After the
discussion, organise and run a Guides’ Own or similar based on the themes
discussed.
5.
Participate in an adult
level training, workshop or course run by Guides Australia or another recognised
organisation on a topic or area not already covered in this award.
Share the skills you have learned in an area of need in Guiding at Unit,
District, Region, State or National level.
6.
Create your own
challenge, in consultation with your Peer Group.
Section 2: Practical
1.
Attend and satisfactorily complete a course of at least 3 months duration
in an adult learning environment. This may include for example languages, psychology,
economics, information technology and science.
2.
Expand your knowledge in a communication medium by becoming actively
involved in a theoretical and practical way for a period of at least three
months. Media may include acting,
music, dance, multimedia, public speaking, debate, audiovisual, etc.
Prepare a presentation of the skills or knowledge you have gained for
public display or to be delivered as a workshop.
3.
After doing a self-assessment on the way in which you spend your time,
research, design and carry out a program for at least three months which allows
you to make efficient use of your time and to more adequately cope with the
pressures of your lifestyle.
4.
Research and write an article for publication on the strains and stresses
imposed on people by society and indicate some practical means of coping with
these. This should include the
community support systems available.
5.
Create your own challenge, in consultation with your Peer Group.
Section 3: Social
1.
Complete a recognised course, workshop or qualification designed to
improve your networking skills within both Guiding and the wider community. This
may include one or more of the Further Development Network Modules of the
Australian Adult Leadership Program.
2.
Explore the various aspects of world Guiding by completing one or more of
the Further Development Fundamental Modules of the Australian Adult Leadership
Program.
3.
Attend and actively participate in an adult level forum or conference.
Hold a discussion with your Peer Group on the reasons for your choice,
what you learned and how this knowledge can be used.
4.
Research and write an article for publication about an issue that is
important to you and the community support systems which are available.
Through your research, investigate the effectiveness of the services in
meeting the variety of needs in your community and consider the various factors,
which impact the issue. These may
include socio-economic factors, culture, religion, politics and support for
people with disabilities.
5.
Create your own challenge, in consultation with your Peer Group.
Section 4: Physical
1.
Complete a recognised workshop or course designed to improve your outdoor
camping, bushwalking or other outdoor skills and knowledge, for example Outward
Bound, Scouts and Further Development Outdoor Modules of the Australian Adult
Leadership Program. Use these
skills to organise a camp, hike or other outdoor activity of at least two days
duration with your Peer Group or another group.
2.
Gain one or more outdoor qualification recognised by Guides Australia at
a higher level than that which you may already hold.
These may include for example camping qualifications, adventurous
activity qualifications, Duke of Edinburgh Award (Expeditions/Explorations
section) and Australian Yachting Federation.
3.
After doing a self-assessment on all personal aspects, research, design
and carry out a physical improvement program for at least three months to
improve your own physical well being and/or appearance.
Discuss your progress with your Peer Group and submit a report at the end
of the program.
4.
Take up a new physical activity for a period of three months.
During this time, discuss your progress with your Peer Group.
Activities such as athletics, swimming, yoga, team sports, martial arts,
scuba diving may be considered.
5.
Create your own challenge, in consultation with your Peer Group.
Section 5: Service
1.
Organise and carry out regular volunteer service over a period of at
least six months with another organisation.
This challenge is designed to be an extension upon any existing service
contribution, such as leadership within Guiding.
2.
Select a group of disadvantaged people in your community and make a
constructive contribution to the group over a period of at least six months.
Research and prepare a report or presentation on your experience for your
Peer Group and/or for publication. Note:
‘disadvantaged’ may include: physical, mental, social, economic, living in
an isolated area, or belonging to a minority group.
3.
Take an active part in the organisation of service projects within your
Peer Group, or at District, Region, State or National level of Guiding during
the time you are working towards this Award.
Take on the responsibility of at least one major service project.
4.
Actively participate in and/or co-ordinate a major service project at a
State, National or international level. Prepare a report or presentation on your
experience for your Peer Group and/or for publication.
5.
With your Peer Group identify a need within your Guiding Community and
develop a project at either a Unit, District, Region or State Level relative to
the identified need that will improve the experience of the Australian Guide
Program for Guides.
6.
Create your own challenge, in consultation with your Peer Group.
Section 6: Further Development
Consider your strengths and weaknesses.
Create a challenge or extend on one of the above challenges to develop
yourself further. This challenge
should be chosen carefully, and discussed in depth with your Peer Group.
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