The Progress Scheme (badges shown on the right) consists of the Tracker, Explorer, Star Scout, National Scout and Chief Scout Awards. The Scheme is

designed to measure the progress of a Scout as they discover all the different Scouting Skills such as tent pitching, building shelters, cooking, using map and compass to find your way in familiar territory and knowing the right gear to have so that you are prepared for anything. In other words they are the skills which allow you to camp comfortably and enjoy real Scouting. If a Scout is particularly interested or good at any of them, they can have a go at an associated Merit Badge, of which there is a wide range to suit all tastes.

The awards are not earned by sitting back and learning bits out of different books. They happen by playing an active part in the activities of your Patrol and Scout Troop during your life as a Scout. To be fully accepted as a Scout you are expected to achieve the Tracker Award. After that it becomes a personal challenge to find out and try as much as you can.