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Venture Scouting is a section of the Scout Movement , mostly in countries of the Commonwealth Of Nations , for young people roughly in the 15 - 18 age range.


AUSTRALIA

The Venture Scout Section, often just known as Venturers , is for young people in the 14.5 - 17.5 age range. It is part of Scouts Australia . The program is flexible, but usually with a strong outdoor flavour. The highest award that can be earned by a Venture Scout is the Queen's Scout award. Venture Scout belong to a Venture Scout Unit which can be part of a Scout Group or affiliated to a Scout District.


SINGAPORE

A Venture Scout in Singapore is a Scout between the age of 16 and 18.

The two progress badges are the Venture Scout Standard and the Venture Cord , which have 8 sections each for completion. The highest award that a Venture Scout can achieve is the prestigious President's Scout Award , which is presented to the recipient by the current President Of The Republic Of Singapore in the Istana .


UNITED KINGDOM

The Venture Scout section has been replaced by the Explorer Scout section and the Scout Network .


UNITED STATES

Venturing is a program for 14-21 year-old Scouts in the Boy Scouts Of America (BSA). This is the only coed youth program in the BSA.


CANADA

Venturers (Scouts Canada)are young men and women ages 14-17. Everyone gets a chance to be a leader in a government-like system, unlike in the earlier scouting programs where the children are lead by a scouter.


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