1st Online Proficiency Badge
It is also the second online badge course in the history of Bangladesh, which is an honour for our scout group. The proficiency badge course was started with generous support of 13th Hussars Open Rover Scout Group. 103 scouts. Among them, 6 trainers and 3 rovers were present. Among them 6 were in the technical support and 3 were helping in the help desk. The help desk was open for any participant who had any technical problem. The course was successfully conducted for 8 days without any problem.
How It Was Organized: On 16th June, former BMSCSG members and present 13th Hussars members Muhammad Yahya, Raiyan Tausifur Rahman and Effat Chowdhury Dilshad proposed the project under the "Covid-19 Project Action" of 13th Hussars ORSG. On 18th June, that project was accepted and a supervisor team was given by the 13th Hussars ORSG to help conduct the course for junior scouts. On 19th June, the badge were selected through consulting opinions of the junior and senior scouts on the BMSCG Facebook group. From 22nd to 25th June, the classes were conducted by the trainers through Zoom app. From 29th to 30th June, assessments of the scouts were taken and students were selected to get the badge. A closing ceremony was also organized after the assessment was finished on 30th June. Our Instructor Muhammad Yahya had worked all day long during this event and helped all of the new scouts wholeheartedly.
What is badge course? It is basically a course for the scouts to get skilled for their desired proficiency badges. The scout gets the badge by learning about the subjects.Although, Practical Knowledge is a must for getting the badges, it will be taken later after the school opens. In the course, classes were taken via Zoom app and were recorded and saved in Google Drive to be provided to the scouts who could not attend the classes previously because of any personal problem. The first day was undoubtedly a success with the company of more than 40 participant scouts. The course was continued for 3 more days and awaited at the final assessment on 29th and 30th June. The closing ceremony and cultural program was conducted under the presence of the honourable guests:- Muhammad Habibul Alam, Bir Protik, Vice President, Bangladesh Scout. President, 13th Hussars Open Rover Scout Group. Jubair Yusuf, National Coordinator, MoP Secretary, 13th Hussars Open Rover Scout Group. Uttam Kumar Hazra, Secretary, Dhaka Metro Scouts.
Feedback: It was total an 8 day long badge course. It was very educational and helpful for a scout who wants to be learned how effortful scouting is done. It was actually a lot of fun. It was great to meet the honourable guests and the inspiring trainers and learn things from them. Lastly, It was a great lesson and absolute refreshment in this monotonous quarantine. It was a great gift for us to inspire them to help creating a better world. I just want to thank the 13th Hussars ORSG a lot for this great project.Sinecerly,Wasif Chowdhury, Scout ,BMSCSG..