Requirement
5.0.8.0. The council advancement committee establishes the procedures
Required Often forgotten
Procedures for using web-based tools in advancement are established by the council advancement committee in compliance with national procedures. Not by the unit, and not by the counselor. A unit asking whether something is allowed is asking a question whose answer lives at the council.
Notes and warnings
Warning. The unit is not the decision-maker here, and neither is an enthusiastic counselor with good software. Procedures for web-based tools are established by the council advancement committee in compliance with national procedures: 3.0.0.1 lists it as responsibility 15 and points back at 5.0.8.0. Ask the council advancement chair before running something, not after.
What this is made of
- 5.0.8.0. A plan for Youth Protection in electronic communication
- 5.0.8.0. A process for approving technology-based boards of review
- 5.0.8.0. A plan for approving and monitoring counselors who work online
- 5.0.8.0. A way to confirm registration with a counselor's home council
- 5.0.8.0. Guidelines that keep the actual testing in a personal setting
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 5.0.8.0 · Procedures for using web-based tools in advancement are established by the council advancement committee in compliance with national procedures.
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 3.0.0.1, item 15 · Council advancement committee responsibilities: establish procedures for the use of technology-based tools like Scoutbook Plus according to 5.0.8.0.