There are a range of badges and awards available to young people in the Beaver Scout section:

Activity Badges

Many of the badges available are activity badges, which allow Beaver Scouts to show their progress in existing pursuits, but also to try all kinds of new things and form new interests.

Staged Activity Badges

Staged Activity Badges are available to young people from Beavers to Explorers, and cover a range of topics and skills. The stages have increasing levels of difficulty, and a Beaver can begin at whichever stage offers them an appropriate level of challenge.

Challenge Awards

Achieving a Challenge Award involves accomplishing a number of more ambitious tasks within the Colony or community.

These Awards support the main themes of the Programme; outdoor and adventure; world and skills.  Beavers take part in a range of activities to develop their skills and understanding in each of the challenge areas.

Core badges

In addition, there are a number of core badges, obtained upon joining or moving on from the Colony, or for time spent in the Scouting movement.

Activity packs

Some activity badges are sponsored by outside companies, and these companies often provide resources to support Beaver Scouts towards gaining their badges.

Recognising achievement

It is also very important that we keep young people motivated and recognise their achievement. Such recognition and status will provide the young person with a sense of pride and appreciation. It will not only encourage them and others but it will help them maintain a steady progression.

There are a range tokens, certificates, trophies, fun badges etc that we use to show our recognition of their good behaviour, conquering fear, dealing with challenge, developing self confidence, for example.