Scouts | Terrain FAQs
A knowledge base of common questions.
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- Won’t Scouts | Terrain take away from time that kids should be doing ‘real Scouting’?
- Where can I send feedback or submit a bug report?
- What will I see when I first log in as an adult Leader?
- What will I see when I first log in as a youth member?
- What welcoming & supporting resources will I have access to?
- Why do we have Scouts | Terrain?
- What training will I need before I start using Scouts | Terrain?
- If I have multiple roles within Scouting, how do I login? (i.e. im a Venturer Scout, but also an Assistant Joey Scout Leader)
- How long does the system stay logged in for, once I have logged in once?
- How do I login if I’m a parent of a Scout?
- What should we attach to I-statements when we add a verifier to them?
- What can the Unit Council see when approving a Stage progression?
- Is there a logbook?
- Is the verifier notified?
- If I’m a member of an adventurous activity team, such as a guide or instructor, supporting an activity that is occurring, how can I support the activity within the system?
- Where can notes be recorded, or discussions occur with youth members planning their Peak Award or Achievement Pathways progression?
- If youth members are added as attending an Adventurous Journey will it come up into their record and can this be recorded as assists, leads and participates?
- How can the system support discussions occurring with a Baden-Powell Award Support Team?
- How can I see achievements from other sections?
- Can the Unit Council ask a youth member to improve their submission (e.g. Adventurous Journey plan) if it isn’t quite ready to be approved?
- Isn’t the Introduction to Scouting too wordy and complicated for Joey Scouts?
- Is the Introduction to Scouting the same for each section?
- Is the Introduction to Scouting completed only once and does it then flow on to the next section when youth members move on?
- How many Challenge Areas can an activity be?
- How do I record a Participate, Assist or Lead in Scouts | Terrain?
- Will Units in the same Group automatically have linked calendars, or will they have to share activities?
- Why can’t i edit or update the activity in our calendar?
- When you put an event in the calendar, does it automatically update nights under canvas and hiking kilometres for participants?
- When I’m creating a new activity and choosing who the activity is for, what’s the difference between ‘Patrol’, ‘Unit’ and ‘Group’?
- When I share an activity, what is shared?
- Can I upload files, photos or videos to my Special Interest Area project?
- Can I review> my Special Interest Area project?
- Can I link my project to other people?
- Can I do multiple Special Interest Area projects of the same type at the same time?
- Can I as a leader write up the Special Interest Area project on behalf of a Joey Scout or Cub Scout?
- Won’t this take more time away from doing outdoor activities? I don’t want my Scouts to be on their phones!
- Will the system have an instruction manual?
- Where can I send feedback or submit a bug report?
- Is there a ‘dark’ mode?
- I don’t think my Joey Scouts or Cub Scouts will be able to use this system themselves.
- Will Scouts be waiting a long time for approvals if Unit Council members are not well organised?
- Who can approve a submission for the Achievement Pathways?
- Where can I send feedback or submit a bug report?
- What happens when something i have submitted to the Unit Council is approved or marked as needing improvement?
- What does a Unit Leader see in the system?