How to gain your Nights Away Permit
Attend nights away events to gain the experience necessary to satisfy an examiner that you know how to run the events and prove that you know all the sections in the assessment checklist.
Complete the Nights Away Permit application on the SWAN (System Without A Name) and send an email to the District NAA to advise it has been done (for some bizarre reaon the system doesn't do it!).
To complete, go to SWAN; My Membership; Programme Support; Permits; Search for "Nights Away"; Apply
You have to select an advisor - in the first instance, please choose Keith Millar (he will allocate to another as appropriate).
The assessor will agree with you how the assessment is undertaken, depending on your experience and knowledge. It is highly likely that they will assess you when you next have a camp, where you are the Event Leader.
As part of this event, they should, with the assistance of Permit Holder, complete the Nights Away Notification (NAN) form on SWAN - at least 7 days prior to the camp.
The assessor is there to assist you to gain your permit and will guide you through the process and help you where they can - they are not there to catch you out or make it difficult, but purely to ensure you can successfully, and safely, take young people away for nights away events in the future.
Documents should be kept from all camps that were relevant to your role in any camp to assist with the assessment (subject to GDPR of course, so delete/remove names etc etc).
NIGHTS AWAY NOTIFICATION (NAN)
All Nights Away events should be notified, using SWAN, to the NAA/Commissioner at least 7 days prior to the event.
To complete, go to SWAN; My Membership; Programme Support; Nights Away Notifications; Apply for Nights Away
Current District Nights Away Advisers
The District have the following advisers/assessors who can assess for a NA Permit, up to their own level:
Keith Millar (co-ordinator) - Greenfield
Chris Pinnell - Greenfield
Kevin Young - Greenfield
Alistair Moore - Greenfield
Caroline Campbell - Campsite
Andy Till - Campsite
Linda Gill - Campsite
The nightsaway@gordondistrictscouts.org.uk is received by Andy & Keith who will co-ordinate any permit applications and pass on the notifications to the correct person.