Primers Programme - Sharity Gift Box Project

The Boys’ Brigade Sharity Gift Box aims to give a meaningful exposure to Primers working towards the President’s Award, Anchor Award or the National Youth Achievement Award – Gold (NYAA – Gold) in a Brigade Level Community Service Project. The experience will give them exposure to operations and events beyond just their own Company activities.

 

In SGB, we aim to equip and allow our Primers to develop maturity, leadership and responsibility by allowing them to plan, organise and execute the task in the operations. They will undergo relevant training to empower them to make decisions and give directions to Boys under their care.

Primers will have to complete, in the following order:

A. 1 Training Session (3 hours)

B. 5 days of Practical Involvement

C. 1 Key Event (Only applicable for President’s Award Applicants)

The date for the training session is:

 

25 Nov 2009 Wednesday                                  6pm to 9pm                                  BB Campus, Fraser Hall   

 

The training consists of the following components:

·         Admin briefing (30 mins)

·         Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) by department (45 mins)

·         Hard skill and safety training (30 mins)

·         Scenario-based discussions (15 mins)

·         Discussion and planning (within a shift) (60 mins)

 

The training is a condensed simulation of a day in SGB operations. This is to ensure that the Primers are clear on the SOP and would be able to execute the task independently. The purpose of the training is to equip Primers with knowledge and skills for good decision making.

 

If Primers are unable to attend the training with a valid reason, upon the approval of the Operations Sub-Com Chairman and the Education & Training Sub-Com Chairman, Primer would report a day earlier than his/her shift, and will understudy another Primer. Primers should not sign up for the first shift if you are unable to turn up for the training.

 

Only trained applicants will be allowed to undertake the 5-Days Practical Involvement.

Each applicant must sign up for and attend one shift of 5 days.

The designated shifts are as follows:

 

	Start Date	End Date
1st Shift	27/11/2009	01/12/2009
2nd Shift	29/11/2009	03/12/2009
3rd Shift	03/12/2009	07/12/2009
4th Shift	07/12/2009	11/12/2009
5th shift	11/12/2009	15/12/2009
6th shift	15/12/2009	19/12/2009
7th Shift	19/12/2009	23/12/2009
8th shift	26/12/2009	30/12/2009

 

*SGB Operations stand down on 24^th & 25^th Dec 2009. Primers are not required to report for duty.

The key events available for the applicants to be involved are:

 

Car Flag Off                              12 Dec 2009 Saturday             730am to 230pm      ACS (Barker Road)

Closing Ceremony                  21 Dec 2009 Monday               8am to 3pm               BB Campus

The President’s Award represents the epitome of our Boys’ development in The Boys’ Brigade, it is the highest award in the Primers Programme and the applicants are expected to demonstrate leadership and service of the highest quality.

 

Brigade Staff or Officers in the BBSGB committee are authorised to file a case against applicants who fail to meet expectations, including reporting for duty with inappropriate attire or hair length. Such cases will be reviewed by at least two officers/staff. If the applicant is found unsuitable to be deployed, he may be required to report for an additional day of duty in order to fulfil the Practical Involvement.

 

Any President’s Award Applicant who presents a case serious enough to warrant a failure for his Brigade Level Involvement Project will have his case escalated to the Primers Programme Committee and the Executive Director for review.

Registration will open on 28 Oct 2009 (Wed) at 6pm, you can send your form to the Brigade Office via email: bbsgb@bb.org.sg

 

 BBSGB - Primers Registration.xls 

 

There are limited vacancies for each shift and it will be allocated by a first-come-first-served basis.

 

You can contact Ms Chan Oi Lam, Project Executive (BBSGB) at 67370377 ext 107 if you have any queries.

You can download our factsheet and read more about the project.

 BBSGB 2009 factsheet.pdf