The Scout must complete the following:

1.      Choose one of the following three activities:

a.      Type 200 words using a word processor or desktop publisher, ensuring that there are no mistakes before printing it out.

b.      Use a typewriter to type 200 words, with not more than ten mistakes.

c.       Write, with a good legible hand, 100 words of prose.

2.      Show a general knowledge of the administrative arrangements of a Scout Group. This might include the key roles and responsibilities of the Group Scout Leader, the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Group Executive Committee.

3.      Know how a personal bank account operates.

4.      Write a letter on a subject after consultation with the assessor and send it to the assessor using mail, email or fax.

5.      Draft a wording for an invitation card addressed to members of the public about a Group, Troop or Patrol event.

6.      Choose one of the following two activities:

a.      Prepare a press release for a Group, Troop or Patrol event.

b.      Write an article for a magazine or newsletter, reporting a Group, Troop or Patrol event.

7.      Carry out the duties of the Secretary of a committee (this could, for example, be a Troop Forum, school club or council). These duties should include the recording of minutes and action points during the meeting, and the distribution of the minutes after the meeting.