The Group Awards are designed so that all members of the Scout Group can take part in the Award, both Members and Leaders. Explorer Scouts and members of the Scout Network can link with Scout Groups to achieve a Group Award. There is freedom for the Group to select its own project and wide scope for innovative projects.

Each Group Award is based on a long-term project, which the Group works on together over a period of at least three to six months. The Group leadership team outlines the project and the involvement that each Section will have in it. Set yourself a start date and a completion date. You should develop an action plan, carry it out and evaluate it. Once the project is completed, the decision to award the badge to all Members is that of the leadership team involved in the project (although you may wish to involve your District or County/Area Commissioner).