- Merit badge (Scouting Ireland)
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Merit badges refers to awards earned by youth members of Scouting Ireland, the Irish national Scout organisation, based on activities within an area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. These are different to Attainment badges, also awards earned by youth members of Scouting Ireland, based on activities in 14 different areas of outdoor activities.
Merit badges are a universal award for achievement wihin the Scouting movement. The purpose of the merit badge programme is to allow Scouts to examine subjects to determine if they would like to further pursue them as a career or as a vocation. Originally, the programme also introduced Scouts to the life skills of contacting an adult they hadn't met before, arranging a meeting and then demonstrating their skills, similar to a job or college interview. Increasingly, though, merit badges are earned in a class setting at troop meetings and summer camps.
Many of the badges are more advanced versions of Cub Scout (Macaoimh) badges.
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See also
Scouting Ireland Organisation Advancement and recognition - Attainment badge
- Merit badge
- Order of CúChulainn
People Places Historical - Scouting Ireland (CSI)
- Scouting Ireland S.A.I.
- History of Sea Scouting (Scouting Ireland)
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