Once Compass is live in August, all Groups will need to enter the details of their young people in accordance with POR. There are three options for doing this .

POR requires Groups to maintain records of youth data on Compass once it is live.

There are three options for entering that data initially:

1. If you currently use Online Scout Manager, then OSM will provide a one off export facility to an Excel spreadsheet. In October, there will be a short time slot during which this spreadsheet can be uploaded to a secure web site and Headquarters will then import the data into Compass.

1. If you do not currently use OSM, then from the start of September, you can enter the data directly into Compass using the add youth member function.

1. Alternatively, you can enter the data manually into an Excel spreadsheet, using the template link below. You can then upload this to the secure website in the October time slot for importing to Compass in the same way as OSM users.

A Guide document to using the template is provided below

New Compass Guidelines for Using Youth Data Import (Template-1) (PDF)

Compass Youth Data Import Template

Mike Kerrigan,
Compass Champion


strategy@scouts-hants.org.uk