The Red Cross Youth Page

22 October 2001

Welcome to this resource area. We will constantly update the information about the RCY in this section. 
The online documentation will serve as a useful resource for all RCY Volunteers.
You may like to provide us with a softcopy of your training materials which will be posted here for distribution.

• General Information
  • The Structure of RCY
  • The Rank System
  • World Wide Web Guidelines for Singapore Red Cross Youth
  • Excellent Units Award
  • Community Service Award - Guidelines and Application form
  • Training resources

   

• Youth Officers & HQ volunteers
  • Administrative Information for RCY HQ volunteers
  • Notes for Officer/Teacher-in-charge and VAL
  • Guidelines And Procedures On School Excursions
  • Training - First Aid & CPR
  • Training Prospectus 2001
  • ACOC resources
    
    
• Cadet volunteers
  • List of Cadet Units
  • RCY Cadet Curriculum
  • Registration for First Aid Examination
  • Standard Name Tag
    
    
• Link volunteers
  • List of Link Units

General Information

The Red Cross Youth seeks to :

• promote and encourage the participation of children and young persons in the work of the Red Cross.
• inculcate healthy living habits
• develop a sense of social responsibility
• strengthen the band of international friendship existing between Red Cross Youth members throughout the world.

The Red Cross runs school-based youth programmes and is an Extra-Curricular Activity recognised by the Ministry of Education. The Red Cross Youth has two programmes one for the Primary school children (Link programme) and another for secondary school youths (Cadet programme). The organisation of youth activities under this system has produced good results with both the Link units and Cadet units, enthusiastically pursuing a series of activities ranging from social/recreational to community programmes.

The Red Cross Youth Division is also comprised of HQ-based volunteers who are Pre-University students, Polytechnic students or working adults. More commonly known as the RCY Division, the Red Cross Youth  has maintain its presence in the youth community with the motto : "Serve One Another"

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The Structure

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The Rank System

Being a uniform group, the RCY adopted a rank system with the purpose of goal setting for the various groups of volunteers. Voulunteers are encouraged to excel and achieve the criteria for each rank. In 1999, the rank system was restructured and modified. The new ranks are slotted into the epaulettes of their uniform, except for the link members.

Links
The Links are basically Primary school members. They wore cloth badges above the left chest pocket of their uniform. Currently, the badges are in the order of one star, two stars and three stars.

Cadets
The Cadets are basically secondary school members. With each promotion, the cadet is also awarded an ECA point up to a maximum of 5 points. The various ranks for a Cadet are Lance Corporal (LCP), Corporal (CPL), Sergeant (SGT), Staff Sergeant (SSG), Warrant Officer (WO) and Senior Warrant Officer (SWO).

Cadet Officers
Cadet Officers are volunteers who completed their secondary school education. With their exposure in Secondary School Cadet Units, they serve as volunteers, rendering services to meet the objectives of the RCY. This ranges from training of links and cadets, community service, fund raising and international exchange. The various ranks for a Cadet Officer are Assistant Cadet Officer (ACO), Cadet Officer (CO), Senior Cadet Officer (SCO) and Principal Cadet Officer (PCO).

Youth Officers
Youth Officers are basically adult volunteers or school teachers who provide guidance to the Cadet and Cadet Officers. The various ranks for Youth Officers are Assistant Youth Officer (AYO), Youth Officer (YO) and Senior Youth Officer (SYO).

Divisional Officers
Divisional Officers are adult volunteers designated with specific responsibilities and to providing guidance to the various working groups within the RCY. This ranges from managing RCY school districts or  RCY HQ units. Divisional Officers consists of Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO), Divisional Officer (DO) and Senior Divisional Officer (SDO).

The Director and Deputy Director of RCY are Senior Divisional Officer appointed to lead the RCY.

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List of Cadet Units

Currently, the cadet units are grouped into 4 districts.

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RCY Cadet Curriculum

The curriculum propose 9 core activities and 2 optional activites. The activities should be covered within the constraints set by individual schools. The hours recommended should not be viewed as a standard, but rather a guide on the percentage of time for each subject. For the badges to be awarded to Cadets, a more detailed reference is available (Ref: Red Cross Youth Incentive Badge Scheme).

Click on the following icon to view the curriculum. It contain references presented by year, the activities, topics, suggested duration and types of badges that may be awarded.

In addition, members are encouraged to be actively involved in health and fitness issues, personal and environmental hygiene.

There are also enrichment courses organised by Headquarters. Cadets are encouraged to sign up. These courses are on a first-come-first-serve basis.

The  9 core activities that are identified for the RCY cadets are

• Community Service
• Community Singing
• Evacuation
• First Aid
• Footdrill
• Fund Raising
• Outdoor Activities
• Red Cross Knowledge
• Total Defence

The 2 optional activities identified are

• International Friendship
• Recreation
    

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Registration for First Aid Examination

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Standard Name Tag

The name tag has a measures 7.5 cm by 1.9 cm. The background colour is Pantone 485. The name shall be printed in Arial font. Presently, there is only one supplier: Do share with us if there is any other suppliers.

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List of Link Units

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