From the 1973 Badge Book:

Each badge shows that, for a year, you have taken part and so made progress in your Company’s Eight Point Program.

Guides are assessed by the PL Council.  A check is made from time to time throughout the year to see if the Guide is doing her best then a decision made if the badge has been earned.  Assessment covers a 12 month period dating from a Guide’s Promise Ceremony or from the award of her last badge.

The Assessment

Each Guide must be considered as an individual:

1. She must take increasing responsibility for the planning and arranging of Patrol and Company programming through Patrol in Council and PL Council.  The degree of responsibility would be in relation to her age, experience, ability and office.
2. She must have attended regularly.
3. She is assessed on how well she tried to participate and co-operate.

Explanation of Assessment

Your Patrol and Company must have a program, which includes the opportunities for every Guide to increase her knowledge, experience and ability in each of the 8 points.  Every Guide is responsible for ensuring that the Patrol and Company program includes these opportunities.  The Guides plan what they do as a Patrol and through the PL sends requests for what they need to be taught or to do to be included in Company programs.

Explanation continued…….

You need to be present when your Patrol and Company meet so you can take advantage of learning, contributing and participating in activities.

No one learns anything by just being there.  You have to join in and try to do the best of your ability.