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What is DofE (Duke Of Edinburgh)?
The Award is a four-Section programme with three levels:
- Bronze (for those aged 14 and over)
- Silver (for those aged 15 and over) and
- Gold (for those aged 16 and over).
The Sections involve:
- Volunteering (helping people in the community)
- Skills (covering almost any hobby, skill or interest)
- Physical (sport, dance and fitness)
- Expeditions (training for, planning and completing a journey on foot or horseback, by boat or cycle)
- Residential Project (Gold Award only) (a purposeful enterprise with people not previously known to the participant)
It would usually take a participant between 6-12 months to complete a Bronze Award; 12-18 months for a Silver Award and 18-24 months for a Gold Award. It may take less time for completion of the Silver or Gold Awards if the participant holds the preceding Award. All Awards must be completed by the participant's 25th birthday. Click on the underlined text for some help with the different sections the award.
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Volunteering |
Skills |
Physical Recreation |
Expeditions |
Residential Section |
| Bronze, 14+ |
3 Months |
3 Months |
3 Months |
Plan prepare and undertake a 2 day, 1 night venture |
N/A |
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All participants must undertake a further 3 months in either the Volunteering, Skills or Physical Recreation Section. |
| Silver, 15+ |
6 Months |
One Section for 6 months and the other Section for 3 months |
Plan prepare and undertake a 3 day, 2 night venture |
N/A |
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Participants who do not hold their Bronze Award must undertake a further 6 months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills / Physcial Recreation Section. |
| Gold, 16+ |
12 Months |
One Section for 12 months and the other Section for 6 months |
Plan prepare and undertake a 4 day, 3night venture |
Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights |
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Participants who do not hold their Silver Award must undertake a further 6 months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills / Physcial Recreation Section. |
What do I get from it?
The Award is widely recognised by employers and people involved in education. Some of the benefits to young people include developing self-confidence and self-reliance; gaining a sense of achievement and a sense of responsibility; discovering new skills, interests and talents and developing leadership skills and abilities. They can also discover exciting opportunities; make new friends; experience teamwork, problem-solving and decision-making; increase their motivation; enhance their self-esteem and develop their communication skills. They will also, of course, have fun!
The Government has recognised that the Award has a valuable role to play within a young person's personal development. The Award is closely linked with many Government initiatives across the UK.
The Award gives opportunities for young people to:
- enjoy a wide variety of physical, creative and aesthetic experiences which encourage personal growth and development;
- experience new lifestyles and cultures outside their own immediate neighbourhood, possibly abroad;
- experience a variety of learning and teaching styles with people from different walks of life;
- take decisions of increasing complexity and accept responsibility for the consequences;
- discover new talents and abilities and test values and beliefs;
- give a continuing personal commitment of service to others;
- establish and sustain inter-personal relationships;
- negotiate their own personal programme of participation, seeking out and researching relevant information, and gradually take responsibility for their own learning;
- understanding their strengths and weakness, assess their personal level of competence, increase their own personal effectiveness and take responsibility for their own lives having a great time!
I want to do it, what is next?
Right the next step is to follow this link to and download the application form, and then fill it in. You will then need to send the form off to the right person who will send you, your book and some more useful information. More infomation can be found on DofE website, ScoutBase and Hampshire Scouts Website
Some useful factsheet for your information
- FS120301 - The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
General information on the Award Scheme
- FS120302 - The Role of Leaders/Advisers for the DofE Award
Details the role of the Leader
- FS120303 - The DofE Award - Service Section
Details of the Service Section
- FS120304 - The DofE Award - Expedition Section
Support material for the expedition section
- FS120305 - The Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Skills and Physical Recreation
Requirements for the awards
- FS120306 - Scouting and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
How the award scheme links with the Scout Training programme
- FS120307 - Millennium Volunteers
Information on the millennium Volunteer scheme - Operational in England only
- FS120308 - The Role of District Advisers for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Guidelines for the Role of Advisers
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