Duke of Edinburgh time scales
Hi I don’t know why but somehow I’m absolutely adamant that my Duke of Edinburgh timescales can be shrank if I do more than one hour a week of my volunteering etc. is this true or am I just being stupid?? lol.
I mean, does it really matter? The point of DofE is not "do it as fast as you can and then stop", it's to promote a long term commitment to outdoor activities and volunteering etc.
Original post by Urfaveblondie
Hi I don’t know why but somehow I’m absolutely adamant that my Duke of Edinburgh timescales can be shrank if I do more than one hour a week of my volunteering etc. is this true or am I just being stupid?? lol.
depends on how lenient your assessor is
but i agree with the above post
Original post by artful_lounger
I mean, does it really matter? The point of DofE is not "do it as fast as you can and then stop", it's to promote a long term commitment to outdoor activities and volunteering etc.
That’s not my point. My point is I already do a sport for 3/4 h a week so therefore I would qualify quicker, or no? And it does matter, I’m doing my AS this year so I’m so short on time it’s insane, having it done quicker would spare me the time towards my exams.
It's been 20 years since I did DofE but it was definitely not allowed then. I did 3.5 hours a week of volunteering and the only way you could 'shrink' the time was that at Silver the requirement was less if you had completed Bronze, and at Gold it was less if you'd done Silver.
As artful_lounger says, it's not about doing it as quick as you can, it's about demonstrating a long time commitment. If you're coming up on AS you can always stop as the age cutoff isn't while you're still at school.
As artful_lounger says, it's not about doing it as quick as you can, it's about demonstrating a long time commitment. If you're coming up on AS you can always stop as the age cutoff isn't while you're still at school.
Original post by Urfaveblondie
That’s not my point. My point is I already do a sport for 3/4 h a week so therefore I would qualify quicker, or no? And it does matter, I’m doing my AS this year so I’m so short on time it’s insane, having it done quicker would spare me the time towards my exams.
Well as the benefits of DofE are purely personal as above it's perfectly reasonable to stop if you are focusing on other things.
Original post by artful_lounger
Well as the benefits of DofE are purely personal as above it's perfectly reasonable to stop if you are focusing on other things.
This. I have Bronze, Silver and Gold. It was fun to go to St James Palace to receive the Gold from Phillip, but I can also safely say that having DofE Gold hasn't done a single thing to progress my career. It's a personal challenge (although I'll admit for me it wasn't, I did everything except the expeditions anyway).
Out of curiosity I checked.
"For Gold, you’ll need to do your programme for at least 12 months if you’ve achieved your Silver Award, or 18 months if you’ve started at Gold level without doing your Silver – even if you’ve done Bronze. The big difference at Gold is you’ll also do a Residential section – staying away from home for five days and four nights doing a shared activity with people you don’t know.
– Volunteering section: 12 months – Physical and Skills sections: One section for 12 months and the other section for 6 months – Expedition section: 4 days/3 nights – Residential section: Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights.
If you didn’t do Silver, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections."
I don't think any reasonable assessor is going to complain if you miss a week or two during the 12 months (I was a guide leader so we met for 2 hours a week during the school term), but it is absolutely about the duration and not cramming it in.
"For Gold, you’ll need to do your programme for at least 12 months if you’ve achieved your Silver Award, or 18 months if you’ve started at Gold level without doing your Silver – even if you’ve done Bronze. The big difference at Gold is you’ll also do a Residential section – staying away from home for five days and four nights doing a shared activity with people you don’t know.
– Volunteering section: 12 months – Physical and Skills sections: One section for 12 months and the other section for 6 months – Expedition section: 4 days/3 nights – Residential section: Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights.
If you didn’t do Silver, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections."
I don't think any reasonable assessor is going to complain if you miss a week or two during the 12 months (I was a guide leader so we met for 2 hours a week during the school term), but it is absolutely about the duration and not cramming it in.
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