The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities, designed to support the personal and social development of young people aged 14-25, regardless of gender, background or ability. It offers an individual challenge and encourages young people to undertake exciting, constructive, challenging and enjoyable activities in their free time.

The Duke of Edinburgh award runs parallel with the Explorer and Scout Network programme award scheme and allows the participant not only to gain the Chief Scout's Platinum, Diamond and Queen Scout award you can also obtain the bronze, silver and gold awards respectively.

It is a five-Section Programme and involves:

• Service (helping other people in the local community)
• Expeditions (training for, planning and completing a journey on foot or horseback, by boat or cycle)
• Skills (covering almost any hobby, skill or interest)
• Physical Recreation (sport, dance and fitness)
• Residential Project (Gold Award only) (a purposeful enterprise with people not previously known to the participant)

Resources

To order Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme resources please contact: Shirley Myall at the Welsh Scout Council Offices, Llantwit Major.Tel: 01446 795277, or email admin@scoutsofwales.demon.co.uk

Resource Price List
Entrance Packs	£3.00
Record Books	£6.00
Award Programme files	£12.99
Award Handbooks	£3.99

There are a number of Factsheets available from The Scout Information Centre designed to help Scout Leaders. You will find these and other factsheets in the ScoutBase UK Library.

• 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