Start at 15
The upper age limit for all Awards is 25.
It would usually take between 6-12 months to complete a Silver DofE Award.
| Volunteering | Skills | Physical | Expedition | |
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| Time Requirement | 6 Months | One section of 3 months and one of 6 months | Preparation for the expedition must include training and at least one practice journey. Participants who have not completed their Bronze Award, must undertake an additional practice journey. The final (assessed) expedition must be over 3 days with 2 nights camping. There must be 7 hours planned activity per day, at least 3 1/2 of which should be spent journeying. | |
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Direct entrants must undertake a further 6 months in either the Service or the longer Skills or Physical section. Time spent on these activities can be flexible, but should average at least an hour a week. | ||||