Silver Award

Age limits

Start at 15
The upper age limit for all Awards is 25.

Time needed

It would usually take between 6-12 months to complete a Silver DofE Award.

	Volunteering	Skills	Physical	Expedition
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.
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.

Volunteering

Skills

Physical

Expedition

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.

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.

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Last Updated: 10 June 09

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