How to apply for a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Skill activity
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How to register with us
You need to be registered through a Licensed Organisation such as your school, youth group or local council.
Once you have your eDofE ID for your DofE account, find a skills activity on the STEM website you want to do.
Email dofe@caa.co.uk with the following details:
- Email Subject: CAA STEM Skills Course Registration
- Name
- Age
- Course (full title including months)
- eDofE ID
- Contact email
Once received, you will receive an email reply with the skills activity sheet. This is confirmation you are registered to the skills course you chose.
Once you complete the skills activity sheet, load a copy of your work to your skill section on your eDofE account and send a copy to dofe@caa.co.uk where we will review your completed skills activity sheet and provide and assessors report.
For more information visit https://www.dofe.org/do/achieving/
Timescales
We have designed each Skill activity sheet to last one hour per week, page 2 of the activity sheets provide a guide of what part to answer each week. Some parts may take more than one hour to complete. You can combine more than one of our activities to fit your individual timeframe depending what level you are at up to 12 and 18 months duration.
| Award level | Minimum time for skills section | Notes |
| Bronze | 3 – 6 months | You must spend an extra 3 months in one of the volunteering, physical or skills sections. |
| Silver | Physical and Skills: one section 6 months and the other section 3 months. | This can be made up of as many of the activities we provide to fit your timeframe. |
| Gold | Physical and Skills: one section 12 months and the other section 6 months. | This can be made up of as many of the activities we provide to fit your timeframe. |