A guide to Using iDEA for Duke of Edinburgh Filling out Your Programme Planner (Skills Section) • Type: Life Skills • Detail: iDEA or Skills for Employment • Goals (Bronze): E.g. To gain basic skills and knowledge in a wide range of digital, enterprise and employability skills • Goals (Silver): E.g. To further develop my skills and knowledge in a wide range of digital, enterprise and employability skills Completing your Activity Log (Skills Section) • Record whatever you work on each week • Remember to include how many points you earned for each badge and the time you took for each badge. • For the Skills section of your DofE, you should be spending about an hour a week on this activity. Recording your evidence (Skills section) • Take screenshots either during, or as you complete each badge • Upload your screenshots to eDofE as you progress, as proof that you are completing the section over the agreed time scale • Upload your record of achievement and electronic certificate once it has been awarded Assessing iDEA for Duke of Edinburgh (Skills section) • Has the participant shown you evidence of working on the section for at least one hour per week over the timescale agreed in the programme planner? • Has the participant achieved their goals? • Has the participant uploaded their evidence to eDofE? • Log in to https://www.dofe.org/assessor/ with your participants DofE number and fill in your report Using iDEA for Duke of Edinburgh Volunteering Section • • • If you are in a position of responsibility, e.g. a CFAV or cadet NCO or Staff Cadet, you could take on the leadership of the iDEA Award at your detachment. This could include encouraging cadets to register for the Award, and then supporting them to complete it. This can count for the Volunteering section of your own DofE Award. Filling out your Programme Planner (Volunteering section) • • • Type: Coaching, teaching and leadership Detail: Enabling cadets to complete the iDEA Award Goals: e.g. To support cadets to register for the Award and complete various badges. To promote the iDEA Award at my detachment, and make sure cadet understand its value. Completing your Activity Log (Volunteering Section) • Record whatever you do each week • Remember to include time you’ve spent supporting the cadets either face to face or via online support sessions, as well as any time you’ve spent preparing resources behind the scenes. • For the Volunteering section of your DofE, you should be spending about an hour a week on this activity. Recording your evidence (Volunteering section) • Take screenshots or photos of some of your activity (remember to ensure you have permission to take photos that include cadets) • Upload your screenshots and photos to eDofE as you progress, as proof that you are completing the section over the agreed time scale Assessing iDEA for Duke of Edinburgh (Volunteering section) • Has the participant shown you evidence of working on the section for at least one hour per week over the timescale agreed in the programme planner? • Has the participant achieved their goals? • Has the participant uploaded their evidence to eDofE? • Log in to https://www.dofe.org/assessor/ with your participants DofE number and fill in your report
