Last year: - We directly trained 3,000 volunteers - Over 16,500 volunteers attended a DofE training course run by a delivery partner using the resources we provide


- Over 18,000 people used our free online e-induction course.


Conferences and events


Our DofE Offices provide further support to our network through a series of conferences, events and meetings, many focusing on specific areas of work to increase knowledge and skills.


Our East Region held its first special needs conference, attended by over 100 delegates from across the UK – and even the Netherlands. Six months after the conference, success was evident through the creation of six new centres, some groups re-starting delivery and an increased number of volunteers.


You can try the


online e-induction course at: www.DofEtraining.org/induction


Many new volunteers are recruited from Gold Award holders. Katie Worthington volunteers at Westminster House Youth Club in Peckham, which has just seen its first three Gold Awards achieved:


“I want the kids in my club to have opportunities that are beyond the realms of their usual inner city experiences and the DofE offers so many fantastic opportunities. The achievement of Gold Awards is huge for the participants, and I’ve seen them grow into responsible young men that I can now rely on as volunteers.”


Building a raft from plastic drums, ropes and logs, then ensuring it was seaworthy enough to cross a reservoir was, for many, the highlight of our Peak District event.


Challenging our supporters The impact of training


Through the support of the National Voluntary Organisation Support Fund (Youthlink), we were able to train over 1,200 Leaders in Scotland. This increase in Leaders led directly to a 14% increase in DofE participation and Awards achieved, proof indeed that volunteers really do make the difference to young people.


“A thoroughly good day, interesting, engaging,


entertaining and, most of all, inspirational.” Volunteer, Highlands, attending an Expedition Assessor course.


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Scottish Power entered seven teams in our Peak District Challenge. Here one team gets to grip with map-reading.


The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Annual Review of 2010


We ran several Challenges for our supporters last year. They ranged from the thrilling (but short) intensity of an abseil from the Forth Railway Bridge, to two whole weekends in wild country organised for teams from a number of our corporate supporters. These weekends have become the highlight of our employee engagement calendar. In 2010 they involved a vigorous 20-mile trek, with orienteering and camping challenges, an obstacle course and a raft-building exercise. Whether companies were competing against one another, or different divisions of their own company, the events proved a fantastic tool for bringing people together, encouraging them to work as part of a team, and developing key skills essential to success in the workplace. The challenge including raising funds for our Charity, and between them the 400 volunteers who entered these three events, raised over £60,000.


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