directly relates to any career you may be considering, think about any responsibilities you’ve been given. For example, if you’re serving members of the public as customers, you’re building up communication skills and the ability to talk to new people.
A canoe expedition in Wales may seem a million miles away from the office setting you see yourself, but navigating your way unaided means building up your problem solving abilities, working under pressure and having to work with your team members – all of which will come in handy when you enter working life.
do it after you’ve graduated to add an extra string to your bow, while you’re still studying or even as an apprentice through DofE Business partners.
What does it involve?
To get your DofE Bronze and Silver Awards, you’ll need to pick activities from each of these four sections: • Volunteering • Physical • Skills • Expedition At Gold level, there’s an additional Residential section to complete which involves staying and working away from home doing a shared activity.
The DofE is good on your CV…
But how does taking part or completing your DofE help you to get a job? understanding the skills you’ve developed as a result of taking part and how these will translate into working life is key to making your DofE work for you.
While volunteering in a charity shop each week may not sound like it
If you’re still studying and wondering how you can do your DofE alongside your degree, 20 year old Gold DofE participant and Law student,
Christina Odewale, shares how she believes her DofE is equipping her for the future…
“I’d started my DofE at school but wanted to complete my Silver while at Uni so I signed up as an independent participant at an Open Award Centre as my University doesn’t run a DofE group. Having the added focus of working towards my DofE made me more organised with meeting deadlines.
It has helped me to be more confident in every day student life, contributing more of my ideas in tutorials and seminars and joining in with voluntary events. It’s also made me a more practical person – I can think on my feet when faced with any challenge!
I think the experiences I have gained and skills I’ve developed will translate into working life and hopefully improve my job prospects. My dream is to run my own company, I’d love the challenge of growing a business at each stage – the DofE inspired
this career path as it ignited a desire to push and challenge myself and achieve, regardless of barriers.”
Sunil Ghadhali is 24 years old; he completed his Gold DofE Award as part of his Engineering Apprenticeship with DofE Business partner Amey, alongside his degree in Civil Engineering. He is now employed as an Assistant Project Engineer at Amey. Sunil says:
“I decided to do my DofE because it sounded like a really interesting opportunity, in particular the Expedition and Volunteering sections which I’d never had the chance to do before.
Completing the DofE as part of my apprenticeship has definitely made me more employable, it has given me the confidence to deliver presentations as well as organisation and time management skills. Doing my expedition with people I hadn’t met before has helped me to build relationships quickly which has helped me greatly in building up rapport with colleagues.
25 year old Claire Marsay is a Gold DofE Award holder; she completed her DofE when she was 17, before going to Bournemouth University. Claire now travels the world working as a Jewellery Sales Assistant on cruise ships, she says:
“I started doing my Bronze when I was 14 years old and carried on to get my Gold. I decided to do my DofE because I knew that it would look good on my C.V and I wasn’t wrong – all of the employers I’ve worked for since completing have commented on it!”
If you’re studying and your University doesn’t currently offer the DofE, visit
http://www.dofe.org/ takepart to find your nearest Open Award Centre
To find out more about the DofE visit
www.dofe.org
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