DofE Silver Award
Minimum age you can start the Silver Award: |
Your 15th Birthday (However if you have completed the Bronze Award, the GB as an operating authority allows you to begin just below this age, so you can continue without a long gap.) |
Minimum time to complete the Silver Award: |
6 months if you have completed the Bronze Award 12 months for Direct Silver |
Minimum age to complete the Silver Award: |
15½ years if you have completed the Bronze Award 16 years for Direct Silver |
Maximum age to complete the Silver Award: |
24 years + 364 days! (you get an extra day if it's a leap year!) All Awards must be completed before your 25th birthday, so don't take too long or you won't have time to finish the Gold! |
Timescale for the Silver section of the Award
| Service | Skills | Physical Recreation | Expeditions |
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6 months |
One Section for 6 months and the other Section for 3 months |
Plan, prepare for and undertake a 3 day, 2 night venture |
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DIRECT ENTRANTS must undertake a further 6 months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills or Physical Recreation Sections. |
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