April 2010 - The Boys' Brigade

Introducing an exciting online system that
revolutionises the way DofE activity is recorded
eDofE is an interactive online system that helps young people to
manage their DofE programme and Leaders to monitor their progress.
Accompanying the system will be a new Welcome Pack for participants
eDofE is an interactive online system
It provides encouragement to
that helps young people manage their complete each section and ultimately
and DofE the programme facility to and create Leaders an monitor offline ‘Record the achievement Book’ that of young a full Award. people
their progress.
can keep on achievement of their Award. 6. Enables direct communication
Accompanying the system will be a
using the latest technology
What new Welcome are the Pack benefits? for participants 7. Gives Leaders instant and access participants to useful can resources
and the facility to create an offline
eDofE
communicate
keeps Leaders
through
up to date
the messaging
directly with
‘Record Book’ on achievement of their system. Leaders can post news items
information on courses, conference and learning
Award that young people can keep.
that are instantly distributed to their
1. Easy to use
opportunities. It gives young people resources
whole group.
The Benefits system has been designed so that anyone to help them plan their programme.
7. Gives instant access to useful
HRH The Earl of
from 14 years old to an adult Leader with limited 8. Keeps
1. Easy to use
resources participants involved
Wessex launched
IT experience can use it. It’s simple and easy
We have designed the system so
Young eDofE people keeps have Leaders complex up lives, to date moving house, the eDofE pilot on
to navigate.
that anyone from 14 year old to an leaving directly home, with going information to University. on courses, eDofE means
14 October 08.
2. Any adult time, Leader any place, with limited anywhere IT
that conference the young person and learning can stay opportunities.
connected with
eDofE experience allows young can people use it. and It’s Leaders simple to DofE It no gives matter young what people life changes resources they are to
engage and with easy the to DofE navigate. at times and places going help through. them plan And after their Gold, programme. eDofE can be
convenient 2. Any time, to them, any making place, anywhere
every possible used 8. Keeps to encourage participants Gold Award involved holders to
effort eDofE to ensure allows that young eDofE people is accessible and to become Young the people next generation have complex of Leaders. lives,
any young Leaders person to engage or adult with engaged the DofE with at 9. Helps
moving
the
house,
DofE continually
leaving home,
improve
going to
the programme, times and places regardless convenient of ability, to them. University. eDofE means that the
By producing clear and accurate trends on
background We are or making location. every possible effort to young person can stay connected with
participant activity, the DofE can continually
ensure that eDofE is accessible to any us no matter what life changes they
3. Connects
young person
with young
or adult
people
improve the quality and relevance of the
engaged with
are going through. And after Gold,
The use the of programme, an online system regardless allows of DofE ability, to programme
eDofE can
for young
be used
people.
to encourage
DofE Managers
Gold
appeal background to young people or location. and work with them and Award Leaders holders will be able to become to access the reporting next
using the technology with which they are already about generation their groups. of Leaders.
3. Connects with young people
familiar from their everyday lives.
The use of an online system allows 10. 9. Helps Efficient the DofE continually improve
4. Exciting us to appeal evidence to young people and
By giving By producing Leaders access clear and to easy accurate summaries
Young work people with can them record using their the DofE technology activities of individual trends on activity participant and a quick activity, and the easy DofE way
in multiple with which formats they – from are photos already and familiar videos to approve can continually evidence, improve it will cut the down quality on
from their everyday lives.
and relevance of the programme for
to blogs and pdfs. Their evidence can be
paperwork and allow face-to-face time to be
young people. DofE Managers and
uploaded 4. Exciting direct evidence from computers, cameras used more effectively to guide and support
Leaders will be able to access
and mobile Young phones. people can record their DofE young people through their DofE programme.
reporting about their groups.
activities in multiple formats – from
5. Encourages progression
Find out more at www.dofe.org
photos and videos to blogs and pdfs. 10.Efficient
eDofE
Their
makes
evidence
it easier
can
for young
be uploaded
people to move By giving Leaders access to easy
between direct the from sections computers, of their DofE cameras programme and How summaries is The of Boys’ individual Brigade activity introducing and a eDofE?
and to mobile advance phones. from one level to the next. It
quick and easy way to approve
provides encouragement to complete each section Young evidence, People it will in England cut down & on Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland
5. Encourages progression
and ultimately the achievement of a full Award. will paperwork start to use and eDofE allow from face-to-face Sept 2010)now time have the option of using
eDofE makes it easier for young
eDofE to be used when more starting effectively out on their to guide award. To enable your young
6. Enables people direct to move communication
between the sections
and support young people through
of their DofE programme and to
people to use eDofE you first need to enrol your Company to use
using latest technology
their DofE programme.
advance from one level to the next.
the eDofE system (Download and complete the enrolment form at
Leaders and participants can communicate www.boys-brigade.org.uk/d-of-e.htm). It’s then just a case of
through the messaging The Duke system. Of Leaders Edinburgh’s Award, logging Gulliver in House, and off Madeira you go! You Walk, will WINDSOR, receive all SL4 the information 1EU and
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when you enrol
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your Company.
distributed to their whole group.
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