Duke of Edinburgh's Award Levels
Bronze Award
The Bronze Award is open to young people aged between 14 and 25. Here at Breconshire we usually start with young people in year 10. It will take a minimum of 6 months to complete.
SILVER AWARD
The Silver Award is open to young people aged between 15 and 25. It will take new participants a minimum of 12 months to complete but those who have completed their bronze first can finish in 6 months.
GOLD AWARD
The Gold Award is very prestigious. It is open to young people aged between 16 and 25. It will take new participants a minimum of 18 months to complete, but those who have completed their Silver could complete in 12 months.
News
Silver and Gold Registration Evening Wed 28th September 19:30
This virtual event is for potential participants and their parents/guardians to find out further information of what is involved in the Silver and Gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, with a view to enrolling in October 2022.
There will be a short presentation and then an opportunity for you to ask questions, as well as meet some of the team who support the Award at Gold and Silver level in Brecon and surrounding areas.
Update - New Company Name & Team
We've been busy during the lockdowns preparing and re-branding. Our new community interest company name Breconshire Award Scheme Group accurately reflects our aim to deliver DofE awards to young people in and around the Breconshire area. There are some old and new faces in our team but we are still as dedicated as ever and are now looking to restart our operations. Keep an eye out for news regarding signing up for entry in Autumn 2022.
Our philosophy
Breconshire Award Scheme Group is a Community Interest Company which is based in Brecon. We believe that the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme should be open to everyone. Therefore we will welcome anyone who wants to register at our centre to do their award. We provide support and help where we can, especially to those who may find doing their Award financially challenging.
All of our leaders are volunteers and give up their time freely to support the young people with their expeditions and other sections of the award. We therefore keep our costs to a minimum and do not make a profit.
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New participants
To register for the 2022/23 season please get in touch with us at info@breconshiredofe.org
Timetable for DofE 2023
| Applicable Participants | Activity | Date | Time | Venue |
| All | Expedition Training and Planning Weekend | 14/01/23 - 15/01/23 | 10:00 - 15:00 | Llanfihangel Hall |
| All | Monthly Check-In | 02/02/23 | 19:30 - 20:30 | Online |
| All | Navigation Training Day | 04/03/23 | TBC | TBC |
| Silver | Practice Expedition | 31/03/23 - 02/04/23 | TBC | TBC |
| Gold | Practice Expedition | 31/03/23 - 03/04/23 | TBC | TBC |
| All | Monthly Check-In | 04/05/23 | 19:30 - 20:30 | Online |
| All | Expedition Route Planning | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| All | Monthly Check-In | 08/06/23 | 19:30 - 20:30 | Online |
| Silver | Qualifying Expedition | 30/06/23 - 02/07/23 | TBC | TBC |
| Gold | Qualifying Expedition | 30/06/23 - 03/07/23 | TBC | TBC |
| All | Expedition Presentations | 12/07/23 | TBC | Online |