A successful Introduction to the DofE course was held in Swansea for CFAV and senior cadets of Dyfed and Glamorgan ACF, delivered by Lt Col Rtd Ed Sandham and Advisor for ACFA Wales Major Robin Jones.

Recently appointed Advisor for London and South East Anglia, Lt Col Clinton Riley, thanked South East London Sector for hosting an Introduction to the DofE course, a Leadership Certificate course and an Expedition Assessor Accreditation Scheme course, with the support of Course Directors Capt Martin Peterson and Lt Col (Rtd) Ed Sandham and their staff.


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With the expedition season well and truly started, Lt Col Mike Gerrish has issued his information newsletter. Note: currently there is no entitlement to ORPs for expedition training, including DofE, but where it is available, the notes remain valid.
For the Exped update, click here

An excellent example of tri-service co-operation with Army, Air and Sea Cadet leaders coming together at Driffield to share training in the skills of supervising DofE expeditions. Many thanks to Humberside and South Yorkshire ACF and to the experienced DS on the course.


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Another successful IttDofE course in the North East of England, this time at Chester le Street. Congratulations to all concerned, especially Regional Advisor Major Alan Thompson, Tutor SSI Angie Wilson-Stout and County DofE Officer Lt Geoff Harman


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Learn about navigation from the experts at Ordnance Survey. Get the chance to brush up your navigation skills at a Cotswold Outdoor Ordnance Survey Workshop near you. FREE Ordnance Survey Workshops are designed to help improve map and compass work giving even more confidence to get outside and explore on expeditions and will be held at venues across the UK between April and August
For further details, click here

Leaders from six different ACF Counties were guided through the skills and techniques of expedition assessing at Reading by the incomparable Capt Amerjit Gill, who has given freely of his time on numerous EAAS courses, and to whom we are sincerely grateful.


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The long awaited upgrade of the eDofE system for Assistant Managers is almost with us, and yet again Lt Col Mike Gerrish has come up trumps! Our sincere thanks to Col Mike, who has produced a step by step guide to the new screens for County / Contingent DofE Officers and Advisors to hit the ground running.
Click here for the guide to the upgraded screens

A busy weekend saw the completion of a successful Expedition Supervisor Training Course for leaders who will take responsibility for DofE expedition teams, and a well attended Introduction to the DofE course.


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Hot off the press is a new newsletter to keep participants up to date on what is going on in DofE, sent direct to their e-mail address. To find out what your cadets are seeing, click below to see the first newsletter...
Click here for the participants newsletter

A successful IttDofE course, hosted by Hereford and Worcester ACF, was attended by DofE leaders from 4 different counties as well as a guest from the Marine Society and Sea Cadets


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Students for as far afield as Suffolk and Central Scotland came together to work on their MTF modules and gain the Certificate in DofE Leadership


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