Integrating Queen's Badge with Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award

 

The current regulations for the Queen's Badge and Silver DofE Award are so similar that, with some fore-thought and a little extra work, both awards can be worked on simultaneously, and gained together.  This is an option often overlooked by Candidates.  It should also be noted that where time constraints apply, one award may be gained before the other and the remaining sections worked on afterwards.  The regulations may be summarised by the following tables.

NB: This page relates to the 2008 Queen's Badge Regulations (A5 Folder).  Comparison with previous regulations (Red Folder) may be found here.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Silver)

Service 

Skills

Physical Recreation

 

 

 

Expedition / Exploration

 

6 months

One for 6 months,
the other for 3 months

Plan, prepare for and undertake a
3-day, 2-night venture.

Direct entrants must undertake an additional 6 months in one of the 6-mth sections.

Queen's Badge

Service outwith Company & Church

Skills

Physical Recreation

 

 

Expedition / Exploration

 

 

 

Skills-based Training

Service within Company & Church

 

 

 

Completion Course


Min 30 hrs / 6 mths

D of E Regulations Apply.  If only one activity - min 6 mths.

D of E Regulations Apply

Attend Approved Skills Course or Equivalent

Various Options

Attend and satisfactorily participate in a residential Completion Course


QB Regs are a subset of DoE Regs

Only 2 of these sections is required for Queen's Badge.  All 3 may be done, allowing DoE Silver to be awarded (1 or 2 may be deferred until after QB awarded).

May also count towards DoE Service Section


Notes

  1. All Queen's Badge Company Service or Service outwith the Company and Church are acceptable for the Silver DEA Service Section.  The converse is not true.  Candidates working for both awards should adhere to Queen's Badge Regulations for these sections.  Only one is required for DEA - both are required for QB.

  2. Skills / Physical / Expedition - All three are required for DEA.  Only two are required for QB - if Expedition is chosen, the Skills or Physical activity chosen should include 6 months activity, if Skills and Physical Activity are chosen, one of these sections must be pursued for a munimum of 6 months, the other for a minimum of 3 months).  Candidates working towards both awards should adhere to DEA Regulations for these sections.

  3. Skills-based Training is required for QB.  This should ideally be done as early as possible (and not less than 6 months prior to the Completion Course) so that the knowledge / skills gained may be applied in the Company.

  4. Service withing the Company or Church may be done in another Company or Church.

  5. Service outwith the Company or Church may include services provided BY the Company or Church TO others in the Community.

  6. Queen's Badge Residential Completion Course is mandatory, and should be booked in Dec / Jan.  All QB work should be complete by the date of the course - but Record Books should be complete and submitted 6 weeks in advance (this is the date you should work to to have your record complete).