So you're interested in starting your own programme and achieving an Award? Congratulations, you're about to start an adventure you’ll never forget.

First stop is to find your nearest DofE centre. It may be in your school, college, youth group or company. If you're not sure, when you've finished looking around this site, click on the local contacts button (down there on the left) to find out what's available near you.

Once you’ve found your centre you’ll need to pay a small DofE enrolment fee (plus possibly a small extra charge for admin and support, added by the DofE centre). Congratulations, you're now a DofE participant!

All DofE participants receive a Welcome Pack which contains a Keeping Track booklet, details of how to log in to eDofE, our online record book, and lots of helpful info. eDofE is where you log your progress through your DofE programme, and is what your Leader signs when you've completed your activity in each section.

Now, you can start choosing what activities you want to do - although you don't have to wait until you get your Welcome Pack before you start planning your programme.

Remember - tell your Leader about your plans so you don't waste time on activities which won't count or don't fit into the right section. Once everything is agreed and in place you’re ready to start your adventure.