Funding may be available to support voluntary and community organisations to launch their own programme, so more young people can benefit from the award.
The DofE Award is supported by a dedicated Operations Officer, who offers help to set up, advice on running programmes, and signposting to training for leaders to run the programme. This will help make sure that as a new DofE Award provider you are fully supported as you develop your own team of DofE Leaders.
We’ll identify what support your group needs to start up and grow DofE provision, but as an example, funding could be provided for staff training costs (both DofE courses and outdoor qualifications), expedition delivery, and financial support for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Requirements
- Organisations/groups must be an incorporated voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation (VCSO), that has been established for at least one year
- VCSO needs a bank account in the organisation’s name, with two or more unrelated signatories and any reserves accrued by organisations are reinvested to support your work (ie not for profit)
- VCSO needs to have five trustees
- Centres will be required to sign a Directly Licensed Centre agreement
- Organisations will need to undergo a due diligence check and will be asked to produce documentation, including safeguarding policies, offsite visits policy and profit and loss accounts
- VCSO needs to hold public liability insurance
Commitments
A team of staff (2-3 people) will be needed who are willing to:
- Undertake some initial DofE specific training, e-learning modules and discussions
- Act as a point of contact for the DofE Operations Officer
- Identify and sign up participants
- Organise eDofE sessions with participants throughout the year, which will be supported by the DofE Operations Officer
- Take on more specific leadership roles over time for which training will be provided including National Governing Body outdoor qualifications if appropriate
- Support and take responsibility for the pastoral care of participants on expeditions
- Report to DofE how any grant money has been spent and providing the relevant receipts
Benefits to your young people
The DofE has a proven track record of helping young people to develop both personally and socially, and each programme is tailored to the needs and interests of the individual. DofE is widely recognised and valued by employers, achieving a DofE Award adds an additional dimention to any young person’s experiences and qualifications.
Next steps
- Initial meeting. Learn more about licensing with the DofE, benefits to your youth members and what funding is available.
- Complete the due diligence process and if successful, sign the DofE licence and nominate a DofE Manager.
- Work with your operations officer to create a detailed DofE development plan for your centre.
- Work with your operations officer to submit your grant application
- Enrol your young people and start running the programme.
Contact details
To discuss further you can contact Laura Evans on [email protected] or 01847 623068.
Mae’n bosib y bydd ariannu ar gael er mwyn cefnogi sefydliadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol i lansio eu rhaglen eu hunain, fel y gall mwy o bobl ifanc gael budd o’r wobr.
Mae Gwobr Dug Caeredin yn cael ei chefnogi gan Swyddog Gweithrediadau, sy’n cynnig cymorth wrth sefydlu, cyngor ar gynnal rhaglenni, a chyfeirio at hyfforddiant i arweinwyr er mwyn rhedeg y rhaglen. Bydd hyn yn sicrhau eich bod chi, fel darparwr Gwobr DofE newydd yn cael eich cefnogi’n llawn wrth i chi ddatblygu eich tîm eich hun o Arweinwyr DofE.
Byddwn yn adnabod pa gefnogaeth mae eich grŵp ei angen er mwyn dechrau a thyfu darpariaeth DofE, ond fel enghraifft, gall ariannu gael ei ddarparu ar gyfer costau hyfforddi staff (cyrsiau DofE a chymwysterau awyr agored), cynnal alldaith, a chefnogaeth ariannol ar gyfer pobl ifanc o gefndiroedd difreintiedig.
Gofynion
- Rhaid i sefydliadau/grwpiau fod yn sefydliad gwirfoddol, cymunedol neu fenter gymdeithasol (VCSO) wedi’i hymgorffori sydd wedi’i sefydlu am o leiaf blwyddyn
- Mae VSCO angen cyfrif banc yn enw’r sefydliad, gyda dau neu fwy o lofnodwyr digyswllt a bydd unrhyw gronfeydd wrth gefn sydd wedi’u crynhoi gan sefydliadau yn cael eu hail-fuddsoddi er mwyn cefnogi eich gwaith (h.y. nid er elw)
- Mae VCSO angen pum ymddiriedolwr
- Bydd yn ofynnol i ganolfannau lofnodi cytundeb Canolfan Wedi’i Thrwyddedu’n Uniongyrchol
- Bydd sefydliadau angen ymgymryd â gwiriad diwydrwydd dyladwy a gofynnir iddynt ddarparu dogfennaeth, gan gynnwys polisïau diogelu, polisi ymweliadau oddi ar y safle a chyfrifon elw a cholled
- Mae VCSO angen bod ag yswiriant atebolrwydd cyhoeddus
Ymrwymiadau
Bydd angen tîm o staff (2-3 o bobl) sy’n fodlon:
- Ymgymryd â hyfforddiant modiwlau e-ddysgu a thrafodaethau cychwynnol DofE
- Gweithredu fel pwynt cyswllt ar gyfer y Swyddog Gweithrediadau DofE
- Adnabod a chofrestru cyfranogwyr
- Trefnu sesiynau eDofE gyda chyfranogwyr drwy gydol y flwyddyn, fydd yn cael eu cefnogi gan y Swyddog Gweithrediadau DofE
- Ymgymryd â rolau arweinyddiaeth mwy penodol dros gyfnod o amser lle bydd hyfforddiant yn cael ei ddarparu, gan gynnwys cymwysterau awyr agored y Corff Llywodraethu Cenedlaethol os yw’n briodol
- Cefnogi a chymryd cyfrifoldeb dros ofal bugeiliol cyfranogwyr ar alldeithiau
- Adrodd yn ôl i DofE ynghylch sut mae unrhyw grant arian wedi’i wario a darparu’r derbynebau perthnasol
Buddion i’ch pobl ifanc
Mae gan DofE hanes profedig o helpu pobl ifanc i ddatblygu’n bersonol ac yn gymdeithasol, ac mae pob rhaglen wedi’i theilwra i anghenion a diddordebau’r unigolyn. Mae DofE yn cael ei gydnabod yn eang a’i werthfawrogi gan gyflogwyr, mae cyflawni Gwobr Dug Caeredin yn ychwanegu haen arall at brofiadau a chymwysterau unrhyw berson ifanc.
Y camau nesaf
- Cyfarfod cychwynnol. Dysgwch fwy am drwyddedu gyda DofE, buddion i’ch aelodau ieuenctid a pha ariannu sydd ar gael.
- Cwblhewch y broses diwydrwydd dyledus ac os ydych yn llwyddiannus, cewch lofnodi’r drwydded DofE ac enwebu Rheolwr DofE.
- Gweithiwch gyda’ch swyddog gweithrediadau er mwyn creu cynllun datblygu DofE manwl ar gyfer eich canolfan.
- Gweithiwch gyda’ch swyddog gweithrediadau i gyflwyno eich cais am grant
- Cofrestrwch eich pobl ifanc a dechrau cynnal y rhaglen.
Manylion cyswllt
Er mwyn trafod ymhellach gallwch gysylltu gyda Laura Evans ar [email protected] neu 01847 623068.
