What is the Directly Approve screen?
This screen allows adults to see and approve a participant’s section that has:
- All mandatory information fields completed
- The activity end date (or section earliest completion date) is today or has passed
- An Assessor's report has been uploaded and marked accordingly
If all the above information has been entered, an adult can approve the section without the participant needing to submit it for approval.
If you are their designated Leader, you will receive a message that the section can be directly approved.
How do I access the Directly Approve page?
The Directly Approve page is located under 'Manage Participants' in the eDofE menu.
1. On the left-hand menu, click on 'Manage Participants'.
2. Then Select 'Directly Approve' from the sub-menu.
Administrator and Manager Accounts
If you have an Administrator or Manager account, you can use the Location Filter to show your specific group's/centre's, all the centre's within your Licensed Organisation, or all groups within a specific centre.
When you click the 'Search' button all participants which have sections ready to be directly approved will be displayed.
Leader and Coordinator Accounts
Leaders and Coordinators can also access the Directly Approve page from the 'Communications' menu.
If you have any outstanding sections to be approved, you will see 'Directly Approve: Yes' in the 'Communications' section on the top right of the home screen
If you have a Leader or Coordinator account, the Directly Approve page will automatically display participants from all the groups you are a leader of and have sections which can be directly approved.
To Directly Approve a section
1. On the directly approve page, click on the icon of the section you wish to approve.
Please note: Sections without an icon cannot be directly approved.
2. Check the section requirements have been met according to your Licensed Organisation standards.
3. If you are happy the section requirements have been met, click on the 'Directly Approve Section' button.
4. Once you've entered the 'Section end date', click the 'Save' button.
5. A notification will be displayed in the top right hand corner of eDofE to confirm the section has been approved.
I can't sign off a participant's last Gold section - it says something about a GAP application?
A participant must complete their GAP application before their award can be signed off. A participant can choose if and where they would like to attend a presentation and if they would like to choose to receive a badge or a brooch. If a participant hasn't completed their GAP application, you will see a message in red text and the participant will need to complete this before you can approve the last section.
Should you have any issues, please don't hesitate to email us at edofe@dofe.org