Practice expedition radio button will be disabled for Bronze award participants.
From the left-hand menu, select Manage Participants > Expedition Setup. You can filter the participants by using the 'Location', 'Subgroups' and the 'User details' search box.
Select 'Practice and Qualifying expedition', click 'Practice' for the 'Expedition type' and complete all the fields marked with a red asterisk *.
Start date: Please enter the date of your practice expedition. This date can be
either in the past or the future.
Wild Country and Expedition location: If your expedition is taking place in a DofE wild
country area, you will be asked to select the appropriate option from the drop menu. If your
expedition is not in a wild country area, you will need to type the area in which the expedition
is taking place. If your expedition is taking place overseas, please enter the country in which
your expedition is taking place.
Expedition start point: If your expedition is in the UK you will be required to enter either a
full postcode or a 6 figure grid reference (including sheet reference). The help button on the
screen will show the different format options that are accepted in this field. You can use the
eDofE Mapping link to find a grid reference, alternatively, you can use an online map (for
example Google Maps or Bing maps) to find out your postcode.
If your expedition is overseas, please enter the area that the expedition is taking place in (this does not need to be a postcode or a grid reference).
Expedition endpoint: Like the Expedition start point, you will be required to enter either a
full postcode or a 6 figure grid reference (including sheet reference).
Mode of travel: Leaders are able to select the mode of travel for participants on the ‘Practice and Qualifying expedition’ menu.
Expedition Assessor: You can add the name of the assessor who has/will be assessing the expedition. Once you start typing, you will see a list of suggested assessors. You can either select from the list, or type in the assessor's name yourself. The assessor's name will be displayed in red if they were:
- Not selected from the drop-down list
- Not accredited when you added them
- Not affiliated with your organisation
Expedition aim: In this field, leaders are able to enter the participant’s expedition team aim,
this will be added to each participant that you select.
Number of days: In this field, please enter the number of days that the
practice expedition will consist of.
Select the participants you wish to add the practice expedition to and click the 'Add expedition to participants' button on the bottom of the page.
See also the Mapping User Guide attached.
Should you have any issues, please don't hesitate to email us at edofe@dofe.org