1740(Clydebank) Squadron

The DofE is the world’s leading youth achievement award, giving millions of 14 – 24 year olds the opportunity to develop work-ready skills, and increase employment opportunities by gaining skills to add to their CV.

 

The Air Training Corps is proud to be the UK's largest operator of the The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and 1740 (Clydebank) Sqn is an extremely active participant.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is available at three separate levels - Bronze, Silver and Gold. You can achieve your Award by completing a personal programme of activities in four sections:

 

• Volunteering: Get involved providing services to individuals or the community and make a difference to other people's lives

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• Skills: Find new interests and get new talents (or perfect existing ones), with increased practical and social skills

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• Physical: Get active and improve your skills and fitness in sport, dance or other physical activities - it's your choice

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• Expedition: Get outdoors and plan, train for and complete an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad - an unbeatable experience

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• Residential (Gold only):  Getting to the Gold level is a big deal and this last stage could see you going to another country, sharing tasks and activities with people you've never met. It'll test your mettle, and set you up for what life throws at you in the future

 

The Volunteering, Physical and Skills sections of the award must be undertaken for a set period of time which varies from level to level. Usually the timescale ranges from 3-6 months.

The Volunteering section is usually covered by the Squadron's community work, while the Skill section can be completed through participation in various ATC activities, for example Classification Training, Gliding and Shooting.  The Squadron also has an active Fitness Training program in place which covers the Physical section of the Award.

We have a dedicated staff team with a great deal of experience in both planning and conducting expeditions in all kinds of terrain, and you will receive expert training and guidance to prepare you for your expedition section.  Indeed several members of staff are Award Scheme Expedition Assessors. We often work with neighbouring squadrons to run several expeditions a year giving cadets the best opportunity to complete this section of their award.