DofE or the Duke of Edinburgh award consists of 4 components: Physical, Volunteering, Skills, and the Expedition. Each component encourages participants to do at least 1 hour of something related to that section a week and must have an assessor ensure you complete this every week. For those who find it hard to maintain a habit and be honest with themselves, this seems to be fairly ideal as when you don’t do your exercise, your volunteering, or your skills practise you let down not only yourself but also your assessor. 

 

The different sections also encourage you to do undoubtedly good things. Doing at least an hour of physical activity every week: good. Doing at least an hour of volunteering in your local community every week: good. Gradually honing a skill by doing at least one hour of it every week: good. Most people don't have these habits but DofE lets you form them. These activities would be particularly important to a younger generation whose free time activities revolve around exclusively their phone. This prompts an interesting discussion about whether or not DofE or a DofE equivalent should be made into a compulsory part of the curriculum of UK school children for the sake of their enrichment. 

 

In order to do DofE it costs a pupil about £200. The majority of that cost lies in the expedition, though to exclude that would  be horrendous as it is the most fun yet also gruelling pat of DofE. To make DofE mandatory would either exert a huge strain on the pockets of the government which is already unwilling to spend on public services or an unnecessarily large stress on the pockets of parents.