Duke Of Edinburgh award for adults

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I have been reading about the DofE and what a cool thing it is. I never got the chance to do it as a kid and I would love to do it, but it's only aimed at young people. I think it looks great fun and I would love the structure of it and the achievement of the award at the end of it.

Is there an equivalent for adults?

Surely as an adult you can just get on and do the things yourself, or are you saying you need someone to give you a big 'well done' at the end?

I like the structure of it. I'd like to do it for the goal and it would be fun to do with other people actually working towards a goal / target rather than just doing it for the sake of it. That would keep me more motivated.

John Muir Award may do what you are after.
As might the Discovery Award, but that is for over 50s.
I'm sure there are other schemes - I'm fairly sure there is a Scotish one run through colleges.

Not the same I know, but for something with structure could you look at volunteering as a leader or whatever they're called for Guides/Scouts/Air Cadets etc. The cadets seem to offer a lot of training opportunities for their volunteers, a friend of mine has just been offered the opportunity to train as an archery coach for example. Might be worth looking into.

Actually katscamel makes a good point. I am a Guide leader and did DofE as a kid (only bronze). DofE involves volunteering, learning or continuing a skill, some form of regular physical activity and the expedition which is a long walk and camping. In non-covid times being a Guide leader gives a regular volunteering commitment, camping though not necessarily a long walk, the skills learned in training for DofE expedition like map reading, probably learning new skills and an award with a certificate and badge if you do the Leadership Qualification. You wouldn't get the weekly physical activity part, you would have to do that seperately, but it ticks many of the boxes.