DoE - is it worth it

[dontdarepokethebear]

DD's school is offering DoE award in year 10. DD feels she should do it, if only to put on her CV.

Do you think it makes a difference? Even if you only do bronze?

I think it would be good for her, but she's only considering it because she feels she should. How much weight do you think it carries?

Thanks

It was great for my DS but for confidence, learning new things, building some self reliance rather than anything else.

@Jeannie88 "I've never thought just rich kids do it, in fact it's often been the ones who don't get to do those activities in their normal lives?"

Have you considered how they pay for it?

It’s really not interest and effort on hobbies, it’s much more basic unfortunately- it’s ability to communicate - written and orally, it’s being interested in the actual job enough to know a bit and talk about the role, the company and the industry. Understanding what skills they learned at a hobby or activity can be useful but unfortunately they often only seem to care about the end point - the award, the certificate, the badge - when it’s the journey that is much more revealing and worthwhile.