Looking for an assessor for your DofE Skills section? Complete your Skills section through Education Direct Worldwide, a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Approved Activity Provider. Our programme includes structured weekly activities, human assessor feedback and a personalised Assessor’s Report — so you don’t need to find an assessor separately.
Taking our AI & Digital Entrepreneurship DofE course? Assessor support is included as part of the programme.
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A DofE Skills assessor must be an appropriate independent adult who understands your activity and is not a family member. If you complete your Skills section through Education Direct Worldwide, assessor support is included as part of the programme — you do not need to find a separate assessor.
Yes.
Education Direct Worldwide is a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Approved Activity Provider for the Skills section.
When you complete our AI & Digital Entrepreneurship programme as your DofE Skill, you do not need to find a separate assessor for that activity.
Your assessor support is built into the programme from the beginning.
Your assessor is part of your programme — not someone you need to find afterwards.
Assessor support is included as part of our DofE Skills programme and runs alongside your weekly activities, from enrolment to completion.
A DofE Skills assessor reviews your progress over the required period and confirms whether you have met your agreed goals. They should understand what you are working towards, review appropriate evidence of your progress, and provide a meaningful Assessor’s Report at the end of the section.
Good to know: An Assessor comments on one section only. They do not approve your overall Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
A DofE Skills assessor should be an appropriate independent adult who understands the activity and can review your progress over the required period. They cannot be a family member.
If you do not already have a suitable assessor, you do not necessarily need to find one yourself.
When you complete your Skills section through Education Direct Worldwide, assessor support is included as part of the programme.
Official DofE guidance: Assessors must be over 18, independent of the participant and not a family member, have appropriate knowledge of the activity, and be available enough during the activity to assess the participant's development.
No. A DofE assessor must be independent and cannot be a family member.
If finding an independent assessor is proving difficult, completing your Skills section through an Approved Activity Provider such as Education Direct can remove the need to arrange one separately.
A useful Assessor's Report describes the activity, the period it covered, the goal you set, how regularly you took part, the progress you made, the skills you developed and what you achieved, alongside the assessor's own details as required by the DofE process. Specific, observed detail is far more valuable than general praise.
Good to know: Follow the format your DofE Leader or eDofE provides.
The short example below shows the level of specificity that helps: named activity, dated period, observed consistency, concrete progress and a clear outcome.
Education Direct participants receive a personalised Assessor’s Report following successful completion of their Skills programme.
Example only — not an official DofE template: Amara worked on digital design as her Skills activity from September to December, aiming to build a small portfolio for a community group. She took part consistently each week and completed extra practice between sessions. Her early work relied on templates; by November she was building layouts from scratch and making deliberate choices about typography and contrast. She responded well to feedback and met the goal she set.
An Assessor reviews your Skills activity and progress. Your DofE Leader and Licensed Organisation manage your overall DofE programme and approve your activities and sections. The two roles are not interchangeable.
Education Direct provides the Skills activity and assessment. Your school, Licensed Organisation or DofE Leader continues to manage your overall Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
| Role | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Assessor | Reviews the participant’s Skills activity, progress and evidence, then completes the Assessor’s Report. |
| DofE Leader / Licensed Organisation | Oversees the participant’s overall DofE programme and approves activities and sections. |
You won’t simply receive a signature at the end. Your assessor follows your progress, reviews your submitted work and evidence, and provides feedback throughout your Skills programme.
Yes. If you complete your DofE Skills section through Education Direct Worldwide’s approved Skills programme, assessor support is included as part of the programme.
Not for the Skills activity you complete through Education Direct. Your assessor support and personalised Assessor’s Report are included.
Not simply on request. An assessor must have sufficient knowledge of your activity and progress to assess it properly.
Yes. Education Direct Worldwide is a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Approved Activity Provider for the Skills section.
Our online Skills programme focuses on AI & Digital Entrepreneurship.
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Yes. Participants who successfully complete the programme receive a personalised Assessor’s Report.
Yes. Your DofE Leader or Licensed Organisation remains responsible for approving your activity as part of your overall DofE programme.
No. Assessors must be independent of the participant and cannot be family members.
Complete your Skills section through Education Direct Worldwide and have your structured programme, human assessor support and personalised Assessor’s Report all included.