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Unit Leader's Page

• The aim of this web site is to provide a useful set of resources for training for the Expeditions section which may be useful to Unit Leaders involved with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

• It is NOT a publication from The Award!

• It is assumed that training will be conducted by a suitably qualified expedition supervisor, viz:

  Bronze and Silver Award – BEL or BELA or BETA qualification

Gold Award - ML qualification

• The full requirements, recommendations and regulations may be seen on The Award Scheme web site:

  http://www.theaward.org/participants/index.php?ids=48,122&id=65

• The resource pages are Word documents (.doc) which you are welcome to download and use with your own Unit.

• Navigation and camp craft is more appropriately delivered outdoors.

• First Aid training must be delivered by a qualified, up to date First Aider.

• You are free to print copies of the HSE Emergency First Aid pages and give laminated copies to groups to carry on their expeditions.

• Remember that all Unit Leaders and Expedition Supervisors are required to operate under the auspices of their Operating Authority and to comply with its requirements.

• Have fun!

Things to carry in the car during expeditions supervision

• Identification

• Map

• Checkpoint tags

• Rucsac, packed ready for a long walk (including strobe light, first response first aid kit and binoculars)

• Walking boots

• High visibility vest

• Comprehensive first aid kit

• Blister plasters (eg Compeed), preventive tape (eg Mefix tape, available from a Pharmacy) and antiseptic wipes

• Support bandages (eg Tubigrip)

• Paracetamol and Piriton (requires parents’ authority)

• Calamine lotion and cotton wool balls

• Insect repellent, eg Mosiguard

• Sun block

• Sanitary towels

• Crisps (for salt loss)

• High energy food, eg Mars bars

• Flask of hot chocolate in cold weather

• Extra survival bags

• Spare spirit pens

• Spare tent pegs

• Spare fuel

• Useful string

• All singing all dancing repair kit

• Spare warm clothes, socks … everything!

• Plastic bags, black sacks

• Water carriers - allow 1 litre per participant  (5 litre mineral water bottles are useful and cheap). 

Blisters – A tried and proven method

• At the first hint of a blister, stop

• Clean the affected area with a sterile wipe

• Apply preventive tape to stop it getting worse (eg Mefix tape, available on request from the Pharmacy)

• If the blister has burst, apply a blister plaster (eg Compeed) and leave it on until it comes off by itself

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