Question 1

What is an ICV?

Accepted Answer

ICV stands for International, Community, Values. These are activity sections which are required to sign off your awards.

Question 2

How many do I need?

Accepted Answer

You need a different amount depending on the level of award you are working on:

Platinum Chief Scout's Award = 2
Diamond Chief Scout's Award = 4
King's Scout Award = 6

You can only do a total of two activities for each section.

The activities are accumulative across the awards, so any you did in Platinum count towards your Diamond award, and any you did in Diamond/Platinum count towards your King's Award. Because of this you can do more than the minimum for each award and bank the ICV's early on if you so wish.

Question 3

How do I sign off an ICV and what evidence do I need?

Accepted Answer

Signing off an ICV is easy! Just email in the details of the activity you did (date & brief description) to the ICV team and include some evidence of this too (photos, powerpoint, word document etc).

Question 4

How do I sign off nights away?

Accepted Answer

In the same way that you sign off ICV's - just send an email to the ICV team with details of when and where the camp was, how many nights away it was for and whether it was under canvas or in a building.

Question 5

What counts for my nights away?

Accepted Answer

Your nights away count from the age of 14+ (when you were an Explorer) and must be from a scouting event/camp. This could be from an Explorers camp, as a young leader for another group, at a national scouting event/camp or could even be as part of a volunteer team helping a scout campsite.

Question 6

Who is the ICV Leader and how do I contact them?

Accepted Answer

The ICV team is Katie & Stephanie and they are in charge of ICV's and nights away. You can contact them at hexneticv@gmail.com

Question 7

How do I know how many ICVs I have done?

Accepted Answer

If you go the the 'badge' section on OSM, you can select the 'ICV Progress (Hexnet)' badge. Once an ICV has been completed, you will be able to see it here.

If you still can't work out what you have done/what you need to do, please contact the ICV team at hexneticv@gmail.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do I need to be an Explorer/Network member?

Can I just do the DofE awards?

Do I have to attend every Hexnet meeting?

Do I have to be 15+ to do Diamond?

I am a direct entrant to Diamond/King's - do I need extra training?

General Questions

What is an ICV?

How many do I need?

How do I sign off an ICV and what evidence do I need?

How do I sign off nights away?

What counts for my nights away?

Who is the ICV Leader and how do I contact them?

How do I know how many ICVs I have done?

International, Community & Values

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Who is the eDofE Leader and how can I contact them?

What key piece of information needs to be included in an email?

Where do I find FAQs on the DofE website about DofE?

Where do I find FAQs on the DofE website about eDofE?

Where can I find ideas for Section activities?

What information do I have to upload to support approval of a section?

Where can I find Activity log templates?

What can be submitted as evidence?

What specific evidence do I need if I volunteer as a Young Leader at Beavers/Cubs/Scouts/Rainbows/Brownies/Guides?

Who do I contact about Young Leader Training?

Where can I find the web page where my assessor can upload their assessor report?

Will a hand written Assessor Report be approved if any fields on the report have not been completed?

Do I need to input information to, and submit for approval, the eDofE Expedition Section?

What does it take to complete eDofE sections?

How many do I need to go on residential with?

Can I attend residential with people that I know?

Where can I find more information about residentials?

Can the 5 day 4 night NCS outward bound residential count for Gold D of E Residential?

What is a squiggle?

What size expedition group can I have?

How long are DofE expeditions?

What if I miss the practice expedition?

Do I have to book campsites?

What campsites do we stay at?

What is an expedition aim?

Expedition

Equipment

What equipment will Hexnet provide for our expedition?

How do I hire equipment for Hexnet?

Why do you charge a rental fee and take a deposit?

When will I collect and drop off the hired equipment?

What happens if I lose or damage the hired equipment?

How do I change my equipment request?

Finance

How much does it cost to join Hexnet?

Are there any hardship funds available?

Where does our money go?

How are payments taken?