DofE Three Month Skills Section Course - Design and Build an App

Would you like to make your own app?

With around 2.8 million apps on Google Playstore and another 2.2 million available on the Apple Store, it looks like the market for apps is pretty crowded but there is always room for more and who knows, your App might be the next best seller!
In this U:Bee three month online course you can learn the basics of app history, deciding what your app needs to do, how to design it and how to launch your app.
At the end of your course you will receive your U:Bee Completion Certificate and Assessor's Report, ready for you to use to complete your Skills Section.
This course is ideal with anyone with an interest in computing, business, e-commerce and becoming an entrepreneur.
Tablet showing apps in the app store

Reviews From DofE Participants

who chose Design and Build an App for their Skills Section

"I learnt many things about app development including how to make wireframes and use free app builders to make a professional seeming final result"

R.B. Silver DofE Award Participant

"I enjoyed seeing the progression of my skills over time, and I learnt not just about building apps, but the business behind them and how making money from apps works"

H.H. Silver DofE Award Participant

"I enjoyed learning about the importance of apps in our current world, and how it is a multimillion-pound market. I've learned that to make a successful app, it must be for a niche and have a unique selling point"

D.K. Silver DofE Award Participant

"I enjoyed learning about the way apps are made. I learnt how to create my own app and I thought it was very interesting"

I.B. Silver DofE Award Participant

"I have enjoyed the different websites links provided which I will use again in the future and all the key facts about different apps. the key things I have learned is more about how to market your app more such as colours, names and the overall look of the app is important as well as the information within the app"

E.R. Silver DofE Award Participant

Do You Need to Know Your Assessor's Name and Contact Details?

Are you filling in your e-DofE or your Leader needs to know?

If you choose this subject for your Skills Section you will receive a detailed email when joining U:Bee Online but if your teacher or Leader needs details of the Assessor, please email us at [email protected] stating which course you are interested in and we will email you back with all the details you need.

U:Bee Course Price £59

Includes Three Months of Content in Your U:Bee Dashboard, Free and Low Cost Ideas to Develop Your Skills, Bonus Study Material, Weekly Podcast, BUZZ Online Magazine, U:Bee Verifiable Completion Certificate and Assessor's Report

Doing Your DofE ?

This course meets the standards needed to successfully complete the three month Skills Section of your DofE. If you are completing your Gold Award, please email us for advice about your Skills Section and U:Bee Online.

U:Bee Online is an Approved Activity Provider for the skills section of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.


Find your approved three and six month courses designed to help you achieve the SKILLS section of the Bronze and Silver Awards.


After finishing your course, you will receive a Personalised Assessor’s Report and a Completion Certificate which is verifiable online.


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How U:Bee Online Helps You Achieve Your Skills Section

We want to help you learn new skills. All our courses are written by experts with a passion for their subjects.
Delivered weekly over three months straight to your U:Bee Learner's Dashboard, you will be able to learn, enjoy and practice your new skills.
These are the skills that could help you achieve more: start life-long interests, lead to careers or become your new hobby!
With easy and informative new content delivered to you every week, you'll soon see why U:Bee Online an help you 'be the best you can be'!
Your U:Bee Completion Certificate and Assessor's Report are proof of your achievements

  • New Course Content Delivered Weekly to Your U:Bee Student Dashboard

  • Videos, Presentations, Quizzes, Interactive Media and Up-To-Date Content

  • Listen to the U:Bee Weekly Podcast. Interviews With People With a Passion to Learn New Skills

  • Enjoy Your Regular Copy of U:Bee Magazine. Interviews, Reviews and Finding Out How Others Have Taken Their Skills to the Next Level

  • Personalised and Verified Completion Certificate and Assessor's Report

  • Need a Longer Course? Look for Our Advanced Courses For Six Months of Learning

  • Value For Money and We Are a Not-For-Profit Company so ALL our Profits go to Help Others Learn New Skills