Resources

Brief overview of the Award program.

A comprehensive overview of the Award, including details on the fundamental components of the program, its impact and the benefits of implementing the Award within your organization, and details on the necessary steps to licensing to run the Award.

Answers to our Frequently Asked Questions.

See the full 2021 Annual Report here.

The 10 Guiding Principles that underpin the philosophy of the Award help ensure that young people have a meaningful and purposeful experience.

This document outlines the protection policies and guidelines that all adults delivering the Award must adhere to.

This document outlines the reporting process of any serious incident that may occur at a partner organization.

NOTE: Only register for the ORB if you have been designated an Award Coordinator or Award Leader within an organization licensed to deliver the Award. Access the ORB here.

This form can be completed electronically via the Online Record Book (ORB).

NOTE: Only register for the ORB if you have been designated an Award Coordinator or Award Leader within an organization licensed to deliver the Award. Access training modules and additional resources here.

This form can be completed by individual participants, individual Award Coordinators/Leaders, or Award Centers. Click here to complete the application.

This document outlines measures of success for you to consider as you work to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your program, and potential strategies for improvement.

Overview of how to talk about the Award and information on using the logo.

These are the ten requirements for an Adventurous Journey.

This document outlines the outcomes and benefits for both AJ teams and individual participants.

This handbook provides all participants an overview of the Award program and requirements, how to select activities, and how to register in the Online Record Book.

This handbook provides OAC participants an overview of the Award program and requirements, how to select activities, and how to register in the Online Record Book.

This document can be shared with Assessors to provide them information about the Award program and the role of an Assessor.

Mini tutorials on everything from registering for the ORB to finalizing your Award. Click here to access them.

Overview and examples of how the Online Record Book counts participants' hours spent working on each Award section.

List of action items for all Bronze participants to complete their Award.

List of action items for all Silver participants to complete their Award.

List of action items for all Gold participants to complete their Award.

Guide to what types of activities qualify for the Gold Project.

Tips on professional email etiquette to use with Award Leaders.

Ideas and guidance on aligning your Award activities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Published by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, 2020.

A PwC publication prepared for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation in 2020 and published in March 2022. This global impact report details the impact of non-formal education and learning in times of disruption.

A PwC publication prepared for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, June 2019. This social impact report details the social value of the Award as a non-formal education and learning framework.

Published by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, March 2019. This report summarizes survey results of over 12,000 individuals across 150+ countries and territories on the challenges and opportunities facing young people today.

Published by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, 2019. This report presents the global results of the participant satisfaction survey run between May 2017 and September 2018.

Published by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, September 2019.

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation shares information on the social value of the Award on their website. Click here.