The International Award For Young People, India (The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award)

The International AwardThe International Award

The International Award is an exciting self-development The International Award is an exciting self-development Programme available to all young people worldwide Programme available to all young people worldwide equipping them with life skills to make a difference to equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and their world.themselves, their communities and their world.

To date over 5 million young people from over 100 To date over 5 million young people from over 100 countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and challenging activities.voluntary and challenging activities.

The International DeclarationThe International Declaration

The Award concept is one The Award concept is one of individual of individual challengechallenge. It presents to young people a . It presents to young people a balanced, non-competitive programe of balanced, non-competitive programe of voluntary activities which voluntary activities which encourages personal encourages personal discovery and growth, self-reliance, discovery and growth, self-reliance, perseverance, responsibility to themselves and perseverance, responsibility to themselves and service to their communityservice to their community..

The Fundamental PrinciplesThe Fundamental Principles

The criterion for gaining an Award is individual improvement The criterion for gaining an Award is individual improvement through persistence and achievement, taking into account the through persistence and achievement, taking into account the participant’s initial capabilities, and without any element of participant’s initial capabilities, and without any element of competition between participants.competition between participants.

Participation is entirely voluntary and the individual Participation is entirely voluntary and the individual participant has a completely free choice in the selection of the participant has a completely free choice in the selection of the locally available options within the four Sections.locally available options within the four Sections.

There is no discrimination against participation on ground of There is no discrimination against participation on ground of sex, race, religion or political affiliation.sex, race, religion or political affiliation.

The Operational PrinciplesThe Operational Principles

Participants must be between the ages of 14 and 25Participants must be between the ages of 14 and 25 Four mandatory Sections: Four mandatory Sections: Service, Adventurous Journey, Service, Adventurous Journey,

Skills, and Physical RecreationSkills, and Physical Recreation 3 levels of Award: 3 levels of Award: Bronze (over 14 years), Silver (over 15 Bronze (over 14 years), Silver (over 15

years) and Gold (over 16 years)years) and Gold (over 16 years) Minimum period for direct entrants:Minimum period for direct entrants: -- Bronze (6 months)Bronze (6 months) -- Silver (12 months)Silver (12 months) -- Gold (18 months)Gold (18 months) Additional Requirement of Additional Requirement of Residential Project for Gold levelResidential Project for Gold level

10 Key Points of Philosophy10 Key Points of Philosophy

Non-CompetitiveNon-Competitive Available to AllAvailable to All VoluntaryVoluntary FlexibleFlexible BalancedBalanced ProgressiveProgressive Achievement FocusedAchievement Focused Marathon, not a SprintMarathon, not a Sprint Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development EnjoyableEnjoyable

Development of the young people from the Development of the young people from the AwardAward

• Self belief and self confidenceSelf belief and self confidence• A positive and realistic self imageA positive and realistic self image• An independent and self-motivating attitudeAn independent and self-motivating attitude• A sense of responsibility to othersA sense of responsibility to others• A connection to the broader societyA connection to the broader society• New or improved interests, skills, and abilitiesNew or improved interests, skills, and abilities• A willingness to try new thingsA willingness to try new things• New friendships and relationships with their peers and older peopleNew friendships and relationships with their peers and older people• The ability to make a plan and then make their plan happenThe ability to make a plan and then make their plan happen• Lifelong interestsLifelong interests• Team skillsTeam skills• Life skills – negotiation, research, communication, problem solving, Life skills – negotiation, research, communication, problem solving,

presentation skillspresentation skills

The SectionsThe Sections

SERVICE SERVICE – – to learn how to give useful service to othersto learn how to give useful service to others

SKILLS SKILLS – – to encourage the development of personal to encourage the development of personal interests, creativity or practical skillsinterests, creativity or practical skills

PHYSICAL RECREATION PHYSICAL RECREATION – to encourage participation in – to encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performancephysical recreation and improvement of performance

ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY – to encourage a spirit of – to encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery whilst undertaking a journey in a adventure and discovery whilst undertaking a journey in a groupgroup

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT (Gold level only) RESIDENTIAL PROJECT (Gold level only) – to broaden – to broaden experience through involvement with others in a residential experience through involvement with others in a residential settingsetting

SERVICESERVICE

PHYSICAL RECREATION

PHYSICAL RECREATION

SKILLS SKILLS

ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

LevelLevel Minimum period of Minimum period of Award holders Award holders participation byparticipation by

Direct entrantsDirect entrants

BronzeBronze 6 months6 months

SilverSilver 12 months12 months 6 months 6 months (if Bronze holder)(if Bronze holder)

GoldGold 18 months18 months 12 months 12 months (if Silver holder)(if Silver holder)

The ProcessThe Process

In each Section, the process follows this In each Section, the process follows this approach:approach:

PLANPLAN DODO REVIEWREVIEW

SERVICESERVICEAim: To learn how to give useful Aim: To learn how to give useful service to othersservice to others

• Helping People in the CommunityHelping People in the Community

• Youth WorkYouth Work

• Community Education and Health EducationCommunity Education and Health Education

• Environmental ServiceEnvironmental Service

• Charity WorkCharity Work

• Emergency ServicesEmergency Services

The Process in the The Process in the SERVICE SECTIONSERVICE SECTION

Initial BriefingInitial Briefing

TrainingTraining

Practical ServicePractical Service

Final ReviewFinal Review

The Process in The Process in ADVENTUROUS JOURNEYADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

Initial BriefingInitial Briefing

Preparation and TrainingPreparation and Training

Practice JourneysPractice Journeys

Qualifying Journey and DebriefQualifying Journey and Debrief

Review and PresentationReview and Presentation

SKILLSSKILLSAim: Aim: To encourage the development of personal To encourage the development of personal interests and practical skillsinterests and practical skills

Examples of Skills:Examples of Skills:• MusicMusic• Sports relatedSports related• CraftsCrafts• ArtsArts• NatureNature• CommunicationCommunication• HobbiesHobbies• GamesGames• Life skillsLife skills• Vocational skillsVocational skills• Performance skillsPerformance skills

PHYSICAL RECREATIONPHYSICAL RECREATIONAim: Aim: To encourage participation in physical To encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performancerecreation and improvement of performance

Examples of Physical Recreation:Examples of Physical Recreation: Ball sportsBall sports AthleticsAthletics Water sportsWater sports Winter sportsWinter sports Martial artsMartial arts Animal sportsAnimal sports Fitness activitiesFitness activities Adventure sportsAdventure sports DancingDancing MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

Passport Book(for Recognition)

Assessment Form(for Checking)

Diary(to record activities)

(to record each activity/hours)Log Book

ASSESSING AWARD PARTICIPANTSASSESSING AWARD PARTICIPANTS

(Not-Compulsory)

STRUCTURE IN THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD STRUCTURE IN THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

International Award CouncilInternational Award Council

International Award SecretariatInternational Award Secretariat(London)(London)

Asia Pacific Regional OfficeAsia Pacific Regional Office(Sydney)(Sydney)

National Award Authority (NAA)National Award Authority (NAA)

Operating Authority (OA)Operating Authority (OA)

OPERATING AUTHORITY (OA) – A Registered Organisation

Management and Administration

Award Leaders Unit

Volunteers

(Adults)

Coaches/Instructors Mentor/Supervisor Assessor

Award Participants

NATIONAL AWARD AUTHORITY (NAA)

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