“The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a global mark of achievement. Wherever in the world young people may have participated, I know that they will have learned first-hand about teamworking, respect, excellence and courage – values that BP holds dear.”
Find out how the Award makes young people more employable
“I would absolutely recommend doing the Award to other young people. I would describe it as an investment in yourself and in your greater community.”
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"As a direct result of my Service section I have been employed by Muscular Dystrophy NSW as their web administrator."
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"My goal for the future is to become a registered nurse. I feel like I can accomplish anything now."
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"I recognised how empathy and optimism can make you overcome difficulties, learned that only those who do not try actually fail and that enjoying the view or the emotions in that moment can make difficult things easier."
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There are 1.2 billion 14-24 year olds worldwide
Formal education isn’t enough
71m
young people of lower secondary age are out of school
40%
of the world’s unemployed are young people
3x
young people are nearly 3x more likely to be unemployed than adults
We give young people opportunities to…
Develop skills
Get physically active
Give service
Experience adventure
Young people need experiences outside the classroom to equip them for life. With The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award young people improve their readiness for work.
“Whenever I see The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award on a young person’s CV, I know I’ll have something interesting to talk to them about at their interview.”
