Information for Award Leader

Become an Award Leader

Are you already a trained Award Leader or just curious? We have compiled important information for your role as an Award Leader here. This is in addition to the information in the Award Leader OneDrive folder.

Participation in a one-day programme course is a prerequisite for accompanying participants as an Award Leader and using the Online Record Book.

Please register by entering the programme code on the registration form on the programme page.

The participation fee is 37.50 Euro per person (75 Euro per person if you teach in a private educational institution).

Training

Find Award material

What resources are available?

Access to the Award Leader Folder via OneDrive: Shared via e-mail after the program course and linked at the bottom of each newsletter
Newsletter: Monthly update with news and helpful information
Manuals: International Award Leader handbook in German and English; German Handbook created by Klaus Vogel and Barbara Oehl
Program start: Information for parents, participants, assessors, and presentations (see ALF 01_How to Start)
Mentoring: Mentoring guide, stage planner and target method (see ALF 02_How to Mentoring)
Expedition: Expedition guide, 10 requirements, declaration of consent as templates, route cards …; at the Gold level participation in the Assessor course for wilderness areas;
School development: development plan, annual calendar, templates for SWOT analysis and concept
Public relations: “Proud to Deliver”-logo for your homepage, Brand material in the OneDrive folder, templates for press releases
Information on the Online Record Book: Tutorial-Playlist on YouTube, ORB manuals regularly updated on the ORB itself
Ordering the Awards: email to [email protected]
You can also find a small selection of helpful materials here:

Newsletter Resources YouTube ORB Tutorial ORB

Create a program concept

How can I develop a good program concept or further develop our existing one?

The advantage of the Award is that it looks a little different at every educational institution because it can be optimally adapted to local conditions. This means that at the beginning of your Duke journey you create a viable program concept that fits your organization.

Where can I find support?

During the course, we will work together to develop the foundations for an initial concept and you will be given access to helpful materials (see ALF 04_How to School Development).
Our regional managers are available for further consultations.
We will be happy to arrange a feedback meeting if required.
Exchange ideas with Award Leaders in the community or at face-to-face meetings.
Discover best practice examples on our page “Who offers the Award”

Participate in the course Contact Award Leader Community

Allocate my resources

The needed resources depend on your program concept, the size of the team, the number of participants, the levels offered, the type of expeditions and the structures of your organization.

The following areas of responsibility and time resources can be identified for an Award Leader:

Participation in the course: 1 day (creation of program concept and annual calendar, registration in the ORB)
Planning and organization: approx. 8 hours for recruiting and onboarding participants, information events, parents’ evenings
Mentoring: 1 hour per week in person or via the app
Teaching all training content relevant to the expedition: approx. 8h
Carrying out the trial expeditions: min. 1 day and 1 night
Conducting the final expedition: 2 days/1 night for bronze; 3 days/2 nights for silver; 4 days/3 nights for gold
Completion: approx. 3 hours for approval, ordering and presentation of the awards