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 euros per person (75 euros per person for private educational institutions).

Training

Find Award material

What resources are available?

Access to the Award Leader Folder (ALF) 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: QuickStart guide and manual by Klaus Vogel (see ALF 00_How to prepare)
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, requirements, declaration of consent, route map … (see ALF 03_How to Expedition); at the Gold level: participation in the assessor course for wilderness areas; webinars; partner organizations
School development: development plan, annual calendar (see ALF 03_How to School Development) and participation in the management course
Public relations: logo for your homepage, icons, press releases, photos (see ALF 05_How to Public Relations) and press section of our homepage
Information on the Online Record Book: in the YouTube tutorial, in the ORB manual (see ALF 07_How to ORB) and support via [email protected]
Ordering the Awards: via [email protected] and order form in the ALF 08_How to Shop
You can also find a selection of helpful materials, especially for the expedition, 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 in our blog (see below).

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

Using the Award network

You have various opportunities to met other Award Leaders:

at Stammtische in your region
at the annual national network meeting
in the Award Leader Community
in regional WhatsApp groups (write to us!)
through local cooperation between educational institutions

Dates Find Award providers Award Leader Community

Involvement in the association

Would you like to actively support and have a say in our association’s work? Then you can become a member of the Duke Award e.V.
Send us the signed membership application form to [email protected]

Membership application