The Duke of Ed Award sections
Volunteering
The Volunteering section of The Award helps you to develop a sense of community by helping others. Depending on the service you choose, you might have to complete some training which can range from a simple briefing session through to a specialised training course.
Requirements
- Your choice of volunteering should reflect your individual interests, talents and capabilities but also be challenging and build on previous experiences.
- Most types of volunteering are accepted but you must discuss the program and activities you would like to do with your Award Coordinator.
- Due to the nature of volunteering activities, you may choose more than 1 volunteering activity.
Time commitment
The Duke of Ed Award
Bronze: 1 hour per week over 3 months. If you extend this section you need to average 1 hour per week over 6 months.
Silver: 1 hour per week over 6 months. If you’re a direct entrant and you choose to extend this section you need to average 1 hour per week over 12 months.
Gold: 1 hour per week over 12 months. If you’re a direct entrant and you choose to extend this section you need to average 1 hour per week over 18 months.
The Bridge Award
Level 1—you have a choice of either:
- visiting at least 3 community service facilities for a minimum of 5 hours in total, for example:
- a local community service and talking to them about what they do
- inviting a representative from a community service to talk to a group of people about what they do
- completing a practical community service activity for at least 5 hours, for example at:
- libraries, museums and art galleries
- parks and gardens or environmental volunteer services
- local sporting clubs or facilities
- a Surf Life Saving Association.
Level 2—you have a choice of either:
- studying and developing your interest in 1 community service activity for a minimum of 10 hours. You must complete a study of a specific community service, recorded in a written log book, photograph presentation, PowerPoint presentation or recorded oral presentation on audio or video. Examples of activities include:
- visiting a local community service and talking to them about what they do
- inviting a representative from a community service to talk to a group of people about what they do
- completing a practical community service activity for at least 10 hours, for example at:
- libraries, museums and art galleries
- parks and gardens or environmental volunteer services
- local sporting clubs or facilities
- a Surf Life Saving Association.
