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Q: Who can participate?
A: The Award is open to young people between 15 and 25 years
of age.
Q: Is it a competition?
A: No. No. It is not a competition and it is not about being
nominated.
Q: Then what is the Award about?
A: It's about agreeing a specific challenge and following
it through. Once you complete your challenge you automatically earn
an Award. The only person you compete with is yourself: You deliver
on your challenge and you will join 5,000 young people who will
earn the most prestigious Award in Ireland for young people.
Q: How many Awards are there?
A: There are three Awards:
Bronze
Silver
Gold
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Level
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Minimum Age
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Completion time
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Bronze
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minimum of 15 years of age
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6 - 9 months
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Silver
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minimum of 16 years of age
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12 - 15 months
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Gold
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minimum of 17 years of age
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18 to 24 months
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Q: What exactly do I do to earn an Award?
A: There are four different challenge areas in the Award
Programme and you must participate in each challenge area for
at least one hour per week to earn an Award.
The four challenge areas are as follows:
A Residential Project is required for the Gold Award
Q: What is expected of me in each of the four sections?
A: For information on how to earn a bronze award
Click here
For information on how to earn a silver award Click here
For information on how to earn a gold award Click here
Q: What do I get when I earn an Award?
A: Click here
Q: Is there an Award like that in the United Kingdom and elsewhere?
A: Yes. There is a broadly similar type of Award in over
sixty countries world-wide.
In England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland it is known as The
Duke of Edinburgh's Award. In the United States it is called
The
Congressional Award
Here are links to The Canadian Award
and The Australian Award.
Q: Is there life after receiving a Gold Award?
A: Yes of course. Awardees can join Tar Éis Óir
(after Gold) which is an association run by Awardees for themselves
to keep in touch and to help others who wish to realise their ambitions
though the award Programme. Gold Awardees can also become Gaisce - the President
Award Leaders and hence they help other Participants achieve
their potential.
Q: What do I do next?
Go for it!
You have one chance to earn a prestigious Award from the President
of Ireland and that chance is right now. Download your Application
Form now!
Q: Has Gaisce - the President's Award got Insurance cover?
A: Yes, Gaisce - the President's Award has a public liability
policy to cover negligence in any one event up to €2.6 million.
This covers us in the event that we are negligent.
Q: Can I use an adventure centre for the award?
A: Most groups organise their own venture. Bronze and silver
participants may use a venture centre but only ones that have an
understanding in relation to how the venture is organised in the
Venture Centres
Gaisce does not accredit centres in any way. If you are making
enquiries to any of these centres for them to support you in doing
what you require to a high standard and in a safe manner.*
PALs and their participants should explore the following as a
very minimum.*
- a. Can the centre or organisation provide a service that
complies with the standards of the Adventure Journey section of
the Award to plan, prepare and undertake an Adventure Journey of
appropriate duration (depending on the level you are doing or
supporting as a PAL).
- b. Are their instructors fully and appropriately qualified?
- Is the centre well organised and managed?
- Ask to see their safety statement and arrangements and establish if they are adequately insured
- Have they a child protection policy and is child protection built into their operation?
- Can they cater for males and females separately?
- Is there accommodation for PALS
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