The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award—Australia is a structured youth development program for young people between 14 and 24 years old. Its delivery model, distributed through local licensed Award Centres across Australia gives it significant reach and recognition. The Disadvantaged Youth Program received significant funding from the Australian Government to increase participation in the Award from young people experiencing disadvantage.
The National Office engaged us to evaluate the program success on two occasions (2018 and 2021), to provide to their funders and to continue to improve program design and delivery.