Award Outcomes

As a non-formal education programme, the Award can play a vital role in providing opportunities for young people to develop essential life-skills, increase their employability, and foster their creativity and innovation. Here are ten outcome measures that can be observed by Participants in the short term.

Confidence

Self-reliance, self-esteem, self-efficacy, capacity to act in one’s own interest and need, self-belief, ability to share your own life and the world around you

Planning and Problem Solving

Navigating resources, organizing, setting and achieving goals, decision-making, researching, analyzing, critical thinking, questioning and challenging, evaluating risks, reliability

Managing Feelings

Reviewing, self-awareness, reflecting, self-regulating, self-accepting

Civic Competence

The ability and willingness to engage in active participation, based on an attitude of trust in other people, in all the contexts of social life: school, local community, work place, recreational activities

Resilience and Determination

Self-disciplined, self-management, self-motivated, concentrated, having a sense of purpose, persistent, self-controlled

Intercultural Competence

Ability to operate in different cultural settings (of different ages, skills, religions, languages, etc.) and adaptability to changing circumstances and ability to sense and respond to new contexts

Relationships and Leadership

Motivating others, valuing and contributing to team working, negotiating, establishing positive relationships, interpreting others, managing conflict, empathizing

Creativity and Adaptability

Imagining alternative ways of doing things, applying learning in new contexts, enterprising, innovating, remaining open to new ideas, reading situations correctly and adapting as relevant

Personal and Social Wellbeing

A person’s state of mind, relationship with the world around them, and the fulfillment they get from life: well-being, life satisfaction

Communication

Explaining, expressing, presenting, listening, questioning, using different ways of communicating