Part of the “International Agreements” enshrined within the IAA Memorandum of Understanding The Fundamental Principles are:
The criterion for gaining a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is individual improvement through persistence and achievement, taking into account the participant’s initial capabilities, and without any element of competition between participants
Participation is entirely voluntary and the individual participant has a completely free choice in the selection of locally available options within the four sections as specified under the Operational Principles
Subject to age parameters, the Award is open to all.
