FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question: Can I choose one activity for two sections?

Answer:

A participant must select an activity for each section, and the activity is to be followed for the minimum required period.

There are very few cases a participant may reflect an activity in 2 sections whilst doing a level, and an example is mentioned below:

A Bronze participant and a direct participant in Silver or Gold must select one of the sections Skill, Service or Physical Recreation and do an extra 3 months in Bronze and 6 months in silver and gold.

The participant decides to take his/her Skill, e.g. First Aid, for the shorter period and completes the section by doing level 1,2,3 First Aid courses and practical experience under the supervision of an adult for the remaining required period. After completing the skill section the participant continues to offer his service to school during matches etc. these sessions may be recorded as service hours (dates to be recorded correctly).

Question: How can I continue with the Award Programme after I have left the Correctional Centre?

Answer:

A young person being released from a Correctional Centre can continue to participate in the Award if there is an Award Unit in the proximity of his home area. Alternatively they may be linked with Community Corrections by the Award Leader where they must find an official willing to monitor his progress.

Question: Can the Adventurous Journey be done over a period of time/broken up over 2 weekends?

Answer:

The adventurous journey must be completed at one time frame and cannot be broken up.

Question: How do we fund the Award Programme in our Award Unit?

Answer:

The Award implementation does not require large capital outlay. Different organisations fund the programme differently but the key lies in networking with other stakeholders in your community.

The process would be for the adult volunteers to discuss the programme requirements with their institutional management to get their buy-in, plan the activities, budget for them and identify potential donors within their community, who may be willing to assist. There are many donors who are willing to be associated with positive activities like the Award Programme.

The organisation may also do fund raising by getting the participants to engage in fund generating activities which gets them to appreciate the process of personal development.