Acronyms/Terms Flashcards
IAF
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation.
The charity at the heart of the award internationally the foundation is the legal owner of the brand and intellectual property rights.
IAF also stands for Foundation.
ORB
Online record book. The digital system by which award participants record their activities and award leaders keep track of their progress.
IAA Global Strategy
A document that sets out the strategy for the Association as a whole in developing and growing the award worldwide.
IAA
International Award Association.
Also simply referred to as the Association.
The collective name for all of the constituents of the Award.
IAA MoU
The document that governs the establishment of the Association, its purpose and principles of operation.
Operating Licenses
One of the key governing documents that Form the basis of the relationship between an award operator and the foundation.
The three types include:
1) national award operator
2) independent award centre
3) operating partner
IGE
International Gold Event.
This happens every three years, normally the year prior to a Forum.
IAC
Independent Award Centre.
Refers to a single location, such as a school or youth club, directly licensed by the Foundation to deliver the Award exclusively to its own students/members, run by a Coordinator.
(This is a revenue generating program.)
NAO
National Award Operator.
An organisation licensed by the Foundation to promote, manage and deliver the Award throughout a specific country or territory.
An NAO has the power to sublicense and approve Awards. It is run by a National Director who reports to a board of directors or trustees.
OP
Operating Partner.
An organisation or agency sub-licensed by a National Award Operator or the Foundation to operate the Award and approved Awards within the organisation or agencies remit.
What is the Award?
The Award is a mechanism by which young people can prepare and equip themselves for the future.
Young people today are challenged with a rapidly changing world, increasing pressures that affect employability, mental and physical health and environmental and social concerns
What are the five year objectives and priorities for the Award?
1) Digital tools: over 80% of association to use digital tools
2) brand value in recognition. (Recognition is for non-formal education)
3) Adults in the award.
4) Focus countries: 12+ new countries or territories; 150+ IACs.
5) consistency and quality.
6) Special products projects. Attract £500k investment for inspiring projects annually.
7) Income generation: grow to £6 million.
8) Partnerships: raise profile and recognition globally.
What need does the Award address?
1) There are 1.8 billion people ages 14 to 24 globally.
2) Largest youth generation in history.
3) speed of world development offers more opportunities and more uncertainty.
4) Young people faced with more complex issues than previous generations.
5) formal education good but Non-formal education is important to develop soft skills/universal skills: Resilience, adaptability, decision-making, communication.
6) Non-formal education helps develop key employability skills.
Why is non-formal education important?
It is important to develop “soft skills” or “universal skills”: Resilience, adaptability, decision-making, communication.
