Award Providers

All licensed Award Providers (APs) are required to have Child Protection and Safety Management Processes in place and will have a trained Award leader and key staff will be Police Vetted. Award Units and participants working with APs are expected to satisfy themselves as to the suitability of the AP's programme in terms of health and safety requirements for activity. Similarly, it is the participant's parent/guardian/career responsibility to evaluate the safeguarding and health and safety policies of the provider.

Being an Award Provider helps Award Units, Award participants and their parents/guardians/careers identify organisations that have a clear understanding of the Award.

We welcome approaches from organisations or groups who wish to Licence as a provider.

Please follow this link to register your interest.

You will receive a response to your query and if we wish to consider you as a provider an interview/visit will be set-up.

The application process includes a declaration of your Child Protection and Safety Management Systems, training one or more of your staff as a qualified Award leader and these people will be Police Vetted. Once the process is complete you will be Licensed to delivery Award activity.

 Being Licensed means the Award will:

• List you as a provider on our website
• Produce a Mahi Taha Ana – Working Together booklet, this will outline how your activities can be used by participants towards their Award
• Train and accredit all relevant staff
• Give access to promotional materials and opportunities and promotions
• Ensure access to Award staff for ongoing support, and inclusion in Award Hui and contact with the community

We ask that you:

• Use the Award logo and use reciprocal links to our media
• Provide branding and images for use and promotion
• Have your staff actively promote the Award as part of your business.

Award providers can deliver activity in each section of the Award, Service, Skills, Physical Activity, Adventurous Journeys or Exploration, and the Gold Residential.

The first step in applying to become an Award Provider (AP) is to email [email protected] to advise us of your interest in becoming an AP.

The application is as follows

1. Jess will reply to your email with further details.
2. Your organisation is sent application form, Terms and Conditions, Award Leader Training and police vetting forms to complete
3. Your organisation completes application requirements and also provides the Award with:

• Two written references
• Evidence of third-party audit (if running the Adventurous Journey Section)

6. If your application forms and documents meet Award requirements:

• a site visit by the National Director is arranged with the organisation
• Organisation is invoiced Award Provider annual license fee (if applicable)

7. Finally, your organisation is approved as an Award Provider and is contacted by the Award’s Communication Team for promotional material.

An Award Provider can also apply to be an Award Unit if they want to help participants take part in all sections of the Award. There is no additional cost involved however they will need to also complete the Award Unit application form.

For an Award Provider (AP) running the Adventurous Journey and Residential Project sections or those who are a business, there is an annual license fee of $115 (including GST). If the AP is a commercial entity there is a $5 per participant per activity fee for each activity done through the AP (Adventurous Journey Training & Preparation, Practice Journey, Qualifying Journey or Residential). This is paid monthly. More information will be provided with your License.