Accreditation and awards

We offer various awards and accreditations, from attendance certificates to nationally recognised qualifications, to enhance your work or volunteering experience with us.

Here are a few different options that are widely available across England and Wales. It's also worth having a chat with your regional team to see what else may be on offer in your local area.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

We're a licensed Volunteering Approved Activity Provider for the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE), which means we are licensed to provide volunteering opportunities for participants across the country.

Two teenagers on a towpath hold long grassy plants to put into hessian matting in front of them, with the canal behind them

Volunteering opportunities for Bronze, Silver and Gold DofE participants

If you're aged 14-24 and working towards a Duke of Edinburgh award, we've got the perfect volunteering opportunities for you

John Muir Award

The John Muir Award is an environmental award scheme. It supports people to connect with, enjoy and care for the natural environment, with a focus on wild places.

It was launched in 1997 by the John Muir Trust, which was formed in 1983 to safeguard and conserve wild places in the UK. The John Muir Trust's vision is of a world where wild places are protected, enhanced and valued by and for everyone.

Group shot of young volunteers cheering by the canal in Leeds

ASDAN

ASDAN offers curriculum approved programmes and qualifications that focus on developing learning, employment and life skills. We're are now an ASDAN centre and can offer this accreditation nationally.