Characteristics, strengths & weaknesses - Awards
Awards to encourage and recognise achievements can be a useful method of motivating and supporting education projects in a community. Well-publicised award and accreditation programs can be sought-after by many groups and can result in participation by people who might otherwise not be inclined to be involved in your project. Awards programs need to be well promoted and have a well-thought-out system for independent evaluation of entries. Categories of awards to ensure entrants are competing against each other on an equitable footing need to be established. Conditions of Entry and Criteria for Judging need to be identified and published.
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Strengths
- motivate involvement in projects
- encourage positive action.
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Weaknesses
- can be resource intensive
- are ineffective unless well promoted and valued by the target community.
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Page last updated: 27 February 2011
