We work with a diverse range of organisations across many different industries, tailoring each partnership to ensure we reach as many marginalised young people as possible through the DofE while also aligning with our partners’ business objectives.
Read about some of our partners below.
We are excited to develop our £2m partnership by launching a new strategic programme supporting young people in the criminal justice system to boost their employment prospects post release. Amey also runs DofE Business with over 600 colleagues having achieved their Gold DofE Award.
British Airways have partnered with the DofE since 2023 – sponsoring the Community Impact category for This Is Youth and supporting our Access Without Limits programme to enable more marginalised young people in Hillingdon and surrounding boroughs to access the DofE.
Our partnership with Compare the Market powers up tech skills and digital literacy, helping young people grow their confidence and curiosity through their DofE. They support at events like Taster Days and Youth Without Limits LIVE and fund thousands of marginalised young people to start their Award.
Next has supported the DofE for over 25 years raising over £3.1m. Next has committed to supporting our Resilience Fund – supporting marginalised young people across the UK to access the DofE – and are also supporting our employability strategy through initiatives that include our Youth Without Limits LIVE: Beyond the CV events.
Transport UK has supported the DofE for over 10 years, giving over £200,000 towards our work across the UK, including for our Resilience Fund, which supports marginalised young people across the UK to access the DofE.
UKPN has donated £300,000 to the DofE since 2017 – developing a multi-faceted partnership which includes events such as The Royal Ramble for colleagues to support the DofE, a programme of Taster Days to inspire DofE participants about future careers with UKPN and running DofE Business to support younger colleagues to achieve their own Gold Award.
