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.
Next has supported the DofE for over 26 years raising over £2.6m. 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.
Our partnership with RSM has gone from strength to strength over the last two decades – raising over £2 million, establishing exciting new programmes to support marginalised young people, and helping hundreds of RSM’s own young talent achieve their Gold DofE Award.
Our £1.4m partnership is on track to support more than 18,500 marginalised young people in London to start a life-changing DofE, train 1,000 DofE Leaders and provide over 50 schools and community groups with grants to purchase expedition equipment.
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.
