The book lists the major national awards that accredit young people's experience and learning in informal settings. It includes awards from 19 organisations.
To be included, awards need to be widely available across the country, be delivered in non-formal educational settings, have a clear and consistent curriculum and involve young people in a programme of learning that lasts for weeks or months rather than hours or days.
The NYA's Pete Loew-enstein said: "There is a consistency across the awards. The framework focuses on programmes that are nationally accredited."
He added: "This in no way diminishes the value of or undermines the many other awards that are undertaken by young people that have different criteria or meet different needs. It is simply an attempt to put those accredited programmes into a coherent framework, recognising that these are often part of a wider menu of options that should be available to young people."
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