Award Criteria

Product Eligibility

The competition is open to members of Worlddidac as well as to non-members as long as they comply with the terms of participation.

Products will be judged on the basis of samples taken from serial production.

The products entered must be fully operational. No prototypes may be entered for the competition. Products already presented to the jury will be accepted on the condition that they represent new or up-graded versions . More than one product per company is allowed and in this case each product is treated separately.Product Classification System

Companies who submit products for the Worlddidac Award evaluation are requested to classify their entries according to certain characteristics. This classification facilitates the evaluation process and includes the following dimensions:

Subject or Purpose

  • All General School Subjects
  • Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
  • Natural Sciences
  • Technical Subjects, Engineering
  • Business & Economics
  • Law
  • Professional Development
  • Career
  • Civic Education
  • Crafts & Artistic Works
  • Culture & Religion
  • Health & Medicine
  • Languages
  • Leisure & Hobby
  • Music
  • Sports


School Level or Education Sector

  • Pre-School
  • Primary School
  • Secondary School
  • Tertiary Education, University
  • Corporate & Executive Training
  • Vocational & Professional Training
  • Training in Industrial Professions
  • Special Education for People with Disabilities
  • Continuing Adult Education
  • Teacher Training


Platform or Media

  • Books & Printed Products
  • CD/DVD •Online, Internet, Intranet
  • Furniture and Classroom Equipment
  • Machinery & Large Hardware Objects
  • Scale Models of Real Life Objects
  • Presentation and Instructional Systems
  • Video & Audio Tapes
  • Radio & Television Broadcast
  •  School Materials & Consumables


Further subjects, sectors and media are admitted upon request.