The Minister's Young Designers Awards (MYDA) encourage students to look at the world around them, to investigate products, systems and environments, and to design a successful solution in an area of interest to them. The awards are open to Years 7 and 8 students in government and non-government schools in NSW, either as individual entries or small group (maximum of 6) entries. The challenge offered to students is to develop a project that meets a clearly identified need.

• creative qualities
• quality thinking in decision making
• production and management skills
• sensitivity and responsiveness to the needs of people, communities and the environment.