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About Youth Scotland

Youth Scotland is a membership organisation, supporting over 1,600 youth groups and delivering services that help over 74,000 young people to learn, succeed and make positive contributions to their communities. We are the national charity for the support and delivery of community based youth work and our mission is to support young people to achieve their full potential. The Youth Scotland membership, led by over 8,000 youth workers and volunteers, is diverse, ranging from small rural youth groups to large urban projects – the common goal that we all share is better outcomes for young people. Youth Scotland's work is expansive and varied, but can be put into four key areas:

Membership - we're a membership organisation, comprised of Area Association partners and youth groups of all sizes.

Programmes and projects - from national initiatives to local projects, we help in the development and support of those working with young people.

Training and Events – we offer a range of training for full time, part time, voluntary youth workers and young people

Youth Awards - through our awards, delivered through our members, CLD partners, schools and others, young people achieve and gain accreditation (SCQF levels 2-7) for their non-formal learning, supporting national efforts to close the poverty related attainment gap and increasing young people’s skills for learning, work and life.

Why this award?

The Dynamic Youth Awards provide an accreditation framework to support quality work with young people. They are easy to use and can be incorporated into your existing or planned activities. The Awards follow a Plan-Do-Review process which enables young people to better recognise and describe their achievements. The Awards fully support the aims, values, purpose and implementation of A Curriculum for Excellence.

Who is it for?

The Dynamic Youth Awards are appropriate for all types of young person aged 10+ and can be used in all types of settings. They can be used within youth work settings, sports clubs, schools and colleges. In fact, the awards can be used anywhere young people engage in activities that interest them.

What time commitment is required?

A Dynamic Youth Award can be gained for a minimum time commitment of 5 hours.

Young People can complete multiple Dynamic Youth Awards. The level (Star Rating) of their most recent Award is based on the cumulative hours of all their Dynamic Youth Awards. The higher the Star Rating, the more SCQF Credit Points.

Cumulative Hours	Level	SCQF Credit Points
	1 Star	1
15+	2 Star	2
30+	3 Star	7
100+	4 Star	17
250+	5 Star	31

Is the award externally accredited?

The Dynamic Youth Awards are externally quality assured by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and are credit rated and levelled against the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at level 3.

Provider: Youth Scotland

Website: Click here

Budget: Award Fee

For Ages: 10 - 24

Time to Complete: N/A

Opportunities:

Sport
Nature
Volunteering
Arts
Music
Youth Work
Get Outdoors
Making friends
Enterprise
Adventure
Achievement
Develop my CV
Help get into College or Uni
Gain new skills
Physical Activity

Type of Involvement:

With Others
Local Community
On my own
Away from home
Join a group

Award Recognition:

Certificate of Achievement
To build skills and experience
SCQF Credit rated
Qualifications Authority Accredited

Meeting Frequency: Ad Hoc

Interested?

Contact Awards Team on 0131 554 2561, or send an email.

Youth Scotland Dynamic Youth Awards

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