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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 Youth Achievement 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. They are structured to recognise the responsibility young people take within the activities that that they are involved in. There are 4 Levels of the Award; Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum based on; Participation, Assisting, Leading and Peer Education. The Awards fully support the aims, values, purpose and implementation of A Curriculum for Excellence.

Who is it for?

The Awards are appropriate for all types of young person aged 14 and over, 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?

There are 4 levels of the Award; Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Time commitment increases as the level of the Award increases, beginning with a minimum of 60 hours at Bronze level, 90 hours at Silver level, 120 hours at Gold level, and 135 hours at Platinum level.

Is the award externally accredited?

The Youth Achievement Awards are Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) customised awards and are credit rated and levelled against the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at levels 4, 5, 6 and 7 and gain between 7 and 16 Credit Points. Youth Achievement Awards are certificated by SQA and will appear on a young person’s Scottish Qualifications Certificate. The awards also contribute ‘Insight’ tariff points (7 – 136) and the Gold Level also gains 14 UCAS Tariff Points.

Level	SCQF Level	SCQF Credit Points	Insight Tariff Points	UCAS Tariff Points
Bronze	4	7	7	N/A
Silver	5	11	20	N/A
Gold	6	14	65	14
Platinum	7	16	136	N/A

Provider: Youth Scotland

Website: Click here

Budget: Award Fee

For Ages: 14 - 26+

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
UCAS Recognition
SCQF Credit rated
Scottish Qualifications Certificate
Qualifications Authority Accredited

Meeting Frequency: Ad Hoc

Interested?

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

Youth Scotland Youth Achievement Awards

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