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Registration

More than 200 statutory and voluntary youth organisations and education institutes in Scotland offer the awards to young people. The qualifications authority ASDAN accredits the awards. There are two tiers of registration to access the awards: 

 

1. Operating Agencies

An Operating Agency is the body responsible for maintaining and overseeing standards in the operation of the awards within the groups (Participating Units) it agrees to support.

An Operating Agency will ensure that groups using the awards are registered with Youth Scotland, that workers have received the necessary training, that both young people working towards an award and workers supporting this process are appropriately supported and that the completed award meets national standards.

Operating Agencies are usually national organisations, larger regional organisations, local Area Associations of Youth Scotland, local authorities or local authority services e.g. Youth Service or Education Service.

There is also a registration option available for individual schools, colleges or smaller voluntary organisations to directly access the awards.

Click here for a list of current operating agencies.

2. Participating Units

A Participating Unit is a group that operates the award directly with young people. A Participating Unit must register with Youth Scotland through an existing Operating Agency and will receive support in the delivery of the award directly from their Operating Agency.

Participating Units are usually individual clubs or groups, small projects, local offices/ branches of national organisations, schools etc.

 

Access and Support Structure

 

 

To register a school or college as an Operating Agency please contact George Cherrie on 0131 554 2561 or email george.cherrie@youthscotland.org.uk