Training

Youth Scotland offers a range of training for part time and voluntary youth workers and young people.

Youth Scotland offers training to youth workers to accompany all of its projects and programmes. It also offers training to young people to increase leadership skills and support their participation in the running of their youth groups and in decision making processes.

Courses specifically for young people are marked YP.

See the training calendar below for all Youth Scotland training events taking place in 2010. Scroll down the page to find the month you are looking for.

Please note - there may be entry restrictions/booking criteria for some of the training listed. Where the course is highlighted, click on the course title to take you to a page with more information. If in doubt, please contact us!

January 2010

23rd January: Games, Games, Games, Borders

26th January: Active Clubs, Galloway

30th January: Keep It Real worker training, Glasgow

30th January: Young People and Drugs, Stirling

February 2010

2nd February: Day Certificate Deliverers Course, Aberdeenshire

3rd February: Conflict Resolution, Glasgow

4th February: Bored Meetings for workers training, Glasgow

6th February: Bored Meetings for young people, Glasgow (YP)

9th February: Raising Your Game, Falkirk

11th February: Active Clubs, Lewis and Harris

13th February: Game, Games, Games, Stirling

13th February: Young People, Peer Education and Health, Ayr

13th February: Young People and Self Esteem, Ayr

16th February: Active Clubs, Lanark

16th February: Safe and Sound (Child Protection), Fife

17th February: Keep It Real for Workers, Aberdeenshire

18th February: Safe and Sound (Child Protection), Ayr

20th – 21st February: Girls on the Move National Training Event, Stirling (YP)

21st February: Young People, Peer Education and Health, Lochgilphead

21st February: Young People and Self Esteem, Lochgilphead

22nd February: Raising Your Game, Falkirk

24th February: Safe and Sound Awareness, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire

25th February: Safe and Sound Awareness, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

25th February: Women Get Set Go Deliverer's Workshop, Glasgow

27th February: Raising Your Game, Aberdeenshire

March 2010

3rd March: Active Clubs, Orkney

3rd March: Awards Induction Training Day, Edinburgh

3rd March: Bored Meetings for Workers, Aberdeenshire

4th March: Day Certificate Deliverer's Workshop, Dundee

9th March: Conflict Resolution, Galloway

9th March: Bored Meetings for young people, Glasgow (YP)

10th March: Emergency First Aid, Aberdeenshire

11th March: Bored Meetings for Workers training, Glasgow

12th – 14th March: Involvement Training Stage 2 Residential, Aviemore (YP)

13th March: Young People and Self Esteem, Stirling

16th March: Involvement Training Tutor Training, Aberdeenshire

17th March: Safe and Sound (Child Protection), Lochgilphead

20th March: Young People, Peer Education and Health, Glasgow

20th March: Young People and Self Esteem, Glasgow

21st March: Girls on the Move 1 Day Sports Leader Day Certificate, Ross-shire (YP)

24th March: Active Clubs, Ayr

24th March: Conflict Resolution, Aberdeenshire

26th March: Involvement Training Tutor Training, Glasgow

29th March – 2nd April: Girls on the Move Award in Dance leadership course, Isle of Skye (YP)

April 2010

10th April: (Intro) Food Hygiene, Stirling

14th April: Young People and Self Esteem, Aberdeenshire 

19th April: Conflict Resolution, Lewis and Harris

21st April: Young People, Peer Education and Health, Fife

22nd April: Young People and Self Esteem, Galloway

24th April: Active Clubs, Ellon, Aberdeenshire

24th April: Active Clubs, Banchory, Aberdeenshire 

25th April: Young People and Alcohol, Ayr

25th April: Young People and Drugs, Ayr

May 2010

8th May: Young People and Alcohol, Lochgilphead

8th May: Young People and Drugs, Lochgilphead

11th May: Young People and Self Esteem, Fife

15th May: Active Clubs, Stirling

15th May: Girls on the Move 1 Day Sports Leader Day Certificate, North Aberdeenshire (YP)

16th May: Girls on the Move 1 Day Sports Leader Day Certificate, South Aberdeenshire (YP)

19th May: Conflict Resolution, Ayr

19th May: Involvement Training Tutor Training, Edinburgh

22nd May: Young People, Peer Education and Health, Lanark

22nd May: Young People and Self Esteem, Lanark

June 2010

2nd June: Awards Induction Training Day (Venue TBC)

19th – 21st June: Involvement Training Stage 2 Residential, Larbert (YP)

28th June - 2nd July: Girls on the Move 5 Day Award in Dance Leadership course (residential), Biggar (YP)

July 2010 

7th July: Girls on the Move Active Clubs Leadership Course, Edinburgh (YP)

19th - 23rd July: Girls on the Move 5 Day Award in Dance Leadership Course (residential), Edinburgh (YP)