Membership
- Membership
  
  Find out about Youth Scotland Membership, how to join and what's included.
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Programmes
- Programmes
  
  Youth Scotland delivers a range of projects, events and programmes for young people and youth groups.
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Training
- Training
  
  Youth Scotland provides a wide range of continuous professional learning and training across Scotland for youth workers, volunteers and leaders.
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Youth Awards
- Overview of Youth awards
  
  Youth Scotland offers different awards that act as a framework to record and recognise young people’s achievements.
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Youth Work Essentials

Changing lives through youth work!

Quality youth work programmes, information, resources, training and support.

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105,000

Young people impacted

2,200

Youth groups supported

600

Member organisations

11,300

Youth workers trained & supported

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Reach 2025: Climate, Connect and Change

Reach 2025 rocked a sunny Fordell Firs for Generation CashBack's annual event.

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Martin Whitfield MSP poses with young people, youth workers and youth work leaders with copies of his Youth Work (Scotland) Bill at the launch

Deadline Extended for Youth Work (Scotland) Bill

19th March 2025

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Guidance on the PVG Scheme Changes

Membership Briefing

13th March 2025

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The Rural Action Fund is Back

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Group image from the Rural Youth Action Network and Ariane Burgess MSP at a beach clean.

First Rural Youth Action Network Residential

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Acting on Youth Participation

Acting on Youth Participation examines the vital role that young voices play in shaping their communities and the decisions that affect them.

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Youth Work Essentials

Everything you need in order to set up and run your youth group.

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