Awards

Youth Scotland offers different awards that act as a framework to record and recognise young people’s achievements. See below to find out more about our awards, how to register, training that’s available and resources for existing providers.

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Youth Scotland Awards

We have 3 different awards that children and young people aged 5+ can be involved in completing. They are the Hi5 Award, Dynamic Youth Awards (DYA) and Youth Achievement Awards (YAA). All awards are credit rated and levelled on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework (SCQF), which means that they can be compared to more formal qualifications such as those gained at college or school. Find out more about them.
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Hi5 Award
The Hi5 Award brings Youth Scotland’s celebrated approach to youth awards to the 5+ age group. The Hi5 Award is accredited at SCQF Level 2.

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Dynamic Youth Award
Youth Scotland Dynamic Youth Awards (DYA) are individual learning awards that provide a framework to support quality work with young people aged 10+. The DYA is accredited at SCQF Level 3

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Youth Achievement Award
A Youth Achievement Award (YAA) is a nationally recognised Scottish Qualification Authority customised award for young people which provides a means of recording and evidencing their wider learning and achievement through a formal qualification. The YAA is accredited at SCQF Levels 4-7.

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20,678
Hi5 Awards
Completed by Young People aged 5+
57,783
Dynamic Youth Awards
Completed by Young People aged 10+
13,564
Youth Achievement Awards
Completed by Young People aged 14+
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Benefits of Youth Scotland Awards

How can our awards benefit your youth group, school or charity?

Find out more here: Awards Benefits

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Register for Awards
We have 3 different awards that children and young people aged 5+ can be involved in completing. They are the Hi5 Award, Dynamic Youth Awards (DYA) and Youth Achievement Awards (YAA).

Register for Awards

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Order Resources
View samples of our challenge sheets and browse our catalogue of awards. Use the online form to order resources and look through our free toolkit and planning activity downloads.

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Completing Your Award
The Hi5, Dynamic Youth Awards and Youth Achievement Awards are based on the activities that your project or programme offers and follow a plan-do-review structure. Find out how it works.

Completing your awards

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Awards Training
Youth Scotland offers online training for Hi5 Awards, Dynamic Youth Awards (DYA) and Youth Achievement Awards (YAA). This training is highly recommended for anyone interested in supporting young people to gain a Hi5 or DYA, and a requirement for anyone who will be supporting YAA.

Awards Training