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Young People

Awards For Young People



Youth awards will get you on your path to success.

Throw out any old ideas that learning starts and stops in the school classroom. Get involved in new adventures, having fun and finding out about the talents you never knew you had. Come follow your passions and live your dreams.

Use the Awards Finder to choose the right award for you.

Some of our Awards

ASDAN

Short Courses

Provider: ASDAN

ASDAN Short Courses are flexible, portfolio-based programmes designed to accredit up to 60 hours of activity and skills development across a range of topics and… more

Scouts Scotland

King’s Scout Award

Provider: Scouts Scotland

The King’s Scout Award is the culmination of everything that Explorer Scouts and Scout Network members have achieved in Scouting. The Queen’s Scout Award… more

RAF Air Cadets

RAF Air Cadets Award

Provider: RAF Air Cadets

As a Cadet you'll have the opportunity to do things that others only dream about. Want real flight experience? No problem. How about heading out on adventurous… more

Scottish Sports Futures

SSF Wellbeing Workshops

Provider: Scottish Sports Futures

Created in partnership between SSF and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) by young people for young people. The five, 60 minute workshops use a series of… more

CASE STUDIES

Pupils in Levenmouth beaver away to tackle climate change through the John Muir Award

Pupils in Levenmouth beaver away to tackle climate change through the John Muir Award

Fife-based John Muir Award group gets hands-on with flooding, biodiversity and land management. Pupils from Levenmouth Academy in Fife worked with Bat’s Wood… Read More
Company Programme: Owen McCarrey - Tee’d Up and Ashleigh Coghill - Social Eyes

Company Programme: Owen McCarrey - Tee’d Up and Ashleigh Coghill - Social Eyes

Here Young Enterprise Scotland (YE Scotland) speak to Ashleigh from Social Eyes, their 2023 Scottish Company of the Year and Owen from Tee'd up, the… Read More
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LINKS

A Directory of Youth Awards in Scotland.

Recognising, recording and celebrating achievements across school and CLD settings

This wakelet brings together videos reports and other resources to support use of youth awards in schools, youth work and CLD settings.

Meta Skills Framework

This toolkit has been developed through consultation with educators and other partners to create a suite of resources that will support practitioners embed skills in a manageable and sustainable way.

Opportunity Finder

Find more than 35,000 jobs, apprenticeships, courses and volunteering opportunities all in one place.

Personal Achievement Tool on My WOW

Build a library of your achievements! Use this to help track your successes, reflect on what you've accomplished and discover what motivates you.

Scotland’s Curriculum Review Cycle

Education Scotland's blog contains key information on the latest developments of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle Education Scotland is leading on.

Thriving With Nature

WWF and the Mental Health Foundation have come together to produce this guide for you. We want you to thrive and for nature to thrive around you. We think the two are mutually supportive. From forests and rivers, to parks and gardens, to window boxes or e

Transferability of skills gained through youth work

Download a copy of ‘Get Ahead – Scouting and employability’ – an example of how to identify transferrable skills gained through youth work experiences.

UCAS Personal Statement

How to write a UCAS Undergraduate personal statement

Tips on Writing a CV

Tips on CVs and applications and access to the MyWorldofWork CV builder.

Apprenticeships

A quick guide to Apprenticeships in Scotland.

What employers say about youth work awards

A sample of quotes from employers, and case studies.