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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

The King’s Trust

Enterprise Challenge

Provider: The King’s Trust

The Enterprise Challenge is a competition teaching Young People Entrepreneurial skills. It is a very, fun and engaging one day event with winners receiving… more

Scouts Scotland

Chief Scout’s Gold Award

Provider: Scouts Scotland

This is the highest award a member of the Scout Section (age 10½ to 14) can earn. It requires completion of all nine of the Challenge Awards - World Challenge… more

Scottish Sports Futures

Planning Effective Physical Activity Programmes

Provider: Scottish Sports Futures

This module investigates Kolb’s Learning Cycle to explore the benefits that can be delivered through sport and physical activity and planning effective… more

Newbattle Abbey College

Adult Achievement Awards

Provider: Newbattle Abbey College

Newbattle Abbey College is the awarding body for Adult Achievement Awards. These awards offer learners the opportunity to gain a National Certificate for… more

CASE STUDIES

RSPB’s Wild Challenge

RSPB’s Wild Challenge

When working for a charity dedicated to taking action for nature, it can be easy to focus exclusively on all things wild and leafy if you’re not careful. The… Read More
Emmie - My Youth Award Journey

Emmie - My Youth Award Journey

Emmie, a Trustee of Youth Scotland and a former MSYP, relates how completing a Youth Achievement Award led to a change of direction in learning and career. 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.