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Keep your finger firmly on the pulse of Scotland’s youth work sector with our news, events & blogs library. You’ll get the top stories, best training opportunities and insightful comment from across the sector.

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National Youth Work Conference 2026
This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people.

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Let's Talk About Online
Digital youth work creates a setting where young people can explore topics that impact on their real lives in a safe, practical and relevant way. Join this training from 10.30am to 12pm on 1st September to find out more.

YouthLink Scotland Members Network: Exploring European Youth Work
17th September - 11am to 12.30pm. Bookings are now open for our third meeting of 2026, exploring European youth work with the British Council, the incoming UK National Agency for Erasmus+.
Help Test Youth Work Skills Track
YouthLink Scotland is recruiting up to 100 organisations to take part in the next phase of testing Youth Work Skills Track, a new digital tool developed around the National Youth Work Outcomes and Skills Framework. Get in touch by 31st August.

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A Complete Guide to PVG and Your Signatory Role
This session is designed to support all lead and additional signatories, whether you are new to the role, about to step into the role or are interested in finding out more about what the role of being a signatory involves. This session covers all aspects of the PVG Scheme and will leave you with the information required to process PVG scheme applications for your organisation.
  • Date:  8 December, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Stirling

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Getting Children’s Rights Right: Proactively Implementing Children’s Rights from the Outset
This webinar will focus on how the UNCRC Act encourages the use of children’s rights tools that are all about getting it right from the start, including Child Rights Impact Assessments to inform decision making, and child rights budgeting to shape spending.
  • Date:  10 December, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 11:30
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Child Protection Officer Training
This two-part online course from Youth Scotland equips you with the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools needed to carry out this vital safeguarding role.
  • Date:  20 January, 2027
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free, Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Young People and Nicotine Products
Youth Scotland's interactive session will improve your knowledge and confidence to discuss nicotine, vaping, and other nicotine products such as nicotine pouches and snus with young people. 
  • Date:  28 January, 2027
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Care-experienced Young People and the Benefits System
This course looks at the special benefit rules for care-experienced young people and provides the opportunity to consider other support available.
  • Date:  4 February, 2027
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Responding to Children’s Rights Issues: What Happens When Something Goes Wrong
This webinar will explore how practitioners can navigate accountability mechanisms with and for children, including the role of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, complaints mechanisms, advocacy support and using the law. 
  • Date:  4 February, 2027
  • Time:  14:00 - 15:30
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Tackling Sectarianism CPD Training
Our online training opportunity provides youth workers with the tools they need to engage young people on the topic of sectarianism, prejudice and hate in Scotland.
  • Date:  16 February, 2027
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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