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Chair of YouthLink Scotland – Call for Nominations
We are delighted to announce that the Board of YouthLink Scotland is recruiting a new independent Chair to succeed Angela Leitch CBE, who stepped down in November 2025 after three years in post. Find out more and nominate a suitable candidate by 1st March.
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Let's Talk About Online
Conversations make a difference! Join this training from 2pm to 3.30pm on 23rd March to explore how to chat to young people about what’s happening in their online lives.

Youth Work Manifesto
The manifesto sets out three national commitments Scotland must make to ensure every young person can thrive through access to high-quality youth work. Together, they represent the foundation of a stronger, fairer youth work system: guaranteed by law, universally accessible, and sustained by investment.

The Link Magazine 2025
The latest edition of The Link shines a light on how youth work across Scotland is creating safer spaces and stronger futures for young people.

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Children’s Rights and the UNCRC
Learn about children’s rights and how the UNCRC supports best practice in the workplace. This training is for anyone working in the children’s sector and those wanting to support the rights of children and young people.
  • Date:  11 March, 2026
  • Time:  10:30 - 12:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Engaging Young Volunteers: Turning Interest into Impact!
This informative, interactive online learning workshop brought to you by #YouthVIP is all about energy, ideas, and action! It's open to - and will be beneficial for – organisations who already work with young volunteers, want to explore the option of taking on young volunteers in the future and are simply interested in seeing the value that young volunteers can add to their work.
  • Date:  12 March, 2026
  • Time:  9:30 - 11:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Participative Democracy Certificate Training
This session provides more details about the PDC youth award and how it can be used in different contexts and situations.
  • Date:  12 March, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Youth Voice Toolkit: Professional Learning
This online professional learning session aims to support practitioners and leaders to embed the new Youth Voice Toolkit across a range of settings. The Toolkit supports genuine consultation and youth voice activities with children and young people, across school and community settings.
  • Date:  12 March, 2026
  • Time:  16:00 - 17:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Introduction to Streetwork
This Youth Scotland workshop delivered by TD1 Youth Hub is an introduction to Streetwork youth work and is designed for those new to Streetwork and for those wanting to refresh their knowledge base. 
  • Date:  16 March, 2026
  • Time:  9:30 - 12:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free, Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Youth Scotland's "Keep It Real" Toolkit
An exploration of Youth Scotland's Keep it Real toolkit - a practical resource pack which supports youth participation. This session is an opportunity to take a look through the pack and practice some of the suggested activities
  • Date:  17 March, 2026
  • Time:  13:00 - 15:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  East Ayrshire

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Under Pressure: Countering Youth Extremism
This online session from Zero Tolerance, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights and Educators for Peace is designed for youth workers and other practitioners supporting young people who are concerned about the rise in extremist attitudes or behaviours, particularly fuelled by online content. This includes misogyny, racism, transphobia, and anti-refugee sentiment.
  • Date:  17 March, 2026
  • Time:  16:00 - 17:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Ready for Youth Work
A practical Youth Scotland course for youth workers and volunteers to ensure that they can: create a safe space for young people; plan, deliver and evaluate fun youth work sessions for young people; engage young people meaningfully and celebrate and recognise their achievements.
  • Date:  17 March, 2026
  • Time:  18:00 - 21:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Trauma Informed Practice in Youth Work
This session from Youth Scotland will help you understand the meaning of trauma and how it can impact young people, and help you become familar with key trauma-informed practice principles.
  • Date:  18 March, 2026
  • Time:  13:00 - 15:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Care Experience and Support at School
Join Beth from Enquire to learn about care experienced children and young people’s rights to support at school. This webinar aims to help all adults who live with, work with, and support care experienced children and young people. There will be an hour long information session from Beth, and then a 30-minute Q&A.
  • Date:  18 March, 2026
  • Time:  16:30 - 18:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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An Introduction to GIRFEC and the UNCRC
This online webinar for the third sector will children's rights and Scotland's commitment to ensuring children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.
  • Date:  19 March, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Health Conference 2026
Join afka Scotland for their 2026 Conference all around the topic of Neurodiversity, Trauma and Mental Health of care experienced children and young people, and their carers.
  • Date:  19 March, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:15
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Stirling

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