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Youth Work (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Labour MSP Martin Whitfield has launched a public consultation on the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to give young people aged 11 to 25 a legal right to access high-quality youth work services.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! Nominations for this year’s National Youth Work Awards are open until 27th January.
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Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Stirling on 11th February (Safer Internet Day) where we will explore the role of youth work in helping young people navigate their online lives.

Upstream Prevention: The Vital Role of Youth Work - Link Magazine 2024
The latest sector magazine explores youth work's role in prevention through upstream solutions.

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Level 2- Introductory Training to Youth Achievement Awards
This interactive training workshop will introduce you to the 4 levels of the Youth Achievement Awards, enabling you to effectively promote, support and deliver these awards in your youth group, project or school.
  • Date:  6 February, 2025
  • Time:  13:00 - 15:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Digital Youth Work Conference
Do you want to explore the role of youth work in helping young people navigate their online lives? Are you interested in protecting them from scams online? Are you looking for exciting and fun ideas and activities to develop your digital youth work? Do you want to explore the now and next of digital youth work? Sign up now!
  • Date:  11 February, 2025
  • Time:  9:30 - 16:00
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Stirling

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Child Protection Officer Training
This interactive training  (over two days) will support those in the role of Child Protection Officer to be aware of their responsibilities and support their organisation to develop and implement a policy and culture which ensures the safety and welfare of children and young people.
  • Date:  12 February, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free, Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Understanding and Contextualising the Social Harms Facing Care Experienced Young People in Scotland and Wales
This webinar will offer new insights into care for young people across Wales and Scotland, exposing social harms affecting the young people, identifying what participants considered to be effective practice and considering the types of changes which are still needed in this critical area of policy. 
  • Date:  12 February, 2025
  • Time:  14:00 - 15:30
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • 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:  13 February, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Young Women Care
This event is all about bringing people together to explore how care experience and gender intersect. Through creativity, this event will celebrate diversity, spark ideas, and build connections.
  • Date:  15 February, 2025
  • Time:  11:00 - 15:00
  • Type:  Webinar, Workshop
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Edinburgh

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Level 1- Introductory Training to Hi5 and DYA
This interactive training workshop will introduce you to Youth Scotland’s Hi5 Award and Dynamic Youth Award, enabling you to effectively promote, support and deliver these awards in your youth group, project or school.
  • Date:  17 February, 2025
  • Time:  14:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Trauma Skilled Approach
The Transforming Trauma National Training Framework sets out 4 levels of training for different parts of the workforce.  This training sits at the Trauma Skilled Practice level for those with direct and frequent contact with people who may be survivors of trauma.  
  • Date:  18 February, 2025
  • Time:  9:30 - 16:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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UNCRC and Children’s Right to Family – Preserving Sibling Relationships
Designed by expert lawyers, this training offers practical insights and tools to help advocacy workers and practitioners in Scotland strengthen their confidence in using UNCRC rights to improve the lives of children and young people.
  • Date:  19 February, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Trauma Informed Practice
The Transforming Trauma National Training Framework sets out 4 levels of training for different parts of the workforce. This training sits at the Informed Practice Level, which describes the baseline knowledge and skills required by everyone in the Scottish workforce.
  • Date:  19 February, 2025
  • Time:  13:30 - 15:45
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Payments for Children in Scotland
Aimed at advisers and support workers who have little or no knowledge of benefits, this course provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age.
  • Date:  20 February, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Distressed Not 'Difficult'— Supporting Distressed Behaviour in Children
Make sense of children's 'challenging' behaviour through the lens of distress and discover practical ways to support them. This training is aimed at those working with children who work with children who display 'challenging' behaviour.
  • Date:  25 February, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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