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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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Understanding Autism: Level 1 - Inclusion
This is an interactive workshop exploring what is meant by Autism, raise the awareness of how to work with a young person in a youth work setting and explore briefly other conditions that may co-occur with autism such as ADHD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.
  • Date:  29 September, 2026
  • Time:  13:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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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:  30 September, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Stirling

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Family Influences on Children’s Mental Health and Well-being
This seminar will showcase recent research using child and family data from Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
  • Date:  30 September, 2026
  • Time:  13:00 - 14:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Supporting Young Carers in Education Session 2
Join Education Scotland and Carers Trust Scotland for this two part professional learning series. This session will look at supporting young carers as a whole school approach and supporting young carers through transitions.
  • Date:  30 September, 2026
  • Time:  15:30 - 17:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Relationships Matter 6: Regulate, Relate, Reason and Restore
In this bite size webinar you will explore the sequence that we need to follow to effectively engage children who are dysregulated. We will also consider helping them learn better ways to cope with and manage their emotions and also how to repair damaged relationships.
  • Date:  1 October, 2026
  • Time:  15:30 - 16:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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The Calling Leadership Conference - Scotland's Leadership Summit
This one-day event is for leaders from across Scotland and the UK — whether you run a business, lead a team, work in the public sector, or are shaping the next generation of leadership. It’s a chance to step back, gain insight, and be inspired by voices shaping business, culture, and society today.
  • Date:  2 October, 2026
  • Time:  9:30 - 16:30
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Glasgow

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Challenging Justice Inequalities
Join CYCJ to hear about the learning from the Challenging Justice Inequalities (CJI) project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. These events are designed for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and anyone working with children and young people. 
  • Date:  2 October, 2026
  • Time:  10:30 - 14:30
  • Type:  Workshop
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Glasgow

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Child Protection Awareness Training
Join Youth Scotland for an engaging and informative online workshop designed to support youth workers and volunteers in understanding and applying effective child protection practices.
  • Date:  6 October, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free, Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Conflict Resolution Series - How to Have That Difficult Conversation
This bite-sized event will highlight how we can help us strengthen our relationships, build our confidence and resilience, help the other person/s to listen and understand us better, help us learn to manage other difficult situations more compassionately, and make us a better communicator.
  • Date:  7 October, 2026
  • Time:  8:30 - 9:30
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Prevention in Action: Community-led Approaches to Improving Health and Reducing Health Inequalities
This one-day training will explore the vital role community-led health plays in Scotland’s drive to embed prevention at the heart of health and wellbeing policy.
  • Date:  8 October, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Glasgow

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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 October, 2026
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Stirling

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Understanding Eating Difficulties
The aim of this live, evidence-based, online training with Jo Baker, a highly experienced psychotherapist who has volunteered for BEAT and other eating disorder charities, is to give you a greater understanding of eating difficulties as well as eating disorders and body image.
  • Date:  13 October, 2026
  • Time:  9:15 - 13:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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