Volunteering

Volunteering helps everyone and is a great way to gain valuable experience while developing your skills.
There are also a number of volunteer awards you can gain.

Vaslan

VASLan promotes the benefits of volunteering and ensures anyone who wants to volunteer can do so. Our staff can provide a wide range of services and support to volunteers, including:

  • Advice, information and support for volunteers
  • Help finding suitable volunteering opportunities
  • Saltire Awards for young volunteers
  • Employer Supported Volunteering
  • Volunteering Awards
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Volunteer Scotland

Volunteer Scotland is the national centre for volunteering and has a searchable database of opportunities across Scotland.

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Saltire Awards

The Saltire Awards are the Scottish Government's way of celebrating, recognising and rewarding the commitment, contribution and achievements of young volunteers aged 11-25 years in Scotland.

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Awards Schemes

If you're looking to volunteer with some Award focused organisations, check these out.

Youth Achievement Award

A Youth Achievement Award (YAA) is an accessible nationally recognised Scottish Qualifications Authority customised award for young people which provides a framework to accredit their personal learning and achievement, and which is recorded on their Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) alongside their school and college qualifications. The young person identifies an activity or ‘challenge’ that they would like to be involved in, the level of responsibility they would like to undertake and set themselves personal targets to work towards. There are 4 levels of Youth Achievement Award.
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Dynamic Youth Award

To gain a Dynamic Youth Award, young people choose a ‘challenge’, set personal targets, complete a minimum of 10 hours of activity, think about and comment on their achievements, recording time spent on their activities and gather evidence of their participation. They will then receive a certificate showing their name, their challenge, and the hours completed.
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Hi5 Award

To gain a Hi5 Award, young people choose a ‘challenge’, complete a minimum of 5 hours of activity, think about and comment on their achievements, recording time spent on their activities and gather evidence of their participation. They will then receive a certificate showing their name, their challenge and the hours completed.
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