Ready for Youth Work is a practical 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; celebrate and recognise their achievements.

This is an e-learning course, for which participants will need a laptop or computer. Participants will have until Tuesday 17 June 2025 to complete the course.

After signing up you will be emailed a login to Youth Scotland’s e-learning platform. Participants will receive their login within 7 days of signing up, and can work through the 6 modules at times that are convenient to them.

The modules are:

Introduction to Youth Work
Introduction to Hi5 and Dynamic Youth Awards
Child Protection Awareness
Leading Games, Session Planning, and Creative Evaluation
Introduction to Youth Participation
Involving Young People in Decision Making

Accreditation is available at SCQF Level 3; the e-learning course will explain how to access this. The course is available to those living in Scotland only.

For further information, and to register, please visit the dedicated Eventbrite page.