Provider: Young Enterprise Scotland
Our Learn to Earn programme is for S3 pupils. This programme lasts a double period (although can be adapted to suit timetables) and focuses on the reality of… more
Provider: Leadership Skills Foundation
Young people undertaking a qualification in Sports Leadership will learn and demonstrate important life skills such as effective communication and organisation… more
Provider: Newbattle Abbey College
Newbattle Abbey College runs (and supports approved delivery partners to run) a Forest and Outdoor Learning Awards (FOLAs) SCQF Skills levels 2 – 5 for… more
"I'm Stephanie and I'm from Glasgow."
Stephanie is a carer for her housebound Mum. Introduced to Outward Bound Trust by her Carer Centre's youth work programme, she undertook the demanding and challenging Skills for Life Award.
Reflecting on her experience of this residential programme, Stephanie said: "I changed more in 19 days than over the course of my 18 years....I never thought that someone could develop and grow as quickly as on one of these courses....It wasn't until I took a step back that I realised what I'd achieved and what had changed."
Commenting on the benefits of youth award programmes such as the Skills for Life Award, Stephanie remarks: "They teach you so many life lessons that you can apply to everyday life"
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