Recognising and Celebrating

In partnership with the Volunteer Centre Network Scotland, we promote the MV Awards programme which recognises the contribution made by 16-25 year-old volunteers by way of a certificate for 50, 100 and 200 hours of volunteering. For more information and to sign up contact your local Volunteer Centre: Volunteer Centre Map

Recently, we have gone high-tech and you can register online via the MV Volunteering Passport. For more information about this Contact Us

This is for young people who would benefit from accreditation for volunteering through informal learning. The award promotes key life skills including planning, communicating, teamwork, reflecting and leading.

If you are a youth involving organisation and would like to find out more about this Contact Us.

The Scottish Qualifications Authority recently announced that the Youth Achievement Awards, which are licensed in Scotland through Youth Scotland, has gained credit rating and leveling against the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. The SCQF credit rating and leveling of the Youth Achievement Awards now means that young people will be able to directly map their achievements in youth work against school based qualifications, SVQs and Higher Education qualifications. The Youth Achievement Awards credit rating and leveling is:

Bronze Youth Achievement Award - SCQF level 4 with 7 SCQF credit points (Comparable to a General Standard Grade)
Silver Youth Achievement Award - SCQF level 5 with 11 SCQF credit points (Comparable to a Credit Standard Grade)
Gold Youth Achievement Award - SCQF level 6 with 14 SCQF credit points (Comparable to a Higher)
Platinum Youth Achievement Award - SCQF level 7 with 16 SCQF credit points (Comparable to an Advanced Higher)

The MV Volunteering Passport is a free online personal resource for volunteers aged 16 to 25 where they can record, track and reflect on their volunteering experience.  It is linked to the MV Awards.

With the MV Volunteering Passport, you will:

• Clearly see the number of hours contributed by your MV volunteers to your organisation with your own personal login
• Be able to approve your volunteers' hours through a linked delectronic approval process thereby cutting back on the paper work associated wiht the awards
• See the opportunities most favoured by your young volunteers
• Be able to register and promote your opportunities for free on Volunteer Scotland (www.volunteerscotland.org.uk)
• Be able to offer personal development planning to your young volunteers, offering them more than an award by giving them an opportunity to reflect and understand their learning and achievements.
• See your young volunteers benefit from having a MV Awards portfolio which includes the Awards, volunteer log, journal and personal development plan.
• Receive full guidance on how to use the MV Volunteering Passport
• Be supporting your young volunteers to continue to volunteer through use of their MV Volunteering Passport beyond the 200 hours Award. 

For more information:

• Download For Volunteering Involving Organisations - Guidance on the MV Volunteering Passport
• Contact Us