Dynamic Youth

Dynamic Youth Awards

The Dynamic Youth Awards are peer assessed awards recognising the contributions and achievements of young people in the 10 to 14 age group. 

The awards are easy to use and can be incorporated into existing youth and children work programmes.  Children and Young people are encouraged to self assess and then peer assess each other’s achievements and can use the awards as an access route to the Youth Achievement Awards.

To download a Youth Scotland promotional flyer about both DYA’s and YAA’s please click here.

Key Features of the Award:

• They are peer assessed: young people assess and award certificates as part of an Award Group
• They are externally accredited by ASDAN, the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network
• They are non-prescriptive: the awards complement existing quality youth work practice providing a framework, not a programme
• They encourage and support youth participation: the process encourages children and young people to take increasing responsibility for their own future
• They are progressive: the awards encourage continuing participation and increasing responsibility.

To register

More than 200 statutory and voluntary youth organisations and education institutes in Scotland offer the awards to young people. The qualifications authority ASDAN accredits the awards. There are two tiers of registration to access the awards:

Operating Agencies 

An Operating Agency is the body responsible for maintaining and overseeing standards in the operation of the awards within the groups which are called Participating Units.

An Operating Agency will ensure that groups using the awards are registered with Youth Scotland, that workers have received the necessary training, that both young people working towards an award and workers supporting this process are appropriately supported and that the completed award meets national standards.

Operating Agencies are usually national organisations, larger regional organisations, local Area Associations of Youth Scotland, local authorities or local authority services e.g. Youth Service or Education Service.

LAYC is registered as an Operating Agency and therefore any currently affiliated group is eligable to register with Youth Scotland as a Participating Unit. If you do register please advice LAYC and remember if your affiliation lapses then so will your registration with Youth Scotland.

Participating Units

A Participating Unit is a group that operates the award directly with young people. A Participating Unit must register with Youth Scotland through an existing Operating Agency (LAYC) and will receive support in the delivery of the award directly from their Operating Agency.

Participating Units are usually individual clubs or groups, small projects, local offices/ branches of national organisations, schools etc.

Do you want to register?

You can register for Dynamic Youth Awards by downloading and filling in the registration form. 

Dynamic Youth awards registration form (77)

The current cost of registering for Dynamic Youth Awards only is free to LAYC members (please note if you want to register for YAA  it is £60 as a Participating Unit which is payable to Youth Scotland).

Dynamic Youth Awards materials

By affiliating to LAYC and then registering as a Participating Unit you are able to access Dynamic Youth Awards material at no cost. Awards materials are normally £5 per Award Challenge sheet but as an affiliated group you can recieve these free. 

 Please note that FREE Challenge Sheets for Affiliated Groups are subject to a Fair Use Policy and must be used only with Youth Club/Group Members and only for Youth Club/Group activities and should be not be used in any partnership work or work funded by a partner where the partner is not affiliated to Youth Scotland. There is an expectation that any non-affiliated partners pay for accreditation. If in doubt please contact Youth Scotland PRIOR to commencing any Award.  To apply for these please click here (Members only).