The Scottish Government

WHAT COULD WE DO?

HOW COULD WE DO IT?

WHAT COULD BE THE RESULT?

Recognise skills learned through acting as a volunteer at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Work with the Games Organising Company, the Scottish Qualifications Authority and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework partnership to develop a high quality accreditation. This will be available to those who might find it useful and will meet the SCQF aims of recognition, progression and parity of esteem.

The skills of volunteers are valued, and are explainable to potential employers.

Use the Games to encourage employers to release staff for volunteering activities.

Employers and the public at large recognise the value of volunteering in terms of mental health and wellbeing, and skills development. They are encouraged to participate, or to allow their employees to participate in volunteering activities.

Provide opportunities for cultural volunteers and community arts groups within the Glasgow 2014 cultural programme.

The ability of groups sometimes undervalued, such as older people and those with a disability, is recognised.

Use Games volunteering opportunities to encourage hard to reach and long- term unemployed groups into organised social activity.

Skills Development Scotland will work with all involved to ensure that skills development opportunities, including those at a community level and from both employment and volunteering, are maximised.

Ensure that all social groups, for example, young people, older people, people with disabilities and people from ethnic minorities, are able to benefit from the experience of volunteering.

The Games should be a vehicle to promote lifelong learning - across the curriculum and in all settings. Community learning and development partnerships provide a means for local authorities, voluntary organisations and other partners to work together towards these objectives.

Promote Scotland's skills at, and through, international competitions

Increase the number of Scottish competitors participating in WorldSkills competitions (2011, 2013 and 2015) and use the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games to raise the profile of skills competitions and showcase Scotland's skills.

Scottish skills are showcased and recognised as above the WorldSkills international benchmark.

WHAT COULD WE DO?

HOW COULD WE DO IT?

WHAT COULD BE THE RESULT?

Increase children and young people's participation in civic life and expand their influence on local and national decision making

Use this consultation to kick-start a legacy of Commonwealth Games linked participation by young people as part of our wider commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child agenda.

As part of this consultation, we will take forward a specific consultation exercise designed to make sure that Scotland's children and young people tell us how they would like to be involved and what they would like the lasting legacy of the Games to be.

We will work with youth organisations such as Young Scot, local Dialogue Youth Units, the Scottish Youth Parliament and Youth Scotland to discuss what the legacy means for young people across Scotland.

We also intend to use this consultation to engage and inspire young people from minority groups and young people who are less likely to participate or who have specific needs. Young asylum seekers, young people from ethnic minorities, young people with a disability, young offenders, young people in rural communities and young Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people will be among those we consult directly.

Increase children and young people's participation in civic life and expand their influence on local and national decision making

Explore opportunities to expand and promote services for young people, for example, through the Young Scot Entitlement Card and its international partners.

Young people have access to improved services and opportunities with lasting and sustainable benefits.

Capture the enthusiasm of children and young people for the Games, adding to the pride they already have in Scotland, its place in the world and its inclusive approach to people from other nations

Use the Glasgow 2014 and London 2012 Games as a focus for international education. Learning and Teaching Scotland will feature the Games in developing resources and teaching materials, building on strategies used by other Games, such as the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. The roll-out of the Glow network in schools will offer additional ways for schools to make links and share projects.

Children and young people grow up with a keen sense of Scotland's role in the international arena, and with an understanding of and ability to relate to people from other countries and cultures.

Capture the enthusiasm of children and young people for the Games, adding to the pride they already have in Scotland, its place in the world and its inclusive approach to people from other nations

We will promote the use of schemes such as the Scottish Continuing International Professional Development Programme to encourage stronger links. We will also encourage links between young people in Scotland and their peers in other Commonwealth countries. Active relationships can be built which become stronger as we approach the Games and continue long afterwards.

The Games will also provide an ideal opportunity to support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. The Games can provide a focus for interdisciplinary work across the curriculum, bringing together aspects such as the promotion of language learning, social studies, citizenship, as well as a strong focus on aspects of health and wellbeing, and physical activity.

Maximise opportunities arising from the Games to share learning opportunities and good practice with international partners

Encourage the development of Commonwealth partnerships in community-based learning, youthwork and community development.

More confident and outward - looking practice in Community Learning and Development.

More confident and outward looking community organisations.

Better relationships with Commonwealth counterparts.