Young Scot Rewards

Young Scot, supported by the Scottish Government and the Improvement Service, has developed the national rewards platform for young people in Scotland.

Young Scot Rewards builds on lessons learned from the success of private sector loyalty schemes to use the concept of points and rewards, managed through an online portal, to encourage young people to participate in positive activities which benefit themselves and their communities.

For partners, the rewards platform provides a practical tool to communicate and engage with young people, as well as recognise and celebrate their participation.

With around 400,000 Young Scot National Entitlement (NEC) cardholders aged 11-26, it has the potential to have considerable positive impact on young people in Scotland.

The rewards platform can also help you to achieve objectives related to engaging young people and getting involved costs nothing.

How does it work? 

people participate in positive activities...

 ... such as healthy eating, exercise, volunteering, recycling, getting involved with projects, informal learning, having their say on issues that affect them and lots more.

They collect points for participating…

… in a number of different ways, including doing activities online, collecting voucher codes at activities and by swiping in with their Young Scot card.

They get recognition and rewards…

… based on the number of points they've accumulated.. Points and rewards will be managed on a new Young Scot website.

What are the benefits? 

For partners, the scheme provides a unique tool for engaging young people and encouraging them to participate in the positive opportunities available to them. Additionally, it will:

•Provide a route to promote opportunities to young people

•Encourage participation and support retention

•Enable communication to be more effectively targeted

•Generate insights from information on the uptake of activities

•Provide partners with a way to recognise and celebrate participation

To find out more about how you can get involved, please download the Rewards Information Pack below.