This year and with support from SNH, TCV Scotland is hosting ‘Youth Spaces’ – an outdoor-based networking conference to be held on 3 October 2013. This free event will  bring together youth sector agencies and environmental organisations in order to learn more about how working outdoors in nature can increase skills and employability for disadvantaged young people as well as improve health and well being. The event will be a springboard for future partnership activity, providing participants with the opportunity to meet new people and learn about Scotland’s natural environment.  Developing skills and creating enhanced employability for disadvantaged young people is an area of work that is growing for TCV Scotland and also a topic of national concern with youth unemployment figures at historically high levels. Youth Spaces will be held at Redhall Walled Garden (SAMH) in Edinburgh on Thursday 3 October from 9.30 am till 4.15 pm.

Youth Spaces is aimed at practitioners in the Youth Sector who would like to support disadvantaged young people (16-24 year olds) by integrating environmental and outdoor based activity into their programme of work.

Youth Spaces will provide:

• The chance to learn more about outdoor-based environmental activity and the many volunteering and placement opportunities available
• Future access to a powerfully effective, free resource to add to their portfolio for working with and inspiring young people

If you would like to book a place, please use link below to access the booking formhttp://bit.ly/YouthSpaces2013.

If you would like more information about the event please contact Julia Duncanj.duncan@tcv.org.uk