New PB qualification for young people launches in Fife
/A new qualification will support young people and community activists to use participatory budgeting (PB) to improve their local communities.
Delivered by Fife College, the new qualification is SCQF Level 5 and free places will be available for 750 participants who are volunteering with PB and/or Grant Making processes in Scotland.
By giving young people the skills and confidence to participate in the important decisions that affect them, the course will help to deliver a range of benefits for communities:
Community engagement builds social unity by developing shared visions and aspirations
Increased transparency in decision-making
A sense of ownership over local spending boosts volunteering rates
Local young people can come together with local authority employees/politicians to develop more effective partnerships
The free course has been developed in partnership between YouthLink Scotland, COSLA, Young Scot, the Democratic Society, Homeless Network Scotland, Glasgow Young Movers and the Scottish Community Development Centre.
