Young Scot

Young Scot is the national youth information and citizenship agency for Scotland. It can provide all young people between the ages of 11 and 26 a mixture of information, ideas and incentives.

You can also obtain a Young Scot National Entitlement Card. It can be used as ID, for discount on travel and to get discounts in lots of shops. If you are still at school you can get a card through the school or phone the InfoLine number listed below.

There are over 2000 pages of information on everything from health, travel and careers to sport, the arts and housing on their web site. It also includes competitions, discussion boards, reviews, podcasts and much more.

Tags

• advice
• careers
• health information
• information
• information about travel
• young scot card

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