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Ocean Youth Trust Scotland @OYTScotland

Delivering youth work on the waves since 1999 ⛵

Joined November 2010
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Ocean Youth Trust Scotland@OYTScotland
11 Mar 2025
This account is now archived and no longer monitored. If you'd like to keep up with OYT Scotland, please find us on Bluesky at @oytscotland.bsky.social. Thank you for your support! 💙
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We need your voice!📢 @_MWhitfield's Youth Work (Scotland) Bill consultation is a unique opportunity to ensure that all young people in Scotland have access to high-quality youth work services. Have your say by responding before Feb 21, 2025. parliament.scot/bills-and-la… #YouthWork

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We'd like to say a huge thank you to @WestonFdn for awarding us a vital grant towards core costs! This grant will make a huge difference to the youth work experiences that we can provide for young people in 2025 💙
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Lucy O'Donnell@GYT_Lucy
27 Jan 2025
Best Monday of 2025 so far 🫶🏼 Spent the morning with a couple of my YP having a wee check in (and a McD's) then took our @OYTScotland Sailing Group out for their Celebration Meal @ Tempura 😋 #HappyMonday #YouthWorkerLife
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JamesWattDockMarina@jwdmarina
20 Jan 2025
Fancy a boogie for a good cause? We’ve got 2 pairs of tickets for grabs for this fantastic event. To be in with a chance of winning just like and share this post. The lucky winners will be announced on Friday 24th Jan @OYTScotland #DayDisco
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Hi all, our phone lines are now back up and running! Please don't all call at once... 😉
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Hi all, Please note that our phone lines are currently down ☎️ Until we can resolve this issue, please reach our team via email at office@oytscotland.org.uk. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to fix this issue!
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Our Annual Report for 2023-24 is now live! 📊 Click below to learn how young people are broadening their horizons through youth work on the waves... oytscotland.org.uk/making-wa…

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Post-voyage debriefs help young people reflect on their experiences and apply their new skills to daily life. From building confidence to earning @sqanews Level 3 qualifications, we're so proud of all these young people have achieved! We know you'll go on to do great things 🌟
Feeling Strong@FeelingStrongUK
8 Nov 2024
Our @OYTScotland debriefing night has ended with a paper airplane race! ✈️ Thank you everyone for coming! 💜💪
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There's still time left to book your berth on our Viking Challenge! ⚓️ Setting sail on 9th August 2025, this 13-day challenge is an epic adult sailing expedition from Esbjerg, Denmark, to Oban. Learn more 👇 oytscotland.org.uk/adult-cha…

Adult Challenge Voyage Opens for Bookings! - OYT Scotland

Take in some of the oldest Norse settlements while eating, sleeping and sailing with a crew of like-minded individuals. With full training and support provided by our team, this is an opportunity for...

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North Ayrshire Active Schools@NAActiveSchools
18 Oct 2024
📢MODERN APPRENTICE VACANCY💛🖤 ▪️Do you have an interest in Sport? ▪️Would you like to be part of a hard working team? *This post is funded by @Enable_Tweets & @sportscotland and is aimed at 16-24 year olds with additional support needs tinyurl.com/k7eary5e @NAC_Provost

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We're hiring across a range of roles 🖇️ If you’re passionate about empowering young people and supporting their personal development through youth work, we’d love to hear from you! oytscotland.org.uk/about-us/… #Hiring @UKSailTraining @YouthLinkScot @RYAScotland
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A great week with a great bunch of young people 💙 While we're sad to wave goodbye, we've still got plenty of land-based sessions to deliver with the group, and a few new bosuns to induct! @CashBackScot #CashBackforCommunities
MGS_Employability@mgs_pathways
11 Oct 2024
Thank you @OYTScotland @CashBackScot sad to say it’s time to go home. You have inspired a few bosuns for future sailings 👏
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MGS_Employability@mgs_pathways
9 Oct 2024
Fantastic full day sailing yesterday, man over the board drill, luxurious showers 🚿🧼and to end the day fun filled team games @OYTScotland @CashBackScot
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Today we're welcoming aboard @FeelingStrongUK & @mgsonline for five-day voyages around the Clyde! To prepare for these groups coming, our team are busy buying fresh produce for the week ahead, as well as looking out SQA logbooks and performing key boat checks. See you soon 👋
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A great week of building resilience, confidence, skills and positive relationships! Congratulations to all of the young people for a brilliant 112 nautical miles around the Clyde ⛵️ #YouthWork @CashBackScot #SailTraining
St Pauls Youth Forum@StPaulsYF
4 Oct 2024
An exceptional week in the sunshine on #AlbaVenturer with pupils from @smithycroft282 with the @OYTScotland. Young people learning skills, gaining qualifications and meeting some of the locals as we sailed 112 nautical miles on the clyde. Core memories made. Thanks @CashBackScot
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We are delighted to have won the Diversity Award at @InverChamber's ICON Business Awards 2024 🎉 We were also delighted to see our young volunteer, Shaun Wiseman, win the Rising Star Award! (🧵 1/3)
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We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to @InverChamber for choosing us as this year's charity, and the attendees on Friday night for giving so generously to our cause. With this kindness, we have managed to raise over £1,500 for #YouthWorkOnTheWaves in Inverclyde! (🧵 2/3)
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For the full scoop on our night at the Greenock Town Hall, read our blog below 👇 oytscotland.org.uk/a-night-o… (🧵 3/3)

A Night of Success at the Inverclyde ICON Awards! - OYT Scotland

We were absolutely delighted to receive the Diversity Award at Inverclyde Chamber’s ICON Business Awards on Friday 20th September. This is the second time OYT Scotland has won in this category; a...

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Welcome aboard, @SL_TrinityHS and @cne_siar! The forecast is sunny and windy, with a strong chance of sail training in the west... ⛵️ #YouthWork #SailTraining
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