Introduction

The LAYC Training Scheme has been setup to:

Courses

The courses in LAYC Training Scheme are grouped into three sections:

As you complete courses you will move through the following levels:

Booking

As not all courses are available at all times, the first thing you should do is check the current training programme.

To book onto a course you can either book online or by calling the LAYC Office (0131) 667 1828.

Places are usually restricted to two places per club initially, although reserve lists are kept if you want more places. One week before the course contact is made with those booked on the course to confirm their attendance and reserve places allocated at that stage if any become available.

Places on each course are usually £10 for member groups and £20 for non members. Only courses completed by staff and volunteers from member groups are eligible for the LAYC Training Scheme.

Attending

Each course has a sign in / attendance sheet.

We will email you after the course to confirm your attendence and to remind you of the follow up activities you will need to complete. Please make sure we have a current email address for you.

If you do not have a email address please make sure we have the correct postal address for your either your home or organisation.

Please note: Unfortunately because of the levels of demand and the subsidised cost, LAYC has to charge anyone who fail to attend training courses they have booked on if they do not contact LAYC in advance in time to allow someone else to make use of the place.

Completing

Once you've attended the course you will need to complete a small number of follow up activities relating to the content of your course. Each course has different activities that need to be completed.

For some of the courses (e.g. Games, Games, Games) you will be asked to let us know how you have put what your covered on your course into practise. On other (e.g. Child Protection) courses you will be asked to find out about your own organisations policies and procedures.

You will need to complete the online follow up form for your course which is submitted to LAYC. We'll have a look at your answers and if they're ok we'll send you your course certificate. And as you complete more LAYC Training Scheme courses you will get your Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum certificate as well.

If you do not have a email address / internet access you will be able to complete a paper version which you will be able to get from your course tutor.

Summary

Here's the summary of how the LAYC Training Scheme works...

  1. You book onto a course either online or over the phone
  2. We'll send you an email to confirm your place on the course
  3. You attend the course - make sure you sign in & check we have your correct email address
  4. We send you an invoice for attending the course or if you have failed to attend without giving LAYC prior warning
  5. You complete the online follow up activities for your course
  6. We check what you send in and (assuming it's okay and your invoice has been paid) send you your course certificate
  7. If you've completed enough courses for either the Bronze, Silver or Gold level we'll send you that certificate as well

If you have any questions you can contact LAYC on (0131) 667 1828 34 or by emailing enquiries@layc.org.uk.