 MV Award - Information for young people
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Are you age 16 - 25?
The MV award recognises your volunteering efforts and it couldn't be easier to get started! After
registering, just record the hours you spend volunteering on a MV timesheet and when you reach 50, 100 and 200 hours
of volunteering you'll receive an MV certificate.
The award is endorsed by the Scottish Government and can help you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs or college courses.
The award is endorsed by the Scottish Government and can help you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs or college courses.
MV Step by Step
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Step 1 : Start Volunteering
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Step 2: Register for MV
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Download, complete and return our registration form to register |
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Step 3 : Record the hours you spend volunteering
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Step 4 : At 50, 100 or 200 hours get
your
supervisor to sign off your hours |
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Step 5 : Send your timesheet to the Volunteer
Centre
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Step 6 : We send your certificates
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Useful MV Information
The organisation you volunteer with also needs to register
for MV - just ask your supervisor to contact us to register.
You have 2 years to complete your MV Award
If you have been volunteering for a while,
you can count all your volunteering hours for the previous 2 years.
You can count all the hours you do with any
number of organisations.
Volunteering for other awards e.g. DofE or Youth Achievement Award can count for
MV - ask us for details.
Time spent on the following activities also counts for MV:
- volunteer team meetings
- support, supervision and review sessions
- events attended representing the placement organisation
- training for their volunteer role
- travel to and from any of the above where it exceeds 30 minutes