Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is a world leading youth work charity and floating outdoor education centre, delivering an annual programme of residential youth work voyages aboard its fleet of sail training vessels. We sail with young people from a wide range of backgrounds from 12 to 25 years of age. In most cases these young people will have no previous sailing experience. Vision We believe that all young people, regardless of circumstance or ability should have the opportunity to realise their true potential in order for them to live healthy, fulfilling lives – making a positive contribution to their community and to society in general. Mission We exist to inspire young people through the challenge of adventure under sail. Residential voyages aboard our fleet of sail training vessels provide a uniquely powerful and extremely effective environment for the personal development of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Our voyages are inherently safe, however the unpredictable nature of sail training presents real and honest physical, mental and emotional challenges. It is a genuinely life changing experience with many unique learning experiences. We operate three sailing ships, and take around 1,000 young people to sea each year. Our sail training voyages provide the opportunity for self-development through the experience of adventure under sail. We develop four capacities in the young people we work with. We help them to achieve increased: - Self-confidence - Responsibility and respect - The ability to learn from experience - The ability to work with others As well as our core outcomes, we place an emphasis on four practical outcomes: - The improved understanding of literacy, numeracy, communication & technology. - The improved ability to learn from experience and plan for the future. - The improved ability to maintain a happy, healthy and balanced lifestyle. - The ability to maintain a working routine, take responsibility and adapt to change.