Achieving Real Change
for a more inclusive Scotland

Change is possible. Work with us to make it happen.

Improving practice, informing policy and achieving real change to people's lives.

We improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, autistic people, those with other additional support needs and their families.

We bring together people with lived experience, professionals, planners, policymakers and many others to achieve a society that values everyone.

Qualifications

Look no further for expert help to meet your regulatory requirements and unlock your potential. We are an SQA approved centre with a ‘high confidence’ performance rating offering the full range of SVQ awards in Social Services and Healthcare and Learning and Development for those working in adult and children's services.

We provide other accredited awards to support the development of your essential knowledge and practice. 

SQA Awards

We offer the full range of SVQs in:

  • Social Services and Healthcare
  • Learning and Development
  • Leadership and Management

Accredited Awards

We offer accredited awards in:

  • Health and Social Care Supervision
  • Administering Medication in Social Care Settings
  • Mental Health First Aid
‘I can confidently say that my knowledge has significantly deepened across several key areas. I now have a much better understanding of how to provide person- centred support that truly empowers individuals’.
– SVQ candidate

Training and Consultancy

Looking for learning and development opportunities with a lasting impact? We combine our sector expertise with the power of lived experience to motivate, challenge and inform.

Training events

Learn and develop your skills with our scheduled training sessions.

Bespoke training

Organise training for your team in a way that suits you.

Consultancy

Commission individualised support that meets your specific challenges and goals.

‘This kind of training is true equality.  The power of people using and delivering services coming together as one.’

– Training customer

Resources

Developed alongside people with lived experience, professionals and policymakers, our high-quality resources give you reliable and up to date information on the most important issues.

Scottish Transitions Forum

Compass

Free online tools to help young people in Scotland, their parents and carers, and the professionals who support them, with the transition to young adult life.

Scottish Transitions Forum

Principles of Good Transitions 3

Scotland's national framework to inform, structure and encourage the continual improvement of support for young people who are making the transition to young adult life.

National Involvement Network

Charter for Involvement

Sets out in their own words how supported people want to be included in their services and communities.

‘The Charter was crucial. It gave us a framework to follow and provided reassurance that we were doing things in the right way, that this is what people wanted.’

Networks

Join our networks to connect with others who are working together to build a more inclusive Scotland. Membership is free and open to anyone that shares our aims.

National Involvement Network

Improving the involvement of people with support needs in their lives, services and communities.

SOLD

Improving support for people with communication support needs at risk, accused or convicted of an offence.

Scottish Transitions Forum

Improving transitions for young people with additional support needs.
“It’s been incredible. Working with ARC Scotland has been a dream come true. I’ve been able to represent young people.. to talk about how being disabled can be an asset to your life”
– Divergent Influencer
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