Aims of the new infrastructure

The infrastructure will:

• ensure that investment and priorities are reflective of outcomes detailed in Scotland Performs, Reaching Higher and sportscotland’s corporate plan
• achieve national coverage of volunteering and coaching investment in Scotland and ensure 32 local authorities benefit from support
• provide a mechanism for Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport and regional areas to plan jointly and effectively to meet workforce demands in the area
• integrate volunteering and coaching priorities within school and community sport and sporting pathways
• ensure integration of volunteering and coaching within regional sporting partnerships
• have a structure which enables the implementation and development of national programmes
• provide a consistent model for the development of volunteering and coaching in Scotland