VDS, togetherwith a number of volunteer centres, takes forward a range of training and providestargeted resources to promote best practice across volunteer engaging agencies,including the promotion of volunteering opportunities to harder to reach groups.In addition, the Scottish Executive funds MV Awards (previously Millennium VolunteerAwards) which, through a national network of youth development workers located inlocal volunteer centres, aims to promote volunteering to all young people whileprioritising harder to reach groups.Project Scotland, whichalso receives Scottish Executive funding, offers full time volunteering placementsto young people aged between16 to 25.