Club Accreditation

To help orienteering clubs demonstrate the high standards you uphold, Scottish Orienteering runs a Club Accreditation scheme. This is a clear and positive way for clubs to increase credibility with official bodies, funders, landowners and other partners.

The scheme is independently assessed and clubs can apply for Bronze accreditation, followed by Silver and then Gold. This will help clubs achieve an accreditation award, which many grant and funding sources now require. Since accreditation was first launched, valuable feedback from clubs has helped us update the criteria for the Bronze and Silver schemes, as well as creating a specific Bronze University accreditation, adapted to the need of university-based clubs.

The key aims of the scheme are to support and empower orienteering clubs to:

• Create an environment which is inclusive, safe and child friendly, based on good practice and the best it can be for participants, coaches, officials and volunteers.
• Develop high standards of club governance
• Encourage lifelong participation in our sport through sustainable club development and pathways

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How Clubs Apply for Accreditation

The scheme is run by the Scottish Orienteering Development Officers, who meet with and support clubs at all levels through the process. If you have any questions about accreditation, you can contact your Development Officer via the contact page.

Once the award is achieved, clubs will need to complete a simple health check each year and a more in-depth check every three years.

There are more details on the scheme, and the requirements for each level, in the documents below.

The Gold award is a mark of excellence for any club to achieve and we anticipate most clubs may take some time to achieve this goal. We hope this will help motivate clubs to aim high and we are confident the rewards will be reaped by clubs who accept the challenge.

We hope that several university clubs will also work towards the Bronze University award as a mark of quality to reflect their valuable input to Scottish Orienteering.

Many of our clubs are already accredited. Check out the status of your club here

Club	Bronze status	Date achieved	Silver status	Date achieved	Gold status	Date achieved
AYROC (Ayrshire OC)	Yes	13/3/2020
BASOC (Badenoch & Strathspey OC)	Yes	31/08/2018	Yes	17/12/2018
CLYDE (Clydeside Orienteers)	Yes	30/09/2018
ECKO (Loch Eck Orienteers, Argyll)	Yes	22/11/2019
ELO (East Lothian Orienteers)
ESOC (Edinburgh Southern OC)	Yes	31/08/2018	Yes	31/08/2018	In Progress
FVO (Forth Valley Orienteers)	Yes	2019	Yes	18/03/2021	In Progress
GRAMP (Grampian Orienteers)	In Progress
INT (Interløpers OC, Edinburgh & Lothians)	Yes	25/01/2019
INVOC (Inverness OC)	Yes	22/03/2024
KFO (Kingdom of Fife Orienteers)
MAROC (Mar OC, Deeside)	Yes	31/08/2018	In Progress
Masterplan Adventure (Scotland-wide)
MOR (Moravian Orienteers)	Yes	30/05/2019	Yes	22/03/2024
RR (Roxburgh Reivers, Scottish Borders)	Yes	30/05/2019
SOLWAY (Solway Orienteers)	Yes	13/03/2020
STAG (St Andrew’s OC Glasgow)	In Progress
TAY (Tayside Orienteers)	Yes	17/06/2019
AUOC (Aberdeen University OC)
EUOC (Edinburgh University OC)
GUOC (Glasgow University OC)
STUOC (Stirling University Orienteering Club)
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