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Visible Value library on recognition of youth work 

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Visible Value library on recognition of youth work 

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https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/visible-value-recognition-of-youth-work

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About Time! a reference manual for youth policy from a European perspective

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About Time! a reference manual for youth policy from a European perspective

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https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/youth-policy-manual-2021

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Howard Williamson, Max Fras and Zara Lavchyan. Edited by Tanya Basarab and Howard Williamson ISBN 978-92-871-8663-8 © Council of Europe and European Commission, May 2021. Printed at the Council of Europe
Today, we know much more about national and European youth policy, the role of research, participation of young people and monitoring and evaluation of youth policy than we did when the first Youth policy manual was published in 2009 by the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership. The concept of youth policy can be very narrowly or very broadly constructed. This volume positions youth policy in the context of public policy and reflects on the complex, cyclical nature of policy making, bringing together the results of knowledge gathering and debates central to the European agenda in the field over the last 15 years.

The manual is a reference tool for initiating youth policy and learning about the diversity of national and international governance and about the infrastructure available for youth policy, its implementation, review and evaluation. Thematically, it focuses very specifically on those areas of youth policy that have been formulated and developed through European consensus-building - participation, information, volunteering, social inclusion, access to rights, youth work, mobility and digitalisation. We hope that the five parts of the manual, from the conceptual to the practical, and through a range of examples and questions for reflection, will help you to explore, understand and engage with the youth policy framework in your context, from your own perspective, and will provide you with a sense of all the stages of youth policy making. Most importantly, the manual includes a wide range of standards, tools and resources developed by and for the benefit of youth policy makers, youth work practitioners, youth researchers and young people across Europe.

It is About Time! we strengthen the youth sector further to develop a new generation of positive and purposeful youth policies in Europe!

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ABOUT TIME! A reference manual for youth policy from a European perspective

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Howard Williamson, Max Fras and Zara Lavchyan. Edited by Tanya Basarab and Howard Williamson ISBN 978-92-871-8663-8 © Council of Europe and European Commission, May 2021.

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https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/knowledge-/-ekcyp

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As agreed between the partner institutions the EU-CoE youth partnership will develop a "think tank" function aimed at increasing the knowledge about the contexts and needs of young people in Europe, current and upcoming challenges they face in support of the activities of the partnership.

The European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP) is an on-line database intended to provide the youth sector with a single access point to reliable knowledge and information about young people's situation across Europe. EKCYP aims at enhancing knowledge transfers between the fields of research, policy and practice through the collection and dissemination of information about youth policy, research and practice in Europe and beyond.

Linked to EKCYP is a network of national correspondents, who are youth policy specialists responsible for collecting national data.

Key features of the EKCYP

The section on country information provides knowledge about youth policy and young people's situation in participating member states in the form of:

Country sheets providing information about the structure and development of national youth policies in participating member states.

Thematic information for each country about key youth policy topics as defined by the Council of Europe and European Union.

The section on youth policy topics provides knowledge on key themes of relevance to young people in Europe. These themes are identified as crucial to empowering young people and creating favourable conditions for them to develop their skills, work and play an active part in society

The information is provided in English, French and German. Most topics are dealt with in the form of a policy framework accompanied by related documents. In addition, material is provided in respect of each topic relating to activities organised within the EU-CoE youth partnership.

Offering users an opportunity to find more detailed information about young people, a searchable database provides documents relating to research, policy and practice. You can search by keyword or use the advanced search to further narrow your research criteria.

This database is an information pool that collects information about successful projects, initiatives, and organizations in the field of youth policy at local, regional, and national level. The good practice database provides an opportunity for administrations on different levels to share successful youth policy; practice and learn from the knowledge shared by their counterparts from all around the world.

The Glossary defines some key terms relating to European youth policy and youth work. The list of topics or terms is not comprehensive and is under constant development, in line with changes in youth policy and inputs from experts cooperating with the EU-CoE youth partnership and EKCYP users.

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european knowledge centre for youth policy

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The European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP)

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As agreed between the partner institutions the EU-CoE youth partnership will develop a "think tank" function aimed at increasing the knowledge about the contexts and needs of young people in Europe, current and upcoming challenges they face in support of the activities of the partnership.

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Also available in 10 languages: https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/essentials

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Research on youth is becoming increasingly recognised as an indispensable companion of effective, impactful policy and practice. To make it more accessible and better understood, this short text, written by members of the Pool of European Youth Researchers, co-ordinated by the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership, aspires to help the reader gain a better and immediate understanding of the purpose, scope and usefulness of research on youth.

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Important advances need to be made on the recognition of youth work in order to ensure a robust implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda[1] and the Bonn Process connected to it. This necessary effort responds to a strong demand from the youth work community of practice, picked up from the EYWA. In that context, the Youth Partnership will carry out specific research on recognition on youth work, in line with the policy decisions from both European Union and Council of Europe, namely the December 2020 EU Council resolution on the framework for establishing a European Youth Work Agenda, the Bonn Declaration[2] from the 3rd European Youth Work Convention and the Council of Europe’s recommendation on youth work.

[1] Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on the Framework for establishing a European Youth Work Agenda. OJ C 415, 1.12.2020, pp. 1–8.
[2]https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/c0b1f356/files/uploaded/Declaration_of_the_3rd_European_Youth_Work_Convention_.pdf

In 2022-23, the Youth Partnership will step up its activities on youth work and strengthen its role in the implementation of the European Youth Work agenda, following three main directions:

·         Facilitating the dialogue within the youth work community of practice

·         Supporting better recognition of youth work

·         Supporting CoE and EU initiatives on youth work

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Also relevant, of course:

Youth work in eastern Europe: Realities, perspectives and inspiring initiatives

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Visible Value – strengthening the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Eastern and Southeast Europe - Youth Partnership (coe.int) resources from the seminar

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Visible Value – strengthening the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Eastern and Southeast Europe - Youth Partnership - pjp-eu.coe.int

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
15-16 November 2022

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History of youth work - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

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Essentials of Youth Work - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

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Thinking Seriously...; Education of youth workers..., Tkits and other relevant publications

Youth Knowledge Books - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

T-kits - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

Insights - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

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Insights into youth policy governance

Youth policies are initiated and reviewed regularly at various levels, from local to national and international. People who work within this process, from policy makers to practitioners, researchers and young people, ask themselves how they can set up the best governance system for their context, who should manage youth policy, how communication can be ensured among the different stakeholders and how young people are involved.

Using over 15 years of gathering and analysing evidence in the European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP), the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership presents its first Insights. This publication seeks to provide insights into youth policy governance with presentations of approaches in different countries and with guiding questions for reflection. It thus offers a picture of how youth policies are set up (the legal framework) and which public structures manage their implementation, as well as how young people are involved.

The analysis is presented based on a multi-country review of contributions gathered in 2016 and 2017 from the EKCYP and the EU Youth Wiki. To frame the analysis across Europe, Insights also presents European-level policy imperatives and governance in the Council of Europe and the European Union, and the knowledge on this subject gathered through their partnership in the field of youth.

Download the English version

Download the Russian version

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Insights - Youth Partnership - pjp-eu.coe.int

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Youth policies are initiated and reviewed regularly at various levels, from local to national and international. People who work within this process, from policy makers to practitioners, researchers and young people, ask themselves how they can set up the best governance system for their context, who should manage youth policy, how communication can be ensured among the different stakeholders and how young people are involved.

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Illustrations / Infographics - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

Podcasts - Youth Partnership (coe.int)

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Welcome to UNDER 30', the podcast series by the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership that brings research results, explores trends in young people's lives and themes relevant for youth policy and practice.
Episodes: More episodes are coming, stay tuned and start listening!
https://eu-coe-youth-partnership.transistor.fm/

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Podcasts - Youth Partnership - pjp-eu.coe.int

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Welcome to UNDER 30', the podcast series by the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership that brings research results, explores trends in young people's lives and themes relevant for youth policy and practice. Episodes: More episodes are coming, stay tuned and start listening! https://eu-coe-youth-partnership.transistor.fm/

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Why?
Where the initiative comes and who drives it?
Who is involved?
What is the timeframe?
Content driven by wider agendas (reengagement, homelessness, other...?)
How?

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How to develop youth work strategic on natinal/local level?
- choosing the right expert to deliver research and strategy must be a part of the metholdology (step 0)/Jasmin
- policy document should collect/ based on opinion of young people too (questionnnaire)

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The main question: why do we need a youth work strategy? Competition with other policy areas (education, social...).

Important for national and local level. Why should you focus on young people and youth work in particular, in addition to other fields.

Local level politicians struggle with explaining/arguing for youth work strategy.

- How to look at youth policy (is it separate? is it filling a gap of some policy area? is it connecting?). Recommendation to look at broader picture/trends and contextualise the strategy.
- recommendations for different stages of development according to national contexts.
When youth work only starting to be established/recognised - establishing, growing, finding oneself, what is a centre, who is a youth worker - right focus for the right time.
Another stage: strategy, law, professional standard, recognition political, social, economic - another focus is content, quality, cross-sectoral cooperation, larger agreement/joint programmes/projects.

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Why separate youth work measures need to be argued well. In Serbia, for example, youth work is one of 5 objectives. Do not see important to have it separate. Can have youth work programmes fitting within youth strategy.

Local level: local youth strategies - important to have recommendations how to put youth work in national, regional and local youth strategies.

This helps with strengthening role youth workers play and their recognition in implementing youth strategy.

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3 components:
- youth work probably part of national youth strategy. Biggest challenge at local level - more guidance needed.
- in Romania, the approach is to build an ecosystem around young people (youth work, youth spaces, support)
- something to help out NGOs to create their own youth strategies. If governments do not have a specific recognised approach - NGOs can develop it further with their youth workers.
- risky to promote one approach only. useful to promote more approaches.

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a new youth strategy in Moldova now - three priorities: more inclusive, and quality youth work. Important to know the national context - stakeholders in and beyond the youth sector, who can help or block us. With the Ministry - analyse the legal frameworks needed for approval of a new strategy. Develop a roadmap for those who are in charge, and also for local public administration.

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Cooperation with other sectors - e.g. difficult cooperation with Defence field: what is the role of youth work when it come to obligatory military service?
National youth policy  - progressive, holistic idea, but it proved to be tiresome.
Professionalized youth work - less volunteers, public money spent via professional youth work. Less focus of civil/NGO strategies thus.
Youth work education is very independent in many countries, autonomy.

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Ideally it should be a joint strategy, the state should keep responsibility and invest money - but the directions and the way should be a result of a dialogue of all stakeholders. Methodologically - the dream would be that the European Commission could introduce measures on how to follow up what is happening? A recommendation on European Level, like the semester method, every 6-month an evaluation if a youth work strategy? How to strengthen cooperation and politely push member states to invest, and to keep them accountable.

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National networks with wide coverage in a country should also have a resource/guidance for youth work development.

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A strong ownership and not leaving everybody behind is crucial. (Gisele)

What kind of youth work - who to address it to? Who is the target?

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The EYWA is a strong priority for the EC. The COVID era was not making it easy, but there is an intense ongoing work with the Partnership.

Next year the EU Youth Strategy will have it s mid-term evaluation, which may also give chance for reviewing youth work related points. It should also prepare the path not only till 2027, but beyond, for the next strategy.

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The first thing is to how to build the conviction to do it? To bring the belief in youth work, and why should we invest? How to map where we are? Public sector or statutory work? We talk so much about youth work, but we still need to strive for more recognition. (Miriam)

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The sub-group on youth work discussed the issue of setting up a new online portal for youth work on European level.

But the question is how many people will be using it? Can we estimate to number of future users, the target group? It will be also needed to justify the investment.

But for the moment we do not know, and we need some data. EACEA and the NAs have not be able to provide the information, nor National associations of youth workers - or the numbers sound very low.

We are interested in knowing the numbers of professional youth workers.

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Wales - mapping of the voluntary youth work sector.  

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Wales - mapping of the voluntary youth work sector.  

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Howard Williamson
Wales is doing a mapping of the voluntary youth work sector.  The umbrella body say it represents the sector (some 140 NGOs are members).  Our scoping exercise finds over 800 NGOs claiming to do youth work, employing thousands of ‘youth workers’ in both paid and voluntary positions (in ‘youth work’, sports, theatres, Welsh language, homelessness, mental health, criminal justice, international exchanges…..). Nail that one down.

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Youth workers mobility participants;
- numbers of youth workers finishing curricula on youth work studies;
- youth worker standards (EQF related) in EU - perhaps can be added;
- ex in Estonia - paid teachers are also youth workers; some estimates can be drawn on that? (ex: in Estonia it's 50%)
- in many countries national authorities collecting data about occupations. Working registers

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Better to talk about personnel/staff working with young people. Youth workers only means the professional workers. But a high percent of staff/volunteers working with youth are not having this formally recognised qualification.
If the EC only wants to come data about labelled contracts, the governments should be contacted. But in countries with non-existing standards for recognition it may be difficult, or not possible.

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The exercise sounds difficult, because an important part of youth work is still dine by volunteers in Europe.
For what we need it actually?
There are much more active youth workers working with young people, not only the few that have a professional qualification/diploma/warrant.

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One probably runs into a lot of difficulties. We have a lot of statistics in Finland. Our estimations of the number of paid municipal youth workers ranges from 1260 to 3852,72. The exact number is probably 1573.

The estimations of the number of youth workers working in the NGOs ranges from 500 to 3000.

In addition to these, there are leisure time workers who do youth park as part of their work. The number of these is not known.

Nobody knows the number of volunteers.

In order to come up with a number of youth workers, one should have a shared definition of who is a youth worker. I fear that coming up with a common European definition covering all practice architectures of youth work will prove out to be tremendously difficult.

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We have some data, and Frederike must look into it - but as there are variety of education pathways, so it is not straightforward.
But the starting point should be who is going to use the portal?

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How many people on this call  have ‘qualifications’ in youth work that would allow them to be ‘professional’ youth workers?  Mihai makes some very useful points here.

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A lot of youth work is happening beyond activities delivered by paid youth workers/professionals.

Can we take the WouthWiki data of usage as an example? And if the new portal will offer more practical support, it can be even higher numbers probably.

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The youth wiki idea is a good one Edgar.  I am sure that this platform will be used more.

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maybe this platform can be use as the youth portal

all those people that are beneficiaries in E+ mobility of youth workers have to come from the platform

(as is done with volunteering programs - ESC)

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For the Portal, we have the expert group report, the youth work agenda, etc. I wonder if the stats are the only was to justify the need. There are various opportunities around - to what extend are they known/used by the target audiences? (youth workers)? Could be another entry point.  / Audrey

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Regarding mapping the youth workers across Europe, YFJ has National Youth Councils as members so for sure we will be able to help out with this. In Croatia (where I'm local) we already have informal FB groups with Youth workers and I'm sure there are a few of these in other countries as well. Maybe, we can reach out to our members to see different practices and try to map out youth workers in that way (as well). Just on top of my mind - to do some online campaign with some sort of survey that will be shared with youth organizations in EU member states (or wider). We can make we can create some informal group that would "divide" among themselves the economies that we are targeting and then have the task of contacting national youth councils or other organizations in order to reach all the people who identify as youth workers and they would register or apply through that survey and in this way, we can get some first insight into the number of people who are considered youth workers.

In the long term, it can also be a platform on which we gather them and have a base that can then be further used to strengthen the recognition, visibility, and strengthening of youth work.

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https://www.youthforum.org/files/Toolkit_Quality_Standards.pdf