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https://europegoeslocal.eu/event/european-egl-event-2025/

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The idea of a charter was first launched at the 2nd Youth Work Convention, held in Brussels 2015. In the declaration, it was stated that “The Convention is asking for more awareness of this local level responsibility and to agree with the local and regional authorities on a European Charter for yout…

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European Youth Work Agenda - The Bonn Process - National Youth Council of Ireland

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European Youth Work Agenda - The Bonn Process - National Youth Council of Ireland

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The idea of a charter was first introduced at the 2nd Youth Work Convention (Brussels, 2015). The declaration stated “The Convention is asking for more awareness of this local level responsibility and to agree with the local and regional authorities on a European Charter for youth work at local level.” The motivation was to create a common ground for youth work.

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4th European Youth Work Convention - Youth Partnership - pjp-eu.coe.int

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The government of Malta - Aġenzija Żgħażagħ (Malta’s national youth agency) and the European Union Program Agency (EUPA) for Malta together with the EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership, will host the 4th European Youth Work Convention (EYWC) in Valletta, Malta, from 27 to 30 May 2025, under the Maltese Chairpersonship of the Council of Europe.

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The European Youth Work Agenda

From my perspective its trying to understand based on the question below – how the European Youth Work Agenda influences national/regional youth work policy development.

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4th European Youth Work Convention will take place in Malta in May

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4th European Youth Work Convention will take place in Malta in May

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There is a focus on

1. policy, strategy and youth workers training and education on all levels

In the context of the Youth Affairs National Workforce Survey which is exploring the employment context for youth services and areas for development.

There is a challenge in the numbers engaging in youth work degree programmes so if there is an opportunity to leverage European funding to support access to professional development opportunities for Youth Work.

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2. The roadmap is to inform the local level (ETBs - Senior Management and Youth Work Teams/LCYPS/Music Gen) in youth work policy development and implementation

Is there a place for ETBs to lead local youth work policy development - in the context of the wider eco-system that supports youth work organisations e.g. Youth Work Policy that states an intention regarding the strategic development of youth work in a region as a collaborative approach.

Why a local youth work policy would be helpful?

Local Authorities are the lead local agency for a pilot initiative - Making Places for and with Teenagers - A Dormant Accounts Funded Initiative – A policy framework by local statutory agencies regarding youth work is important so that there is strategic partnerships built to support the development of responses to young people in a coherent joined up approach

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3. There was a question posed at the Conference – which was if we as individuals/agencies don’t understand how Youth Work Policy is formulated – then how can we influence its formation – because European Youth Work Policy comes from individuals/agencies – therefore, we need to build the connection between European and local youth work policy – they are part of the one eco-system.

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4. Presentation by Oshy Liebech Schwartz focuses on how the European Youth Charter was used to underpin the development of a local youth work policy which was also the basis for changing the youth service delivery model