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An education for the 21st century: A narrative for youth work today - consultation document

9 November 2011

This NCVYS paper is intended for two audiences. The first is policy makers and commissioners operating at national and local levels. Though the primary intention here is to prompt debate, a future action would be to develop specific guidance to support policy and commissioning processes in understanding how youth work contributes to effective interventions and improves the lives of young people. 

The second audience is youth work practitioners and those with an interest in supporting them – in particular educators, the youth workforce, youth sector not-for-profits and other stakeholders - for whom NCVYS hope this paper sparks discussion around the contemporary value of youth work and how that is appropriately articulated.

This paper promotes the view that youth work is a highly effective approach for supporting personal and social development (the process by which we learn from our experiences and develop the skills and competences to enable us to become more effective in our decisions and relationships) and developing the social and functional capital necessary to empower young people. They contend that through this process the outcomes and success we all want to see for young people can be realised.

You can send any comments on the paper to susanne@ncvys.org.uk.

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