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Workforce and Training

Workforce and Training

Want to work in youth work?

Find out what youth work is, what it involves and how to get qualified.
This section also gives an overview of career prospects and related areas of work. 

To help you find out about pursuing a career in youth work, we have put together the Youth Work Training FAQs for your use.  Also here, is a list of currently validated courses
Please refer to these pages before contacting NYA.

Workforce Development Frameworks

Annual monitoring report published

The National Youth Agency has published its annual monitoring report on validated training programmes for youth workers for 2009-10. The report is prepared as part of the Agency’s process for ensuring good practice within JNC professionally qualifying validated higher education programmes for youth and community work. As well as ensuring students receive a good standard of learning the process enables a picture of the developing workforce to be formed and highlights shifts and changes in trends.  Read the report in full >>

Annual monitoring guidance and supporting documents now availble here >>

 

The JNC and its role in the youth and community work sector

A brief overview of the Joint Negotiating Committee and their role in the youth work sector. It also gives links to the current payscales.

Checking whether previously gained qualifications have JNC recognition

Information for individuals and employers to check whether qualifications are recognised by the JNC and details about the status of qualifications gained in Wales, Scotland, Ireland or from abroad.

Professional Validation of Higher Education Programmes

Information about the process of professional validation, that is overseen by the National Youth Agency, to ensure the continuing quality of professional level youth work training conferiing JNC status. This section also contains information about the annual monitoring of programmes and key reference documents for the use in developing programmes of learning.

Youth Work Training FAQs

To help you find out about pursuing a career in youth work, we have put together the Youth Work Training FAQs for your use.  Please refer to these pages before contacting NYA.  If you are unable to find the information you are looking for please email NYA

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