In this section of the Visible Value, you may find the real treasure from the field of recognition of youth work. This is a well-selected collection of the recognition tools and practices that have been developed all over Europe.


We hope it will inspire you to develop your own or at least to imagine what the recognition might look like in very practical terms. Our intention is that this collection is regularly updated. So, if you are aware of other tools and practices that deserve to be included, please, let us know. In the meantime, enjoy the current collection.

Back The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio

Assess your youth work competences and make a learning and development plan!

Short description

The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio is a tool to help those doing youth work, primarily youth workers and youth leaders, but also managers and administrators, to assess and further develop their youth work competence and that of the people under their supervision.

The Portfolio is based on the Council of Europe youth work competence framework and guides the user through a process of:

  • analysing where they are now with their youth work competence
  • gathering evidence on the quality of their work, their competence for it and ideas for making it better
  • explaining their work to others in a way that is easy to understand

The creation of a personal portfolio is done online at the Portfolio platform and includes both conducting the self-assessment and drafting personal learning and development plan.

The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio has been developed at the European level, but it is not primarily for people and organisations working at the European level or internationally. The Portfolio is addressed to youth workers and leaders working at any level from local to international.

The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio is an initiative of the Council of Europe in co-operation with partners such as the European Commission and the European Youth Forum.

 More information:

The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio: www.coe.int/en/web/youth-portfolio

PDF version of the Portfolio publication: https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=0900001680699d85

Evaluation Study: https://rm.coe.int/yoth-work-portfolio-evaluative-study-2020/16809ea75f

 Contact details: [email protected]