This section of the Visible Value aims to provide a quick overview of the state of the affairs about the recognition of youth work in the countries covered by EU-CoE Youth Partnership. In total it covers 53 country profiles (including 3 profiles for Belgium and 4 profiles for the UK).

The content in this section is based on several sources, including:

The sources of information are indicated at the end of each profile.

Back Georgia

The State’s systemic vision towards youth work is still in the process of formation and therefore the establishment of the Youth Work Institute is one of the most important and interesting challenges for the development of youth work in the country. “Youth worker” as a profession and the results of its activities is not recognised by state legislation. However, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia with its partners is working on the creation of National Professional Standards and Certification Criteria for Youth Workers; and to develop qualifications courses for youth workers. In this regard, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia, with the support of World Vision Georgia, Helping Hand Georgia and Georgia’s Youth Workers Association is implementing the “Youth Workers Certification Programme”. In recent years, under the initiative of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia and with the active involvement of invited experts in the field of Youth Policy, the Youth Work Support draft Law was prepared. Except for the mentioned draft law, Georgia does not have any kind of legislation about youth work definition or youth in general. All documents relating to youth policy and youth work were developed using EU and Council of Europe recommendations and with the consultation of European experts. Most of the youth organisations work in the field of international youth work. Georgia, as one of the countries of the Eastern Partnership, is actively participating in the Erasmus+ Programmes. One of the very popular international services among youth NGOs is the European Voluntary Service (EVS), which gave a number of young people the chance to work abroad and develop competences in the youth field. Over the years, Georgia has been actively involved in the ERASMUS + Programme. Each year the number of Georgian young people, youth workers, youth organisations and state agencies that are benefiting from the ERASUMUS+ Programme is increasing. The European Commission has an ERASMUS + office in Georgia, which co-operates with the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia. The Erasmus + National Office in Georgia (NEO) promotes the role of the European Commission and of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the relevant national services involved in the implementation of the Erasmus + Programme. In addition to European programmes, a number of youth organisations implement global programmes. These are the Georgian representations and offices of international networks, umbrellas and large organisations. As mentioned above, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia is actively sharing European experience in the field of youth work. Recently, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia participated in the EU4Youth new initiative Erasmus + Capacity Building in the field of Youth, Eastern Partnership Youth Window and applied for the project “Supporting the Development of Youth Policy on Municipal Level in Georgia”. The proposal aims to build sustainable capacities for inclusive youth participation at local level in Georgia via piloting a capacity-building programme for municipal youth workers, young people and youth workers working in civil society organisations in six Georgian municipalities alongside the strategic framework for youth policy development in Georgia.

(from the EKCYP Country report on youth work in Georgia)