Resources on youth work in Europe
This section includes: Various publications and resources on Youth Work development, researches, studies, reports, videos, podcasts
Visible value - Recognition of youth work
Visible Value-Youth Partnership e-library that explores six areas linked to the recognition of youth work
Country information on youth work
Youth Partneship: Country reports on youth work collected by EKCYP correspondents
Country Snapshots: Recognition of Youth Work
Youth Partneship: Visible Value editors survey (2021)
Youth Partnership publication on the essential features of youth work
Youth Partnership series of publication books dedicated to youth work history
European Charter on Local Youth Work
The European Charter on Local Youth Work aims to contribute to the further development of local youth work by stating which principles should guide it and how different aspects of it should be designed to meet these principles.
Inspiring Quality Youth Work
A bank of quality indicators, it built a common platform for practical quality development through follow up, peer learning and exchange of methods and best practices
European Charter on Local Youth Work
The European Charter on Local Youth Work aims to contribute to the further development of local youth work by stating which principles should guide it and how different aspects of it should be designed to meet these principles.
The Democracy Reloading Toolkit is built around 4 KEY COMPETENCES (tasks) for municipality staff that have been identified by our research as essential for engaging young people in municipal decision-making: creating a supportive environment within the MUNICIPALITY, empowering YOUNG PEOPLE, developing policy, STRATEGY and structure, and of course MANAGING and validating it.
Youth worker education in Europe. Policies, structures, practices
Youth Partnership publication that looks at how youth work practitioners learn their trade, what formal and non-formal education offers exist and how education is contextualised in the broader picture of youth work recognition.
Value and Recognition of Youth Work - Booklet Series
Thinking seriously about youth work. And how to prepare people to do it
Youth Partnership Knowledge book that explores best ways to communicate the strengths, capacities and impact of youth work
European youth work policy goals analysed
A Youth Partnership study exploring the youth work policy goals and objectives, compare, and identify similarities and differences between the two
institutions
Insights into developing the Youth Work Environment
Youth Partnership publication to strengthening youth work recognition, quality and support and resourcing for the whole youth work environment
European Youth Forum Advocacy Handbook
A handbook to find the keys to engage in meaningful advocacy action
Τ-ΚΙΤ 15 Participatory Youth Policy
A methodological and educational support for participatory youth policy making.
A tool that helps individuals, teams and organisations doing youth work around Europe to understand their competence and to develop it more effectively
Growing youth work in Europe: A methodology for mapping studies on national youth work ecosystems
The publication is meant to complement the European mapping study "Growing youth work" by presenting the methodology of conducting a mapping at the national or sub-national level.
RESEARCHES-STUDIES
Growing Youth Work in Europe. Results of the study "Mapping European Youth Work Ecosystems"
Results of the study "Mapping European Youth Work Ecosystems"
Research on youth work practice architectures
Research results, reports & publications related to the European Youth Programmes
Mapping the educational and career paths of youth workers
Part I. Report by James O’Donovan, David Cairns, Madalena Sousa and Vesselina Valcheva
Part II. Diversity of practice architectures, Tomi Kiilakoski
Report that presents and analyses the results of the 2024 survey on the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda (EYWA) in 24 national processes
PODCASTS & VIDEO
Advocating for youth work - European Youth Work Agenda in practice
A podcast on advocacy for youth work with
Hans-Georg Wicke (Head of JUGEND für Europa), Judit Lantai (Policy Officer on Strong Youth Organisations at the European Youth Forum) and Lukas Stede (leading the Youth Work portfolio in the Advisory Council on Youth in the Youth Department of the Council of Europe).
Transcription of the podcast on advocacy for youth work with Federica Demicheli (youth trainer and youth worker , President of NINFEA- National Association of Youth Workers in Italy) and Anna Yeghoyan (trainer and consultant in the youth field, in the Eastern Partnership region).
How does European and local youth policy influence your work?
Listen to five youth workers from different parts of Europe share how European and local youth policy influences their work. Video part of the "A Day in the Life of a Youth Worker" series, made in the framework of the MOOC on Essentials of Youth Work organised by the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership.
A self-directed online course developed by the Youth Partnership
OTHER RELEVANT RESOURCES
ENGAGING POLITICAL DECISION MAKER
A leaflet of the UNICEF UK YOUTH ADVOCACY TOOLKIT to support in identify relevant stakeholders