The Youth Steps project has just completed a three-year pilot, which placed young people who wanted to become youth workers on a three-month training course. The training is designed for young people who have had problems such as educational underachievement, unemployment or a criminal past. The pilot saw 90 people aged between 17 and 25 from across England undertake the course, which involved a week-long residential to introduce them to youth work. The course also taught them about key policies,...