The advent of the youth work apprenticeships at level 3 and 6 respond to an increasing demand for the skills and relational pedagogy that youth workers employ.
We frequently hear that youth work employers are struggling to find suitably qualified candidates to fill vacant roles – in many cases full time, permanent roles in a variety of settings, locations and sectors.
It’s not difficult to understand why. Professionally qualifying youth work degree courses have decreased by over two thirds since 2010 because of devastating cuts to youth service budgets, with the burden to meet need placed disproportionally on the voluntary and community sector, combined with the introduction of course fees. In addition, this change means that involving youth services in local strategy is a complicated task due to the range and number of providers.
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