The standards have been launched by the National Youth Agency (NYA) and aim to make it easier for youth workers to use digital tools already popular with young people, such as online gaming and virtual reality, to discuss sensitive issues and boost online safety.
The NYA also wants to improve access to youth groups where no face-to-face services are available, especially for young people who struggle with in person contact such as those persistently absent from school or with poor mental health.
The 12 standards cover safeguarding and risk management, digital wellbeing, data protection and privacy, workforce and leadership.
Research found that only a quarter of youth workers surveyed had undertaken digital specific youth work training, while fear of the unknown is a key barrier to using it.
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