There are currently somewhere in the region of 3,000 students working towards professionally validated youth work qualifications in the UK. Some of these students will be in paid youth work and studying on top of their existing work commitments, but others will be full-time students and pinning their hopes on finding relevant employment once they graduate. In addition, there will be many more young people without a degree who will be hoping to gain a direct entry into youth work.
With the rapid contraction in the youth work job market over the past year, the question is just what entry-level jobs will be available in the near future? Increased competition will force experienced workers to accept more junior roles, potentially limiting the opportunities for those starting out. And all this is happening at a time when government has stated its vision is to have more unpaid volunteers involved in the running of public services.
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