If there's one thing likely to divide a room of youth workers, it's the issue of accrediting young people's involvement in youth work.
It's hard to find anyone who doesn't think that giving young people credit for what they do is a good idea, it's just that some don't think it's youth work. Worse, they think it risks distorting youth work.
The open letter produced by the campaign group In Defence of Youth Work spoke of the "insidious" way delivering accredited outcomes has "undermined the importance of relationships in the work". And a recent debate on the subject on the Children & Young People Now forums saw one contributor ask: "How much longer do we have to suffer these pen pushers?".
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