Training and workforce development in the youth work sector is one of the key areas of inquiry for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Affairs, which launched a review into the role and impact of youth work in May. The findings of the inquiry will be reported at the National Youth Agency (NYA) annual conference this autumn.
Youth workers are increasingly taking roles outside traditional youth work settings, such as housing programmes, within the NHS, and in social care or youth justice-focused programmes. Youth work degrees are evolving to reflect this, with modules covering social care, health, social enterprise and business development.
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