The Youth Steps project has just completed a three-year pilot, which placed young people who wanted to become youth workers on a three-month training course. The training is designed for young people who have had problems such as educational underachievement, unemployment or a criminal past.
The pilot saw 90 people aged between 17 and 25 from across England undertake the course, which involved a week-long residential to introduce them to youth work. The course also taught them about key policies, such as Every Child Matters.
The students had to compile portfolios during the training programme, which were then assessed. The young people who passed received a level 1 certificate in an introduction to youth work from the Awarding Bodies Consortium.
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