According to Hibbert, this is what the network of nine regional youth work units in England do. "We bring people from the youth workforce together; it's a more efficient and effective way of helping people to learn, providing better outcomes for young people."
The principal aim of these units is to support the youth workforce in each region and to bring together local authority youth service providers and private and voluntary organisations, briefing them on changes in the sector and supporting them to work together.
In the grip of large-scale workforce reforms, potential cuts and an uncertain future in the run-up to a general election, Hibbert says there are huge concerns about worrying national trends. "We are all picking up on the potential cuts in youth services within the next 12 months," she says. "The figures we are getting for budget cuts across integrated youth services are mostly around 10 to 20 per cent in the coming year."
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