The new self-assessment tool and Quality Mark builds from the agency's previous quality mark for youth services and has been developed with the support of West Sussex County Council.
Bill Hicks, quality and youth arts manager at West Sussex County Council, said: "Working with the National Youth Agency on the standards helped us explore ways in which Integrated Youth Support and Development Services might develop and how our existing quality assurance measures could be extended across our growing service. Valuable lessons were learned and we wish the NYA all success in establishing this Quality Mark."
The groups from the four pilot authorities will come together for a residential to enable them to test the new standards and identify any improvements and gaps prior to the roll-out of a new document in April this year.
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