The party will debate the issue at its spring conference next week.
The idea is that this would allow PCSOs to work in schools and youth clubs, or more informally with young people on the street. They would get a better understanding of the needs of young people, and be able to pass this information to the police.
The proposal is contained in a policy paper, Together We Can Cut Crime, which has been prepared by a working group for discussion at the conference.
Linda Jack, a member of the Liberal Democrats Federal Policy Committee and the Crime Policy Working Group, said: "The proposal is about recognising that if we are going to put PCSOs out there to work with young people, it is important that they have youth work skills."
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