The quality development of local youth work needs …

regular and up to date mappings of local realities and needs.

The needs and interests of young people as well as the composition of the group “young people” is constantly changing. Economic factors as well as migration, new innovations and political trends are all affecting the living situation of young people. The effects that these changes have on the needs and interests of young people need to be mapped and analysed if youth work is to meet them in the best possible way.

Discuss & assess
Here you find the questions you need to ask yourself to know if you need to develop and the assessment function
Set objectives
Here you describe what you want to achieve.
Needs
Here you describe what you need to acquire, develop or change.
Actions to take
Here you describe the actions you plan to take.

Remember! Development is far from always a linear process! It needs to start with discussions, but the first ‘Action to take’ might be to gather more knowledge before setting aims for development and deciding on further actions to take. Dare to be both flexible and to take one step back before taking two steps forward!

References & tips

“Better knowledge and understanding of the living conditions, values and attitudes of young women and men needs to be gathered and shared with other relevant policy fields so as to enable appropriate and timely measures to be taken.” EU Council Resolution on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018), 2009