Mission and Objectives
Our three Charitable Objectives are:
Youth Work Development
Our special contribution to the development of youth work will continue to be our focus on the personal and social development of young people in the UK whose potential can be better realised through non-formal education routes. We seek to apply the principles of effective youth work to the contemporary interests and needs of young people via programmes that offer accredited learning outcomes.
We work with Government departments and agencies in the UK, Europe and further afield in promoting coherent opportunities for and with young people. We will also take a central role in promoting such opportunities through appropriate agencies throughout the country.
Networking
Our ability to achieve our Mission is dependent on our relationships with a wide variety of similarly minded organisations. Our role will be to provide support to our networks by:
- Promoting our youth work programmes to an expanding base of users
- Establishing and encouraging high standards and promoting common policies and approaches in the delivery of youth work
- Supporting UK Youth members in the delivery of youth work programmes
- Co-ordinating UK Youth members at a regional level to respond to political and legislative changes
Advocacy for Youth Work
Directly, and with key partner organisations, we will work to create an environment in which youth work is valued by advocating the social and economic benefits of high quality youth work, and publicise the distinct contribution that youth workers make.
We focus on:
- Programmes developed by UK Youth
- Perception of youth work
- Policy development
- Participation of young people
Training to support the delivery of our programmes and the achievement of our objectives as well as the participation of young people will be themes across all areas.
