NYA supports the youth work sector through providing guidance, resources and training to improve the quality of practice. We bring together practitioners to share learning and inform our work. We also build the evidence base to enable policy makers and funders understand the impact of youth work on young people’s outcomes.
Guidance and resources
We support youth workers to deliver great youth work through the publication of a range of standards and frameworks, which helps those commissioning or delivering youth work to ensure their services respond to local need, meet legal and regulatory requirements, and embed best practice approaches.
Qualifications and training
We promote and accredit youth work courses offered by the higher education and training sectors. We also promote continuous professional development through the administration of the government’s bursary funding and delivery of a range of free CPD and peer learning opportunities.
Policy and research
We carry out research to build the evidence base which informs policy makers, commissioners and practitioners about the vital contribution youth work makes to supporting better outcomes for young people and building stronger communities.
