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National Youth Work Induction Checklist

YouthLink Scotland National Agency for Youth Work in Scotland The representative body for the statutory and voluntary youth work sector. We have over 150 members and partners. What do we do? Influence, strategy, policy, funding, workforce development, capacity building, representation, networks, information, research, communications, national programmes

Youth Work in Scotland Youth work is an educational practice contributing to young people’s learning and development. Age range - 11-25 Three essential and definitive features: • Young people choose to participate • The work must build from where young people are • Youth Work recognises the young person and the youth worker as partners in a learning process

Youth Work in Scotland

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Youth Work Training in Scotland • Training and qualifications at all levels up to PhD • Underpinned by National Occupational Standards and CLD Competences • Validation by CLD Standards Council for Scotland and mutual recognition through JETS So what’s missing?

What next? ❑ Promote the Induction Checklist ❑ Gain information about its use ❑ Needs analysis of supporting training material ❑ Focus on mutual recognition ❑ Digital/open badging for transferability? ❑ Evaluation

L iz Green Workforce and Practice Manager lgreen@youthlinkscotland.org @lizfmgreen