| "(...) The importance of youth work within national and European policy is constantly growing and new policy papers, on European as well as on national level, are continuously assigning new roles and tasks to youth work; it should improve social inclusion, build civil society, enhance employability, prevent health risks, etc. At the same time there is a strong motivation for further improvement within the sector and there are a lot of significant efforts being done throughout Europe, on national, regional and local level, to enhance the quality and recognition of youth work. Standards and indicators, as well as methods and manuals are being developed in order to support the development of quality, making it possible for youth work to both improve and prove its impact and value in the lives of young people and for society. (...) This report seeks to contribute to this development by demonstrating how the use of a systematic and holistic quality approach, covering the whole youth work context from young people to the political level, will help to enhance quality and thus the recognition of youth work as a crucial actor in the lives of young people. We strongly
believe that the use of a well-structured quality approach would allow and facilitate the concerted efforts of all stakeholders, making it possible to work together in the same direction. (...)" |
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