“Working with indicators, quality tools and systems is crucial to the continuous development of youth work and has great potential to contribute to an enhanced credibility and recognition of the youth work sector as a whole. However, if it is to fulfil this function, this work must be a joint process that all stakeholders engage in, take seriously and design together in a way that enhances critical reflection and creative solutions.” This was one of the conclusions made by the EU expert group on youth work quality systems, and it is still valid. The reason for this, also stated in the report, is that “it is only in this way that all important issues and perspectives will be taken into account and a common understanding among stakeholders will be created.”
To what degree does our local youth work meet this bullet point?
Are there sides/aspects of it that are not reached?
Are there differences related to different activities?
Are there differences related to different groups of young people?
Are there differences related to different youth work providers?
Are there other differences? Related to what?
What different steps do we need to take in order to meet this bullet point?
Do we miss any knowledge that we need?
Do we need to take contact with stakeholders not present in our discussions?
Do we need to develop new competences, methods, work processes or organisational structures?
Can we find good practices or tools that might help us to improve this?
Do we have positive experiences from other areas of youth work that we can use also in this case?
Are there other organisations that we can contact and learn from regarding this?
Do we need to take other measures?
Do we have to revise our perspectives and/or priorities regarding youth work?
