Young people’s participation, influence and learning are expected core outcomes of youth work. In order to see to what degree these outcomes actually occur and to be able to gather knowledge to be used for further development, youth work needs to set up measurable indicators that clearly describes what should be achieved in terms of participation, influence and learning. These indicators (i.e. points of reference in relation to which actual outcomes can be compared, analysed and assessed) needs to be both quantitative and qualitative.
Please note that working with quality indicators unfortunately lacks tradition in youth work and that it is a complex process. It is therefore recommendable to use existing models or to seek professional guidance when initiating such a process. The charter team would be happy to assist you to establish the right contacts.
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?
