Presentation for the international conference “Support for youth work development in Latvia and Europe”. /Maria Liiv,
Project Manager at Saue Youth Centre, Association of Estonian Open Youth Centres/
1. Youth work – Estonian
experience
MARIA LIIV
Project Manager at Saue Youth Centre
Association of Estonian Open Youth Centres
marialiiv@gmail.com
2. Figures
Estonian population - 1.3 million people
Target group – 7-26: 290 000 people
Youth Work Act since 1999
New Youth Work act since 2010
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4. Youth work development strategy:
2014-2020
Co-responsibility in 5 areas
1) Open youth work (development of YC, foundation for activities);
2) Youth information (development, resources);
3) Counselling and mentoring (development, resources);
4) Youth participation (development, resources);
5) Labor market (youth guaranty, development, resources).
5. Today`s situation
Ministry of
Education
GOV GOV+EU
and
resource
Estonian
Youth
Work
Centre
AEYC
EYU+
ENYC
Erasmus
+
NGO
Youth work law
Policy development plan
Common aims
8. Logbook
YC self-assesment
model
Children at
risk
programm
e
Prevention
of offence
Defining the
specific
contribution of
youth work and
non-formal
learning to
address young
people's
challenges
Open
youth work
Prevention
of violence
against
young girls
Journey of
interests
9. Youth worker - a profession
Youth workers – now working all around Estonia.
Youth work qualification was developed by
Estonian Qualification Authority in 2006.
It is possible to study youth work (BA) at several
Estonian universities since 1992.
Youth work has been integrated into several
curriculas in our universities.
10. Institutions carrying out youth work
principles
Regional, local juvenile committees
Open youth work centres
Youth councils
Youth committees
Non-governmental organisations
Information and counseling centres
Hobby schools
Church – police – school – municipality? - New Trend
11. Open space,
youth initiatives,
youth information,
voluntary work,
mobile youth
work
Preventive
work, labor
market and
network
activities
Hobby groups,
camps, trainings,
international
youth work, youth
council
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