What is youth work?

Youth work is about supporting the positive development of a young person and creating conditions and environment for this. Since development is in many ways linked to learning, yo...

The structure and services of youth work are very diverse. Essentially, youth work can be referred to as youth work in accordance with the Youth Work Act, the objectives and principles of the Youth Development Agenda and the nationally established professional ethics.

Principles of youth work:

  1. young people work is done for young people and together with young people, involving them in decision-making;
  2. the creation of knowledge and skills to acquire knowledge and skills is based on the needs and interests of young people;
  3. young gender work is based on the participation and free will of young people;

  4. young gender work supports youth self-initiative;
  5. young people Thus, there is nothing incidental about youth work, but activities must be thought out, awareness of the youth, and learning outcomes formulated and determined where possible.

    Substantive activities of youth work take place in many ways and in many places, e.g. are part of youth work

      open youth work
    • youth information
    • youth events
      • young activities
    • youth camps and -male
    • voluntary activities
    • of interest education and interest activities of youth work
    • in the youth community Various youth work occupations can be accessed using virtual reality - 360-degree videos offer young people the opportunity to serve as a virtual work shelter for youth workers, interest managers, interest school teachers and circle leaders at the youth centre. A total of eight youth worker occupations will be presented.

      Virtual workshops will be held in youth centres, camps, fairs, etc. You can read more about virtual workshops sit.

      Also read the historical review of youth work: Nooroo work in Estonia from the middle of the 19th century until the end of the first decade of the 21st century. You can learn about the formation of the modern youth field here.