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

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

6. 240 YOUTH CENTRES in EST
OUR UNION UNITES 120 YOUTH CENTRES

7. AEYC
Strategic
communication
Lobbying and
advocacy
Education
Projects

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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12. Thank you!