{"id":3212,"date":"2021-09-13T12:18:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T10:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthnetworks.net\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2021-09-13T12:18:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T10:18:54","slug":"study-on-youth-work-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthnetworks.net\/study-on-youth-work-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Study on Youth Work in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new study has been published by the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (European Commission) in the field of social policy regarding youth work in the EU<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This study constitutes the second European-wide comparison on youth work published by the European Commission.<\/p>\n

The first European Commission study on youth work<\/strong><\/a>, published in 2014, was an exploratory investigation of youth work at European level, seeking to identify commonalities and to map the state of youth work policies across the EU.<\/p>\n

Youth Work in the EU<\/h3>\n

The 2021 publication focuses on the needs of<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0youth workers<\/strong> at the grassroots level to critically analyze whether existing public policies fulfill these needs. This is a timely report as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the youth work sector<\/strong>. It has forced youth workers to rethink how they provide their services, and placed many in a precarious position, particularly at the local level and for youth workers who support the most vulnerable young people.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study investigates the nowadays situation of youth workers across Europe, and to what extent the public institutions understood their needs. It then analyses in a comparative way how youth work developed in the EU member states.<\/p>\n

Youth Work and Covid-19 pandemic<\/h3>\n

The study points out the differences between a pre-Covid and post-Covid situation, focusing on the needs of Youth Workers according to the period, in terms of:<\/p>\n