The National Youth Agency (NYA) is delighted to present the National Curriculum for Youth Work

The new National Youth Work Curriculum will enable a greater understanding of youth work practice, provide an educational framework and act as a reference tool to be used by decision makers, policy makers, commissioners, youth workers and young people. 

NYA would like to thank everyone involved in developing the new Youth Work Curriculum, alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for supporting the development of the curriculum. 

To download the National Youth Work Curriculum, simply click the cover below or Explore the interactive digital version below:

National Youth Work Curriculum

Its purpose is to enable a greater understanding of youth work practice, provide an educational framework and act as a reference tool to be used by decision makers, policy makers, commissioners, youth workers and young people.

Supplementary documents for applying the curriculum to various sectors

The below documents supplement the curriculum document and guide the application of the curriculum to various sectors and settings that youth work takes place in.

For further information and to address common questions about the Curriculum, The working panel held an hour long webinar session, you can watch the recording back here:

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