Youth leaders are persons that are active in youth work field.
Youth leaders, educator or youth counsellor are not the same as
Child and Youth Worker
Child and Youth Care (CYC) is a profession which focuses on the developmental needs of children and families within the space and time of their daily lives.Adapted from Stuart, C. (2013). Foundations of child and youth care. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt. ...
named persons in Canada and United States of America, which are therapeutics youth workers.
They are also
Youth Workers
A Youth worker is a person that works with young people to facilitate their personal, social and educational development through informal education, care (e.g. preventive) or leisure approaches. All types of educative approaches are not ethical fo ...
, or Youth Support Workers.
When acting in youth communities, they are called
Community youth workers Community youth workers are young people and adults who are engaged in education, empowerment, activism, or other activities focused on adolescents in community-based settings, including churches, schools, or community centers. As a distinct field, ...
.
Training
In several countries they take special trainings in order to be employed.
For instance for non-professional Youth Leaders:
* In UK,
National Vocational Qualification
National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are practical work-based awards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are achieved through assessment and training. The regulatory framework supporting NVQs was withdrawn in 2015 and replaced by the ...
or
Vocationally Related Qualification, Level 2 or 3 can be required (it replaced the RAMPs training).
* In other countries like Germany or France, specific certificates can be required by the employer ("JuLeiCa" in Germany and "BAFA" in France, higher are professional graduate programs).
For professional Youth Workers, professional qualification programmes of study are offered by universities or colleges of higher education.
See also
Youth Workers
A Youth worker is a person that works with young people to facilitate their personal, social and educational development through informal education, care (e.g. preventive) or leisure approaches. All types of educative approaches are not ethical fo ...
,
Community youth workers Community youth workers are young people and adults who are engaged in education, empowerment, activism, or other activities focused on adolescents in community-based settings, including churches, schools, or community centers. As a distinct field, ...
,
Youth Work
Youth work is community support activity aimed at older children and adolescents. Depending upon the culture and the community, different services and institutions may exist for this purpose. In the United Kingdom youth work is the process of cre ...
Dr. Muhammad Saud also considered as youth activist
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