Illustration of youth work  training opportunities available in Wales.

Document which describes all of the Welsh Assembly Government programmes which impact on the lives of children and young people, in the context of the aims and priorities in Assembly's strategic plan, Better Wales. It sets out the principles which should underpin provision for children, with reference to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and based on relevant legislation, particularly the Human Rights Act 1998. It proposes a way in which all of the local partners who provide services for children and young people can work together in an integrated framework, designed to meet the needs of children rather than those of service providers. It places at the centre of this activity the requirement to listen and respond to the views of children and young people themselves.

In August 1965 the government published a white paper "The child, the family and the young offender" in order to invite discussion of possible measures to support the family, forestall and reduce delinquency and revise the law and practice relating to young offenders in England and Wales.

This report sets out the reforms which the government proposed to introduce and were presented to Parliament in April 1968.

Charter of Entitlement for Young People Resource Pack produced. Building the Future - the Wales Youth Agency publication for the new Unitary Authorities recommends that each of the new authorities work with young people to develop services and formulate a charter of entitlement. Young people's existing right to services was strengthened by the Children Act 1992 which places a duty on local authorities to ensure that services are available to support the development of children and young people.

This guidance aims to provide details about how Learning Pathways 14-19 will work in practice to benefit young people, the economy and communities in Wales. It builds on the Action Plan 2003 and is part of a series which will continue to build on the experience and expertise of all concerned.

Howard Williamson, 1995

Briefing paper outlining a legislation case, educational case and community case for local authorities to provide a Youth Service

Research report of a small-scale, qualitative study of youth workers-in-training, talking to those studying in and delivering professional youth worker courses in Wales. Conducted during the latter half of 2006, stretching into 2007, by two researchers from North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI).

Examines how best to provide education and training for youth workers and the tensions that suggest, on the one hand, those competent in the practice of youth work are best placed to provide professional training whilst, on the other, academics within higher education institutions (HEIs) produce the necessary blend to create professional understandings, knowledge and skills.

Text of lecture which reflects on the past and attempts to identify what changes lie ahead for the Youth Service