Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru | National Assembly for Wales
Y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg | Children, Young People and Education Committee
Ymchwiliad i Waith Ieuenctid | Inquiry into Youth Work
YW 05
Ymateb gan : Gwasanaeth Ymyriadau Ieuenctid De Powys (YIS)
Response from : South Powys Youth Intervention Service (YIS)
Question 2 - How effective do you think the Welsh Government strategy and policy on youth work is? In considering this question you may wish to think about: - the Welsh Government’s specific youth work policy and strategy such as ‘The Youth Work offer’; The Wales Charter for Youth Work; The National Youth Work Strategy for Wales 2014 to 2018; - Welsh Government departmental responsibilities and whether there is a cross-departmental and co-ordinated approach to support youth work provision. |
I am unfamiliar with this, as I am still fairly new to the position and getting my head around with the different policies affecting my role. |
How do you think the Welsh Government could approach its youth work strategy and policy differently / to better effect? |
See above. |
Question 3 - What are your views on the funding available for youth work, including through Local Authority, Welsh Government, European Union, and Third Sector. |
I think halving the funding for the youth service is quite harsh. It is such a beneficial service, and is having such a positive impact on young people and in turn their communities. I don’t feel the same achievements will be able to happen with the cuts, and many young people in smaller communities are going to miss out.
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If you believe there are problems in this area, how do you think they could be resolved? |
More funding, somehow e.g. the use of school as youth clubs to reduce costs. Give workers some sort of benefit for working evenings, as an incentive to get more people interested in applying. This could lead to more volunteers. Could volunteers come from colleges, as part of some courses? |