The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services has developed a new set of standards for youth work.

The revised Professional and National Occupational Standards for youth work are now approved and replace the standards previously developed by The National Youth Agency in 2000 and published by PAULO in 2002. In all there are 55 standards clustered into 19 principal areas of activity, representing five functional areas. The standards have been developed by Lifelong Learning UK, following consultation.

The standards can be downloaded from the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services website.