The National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) for youth work is a Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) initiative designed as a developmental process for youth projects and services across Ireland. It aims to ensure that youth work organisations provide quality services to young people.
The rationale for the NQSF is:
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To provide a support and development tool for youth work organisations providing services to young people
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To establish standards in the practice and provision of youth work
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To provide an enhanced evidence base for youth work
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To ensure resources are used effectively in the youth work sector
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To provide a basis for ‘whole organisational assessment’
Click on the link below to download a copy of the NQSF document.
National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) Publication
The NQSF unit and other organisations have developed a number of resources to support projects to carry out the process. Click on the link below to view these
Training and Resources