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Question
1 - What are your
views on young people’s access to youth work services,
including, for example:
- levels of
provision across Wales and any regional variation;
- issues relating
to access for specific groups of young people e.g. language,
disability, rurality, ethnicity.
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Not enough
access to enough clubs for disabled participants.
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If you believe that there are particular
problems, how do you think they could be resolved?
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More funding to provide sensory equipment;
chairs for specific conditions; a system to enable hearing and
visually impaired young people to participate.
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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:
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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;
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Welsh Government departmental responsibilities and whether there is
a cross-departmental and co-ordinated approach to support youth
work provision.
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It may be
effective on paper but lack of funding undermines the ability to
deliver at clubs.
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How do you think the Welsh Government could
approach its youth work strategy and policy differently / to better
effect?
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More funding and instead of paper based learning
more practical, hands on training is needed.
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Question 3
- What are your
views on the funding available for youth work, including through
Local Authority, Welsh Government, European Union, and Third
Sector.
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Concern about loss
of European Union funding in already underfunded
service.
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If you believe there are problems in this area,
how do you think they could be resolved?
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Let each group
have their own money as they have better idea of the needs of their
particular group.
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Question 4
– Are there any
other issues you consider relevant to the Inquiry that you think
the Committee should be made aware of?
(for
example: workforce related issues; the Quality Mark for Youth Work
in Wales; buildings and infrastructure; youth work in schools;
transport issues; access to digital technology; Welsh
Government’s consultation on proposals to register and
inspect some out of school education settings).
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Need WiFi in all
clubs. Need own buildings or spaces where we can display our young
people’s achievements.
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Question
5 - If you had to
make one recommendation to the Welsh Government from all the points
you have made, what would that recommendation be?
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More funding as soon as possible.
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