Presentations: School youth work in 2025-in Finland and beyond seminar held in Mikkeli, Finland 12.-13.3.2025

Aims of the tool

Youth work has the potential to promote and support young people’s well-being, equality, and inclusion. Over the last decade, youth work has become an increasingly important part of European policy, and many efforts have been made at national, regional, and local levels to raise the role and recognition of youth work in communities.

Alongside traditional forms of youth work, youth work in schools is becoming more widespread. However, different countries have different starting points for implementing youth work and other possibilities for making it an integral part of everyday school life.

With this material you will have the opportunity to learn from the presentations on youth work in schools. The seminar was organised by the YWIS project, Juvenia – Youth Research and Development Centre together with Xamk Community Educator training.

Description of the tool

Youth work in schools breaking barriers

Youth work has the potential to promote and support young people’s well-being, equality, and inclusion. Over the last decade, youth work has become an increasingly important part of European policy, and many efforts have been made at national, regional, and local levels to raise the role and recognition of youth work in communities.

Alongside traditional forms of youth work, youth work in schools is becoming more widespread. However, different countries have different starting points for implementing youth work and other possibilities for making it an integral part of everyday school life.

With this material you will have the opportunity to learn from the presentations on youth work in schools. The seminar was organised by the YWIS project, Juvenia – Youth Research and Development Centre together with Xamk Community Educator training.