Erasmus+ 24 May 2017

The connection between youth work and related disciplines is ideally represented through informal learning and formal education. 

Croatia: related disciplines = community and social work; social pedagogy is inefficient since it is regulated by the public service.

Turkey: sociology & psychology & communication studies; 

Poland: areas connected to youth work: teachers (formal education), social workers/pedagogues/psychologists, cultural/social/free-time animators (the closest to youth work: informal methods, no hierarchical relationship). No connection between the first two and the latter, no interdisciplinary connections; no community workers.  

Scotland: community learning development work:

1. full membership for qualified workers (pragmatic/experiential learning model) 

2. associate members as unqualified/volunteers

Training providers - coaching/mentoring skills - not didactic, but through reflective/critical thinking;