Youth Service

The Youth Service work with young people aged 11 - 25. This is done in a number of ways, through traditional club-based youth work to detached youth work, which takes place on the streets.

The Youth Service is responsible for the training of all youth workers and this is achieved through the Professional Youth work Network (PYN).

The Delivery of Youth Work Across the City and County of Swansea

Work with 11 to 25 year-olds, with priority for 13 to 19 year-olds,
Youth Work Curriculum: to ensure that opportunities are Participative; Educative; Empowering and Expressive,
Methods of delivery include: Youth Clubs; Young People's Groups (YPG's); Detached and Outreach Youth Work; Residential Work; Holiday Programmes; International Youth Exchanges;
Recognition of Achievement in a variety of ways, including: Open College Network Credits (OCN's); Duke of Edinburgh's Awards; Sports Leader Awards; Youth Achievement Awards and Getting Connected Programme etc

For more information, please contact the Youth Service Manager, on 450830.

For details of the The Youth Work Curriculum Statement For Wales, please download the document on the right.

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Community Based Youth Clubs/Groups

Community based Youth Clubs/Groups are open to all young people within the specified age range 11-25, but give priority to transition to adulthood in the 13-19 age range.

Detached Youth Work

Detached Youth Work describes a style of working with young people and should be considered as an integral part of the spectrum of services to young people.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award aims to provide an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development for young people aged 14 to 25 which is of the highest quality and widest reach.

Youth Service - Professional Development

Swansea Youth Service provides training opportunities, and related resources, for youth workers across the City & County of Swansea through its Professional Youth Network (PYN) and Glyndwr University franchise. Please see below links for more details.

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Whole Schools & Communities Youth Work Project

The Whole Schools & Communities team consists of a full time team leader and 5 part time youth workers managed by City & County of Swansea Youth Service and the areas covered are Pontarddulais (Dulais East) Gowerton & Gorseinon (Gorseinon East).

Big Brother Experience - Youth Service Summer Programme

The Big Brother Experience is a 3 day, 2 night challenge. It is open to young people aged 13-14 years and 15-18 years.

This page last updated on November 5 2008