- National Youth Agency
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The National Youth Agency (NYA) is an educational charity in England that works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations to support and improve services for young people.
The agency’s particular focus is on youth work and it believes that by investing in young people’s personal and social development young people are better able to live more active and fulfilling lives.
It has four themes:
- Developing quality standards in work with young people.
- Supporting services for young people.
- Developing the youth workforce.
- Promoting positive public perceptions of young people.
Work is delivered through training and consultancy, campaigning, publishing and online communications. The agency also validates youth worker training courses. Through its activities the agency wants to ensure that young people have a strong voice and positive influence in society. Funding is received from a number of sources including national and local government and private organisations.
The National Youth Agency is based in Leicester in the United Kingdom and employs some fifty people directly, but also has a large and expanding associate network. Its chief executive since summer 2007 is Fiona Blacke.
External links
- National Youth Agency
- National Youth Agency's site for young people
- Young People Now magazine
- National Youth Agency at charity-commission.gov.uk
Categories:- Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government
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