Workforce Development
This area contains information on the opportunities available for practitioners to develop their careers in youth justice.
You can find out about the National Qualifications Framework, including the Professional Certificate in Effective Practice.
We also have information about JASP – the Juvenile Awareness Staff Programme for the secure estate.
There are also forms and tools to be used to carry out staff appraisals.
See also our information for YOT managers on developing a workforce strategy.
Youth Justice: The Scaled Approach will bring about changes to the way practitioners assess young people and plan and deliver interventions. To help assist practitioners, the YJB is producing and revising a range of guidance, as well as updating all workforce development materials.
Consultation on the YJB’s workforce development strategy
Click to download the Workforce Development Strategy: A Strategic Framework for 2008-11 [123Kb Word document; opens in new window], which was published in May 2008. We have recently consulted on this important document with YOTs and secure estate providers in England and Wales, as well as other key stakeholders.
The consultation period has closed. A summary of the responses will be published alongside the final version of the strategy on this website.