This is an online tool that helps individuals, teams and organisations doing youth work around Europe to understand their competence and to develop it more effectively. This tool can also be used by trainers, youth work managers and policy makers and generally all those interested in the topic of quality development and recognition of youth work.

analyse where you are now with your youth work competence

gather evidence on the quality of your work, your competence for it and ideas for making it better

explain your work to others in a way which is easy to understand.

The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio has been developed at the European level, but it is not primarily for people and organisations working at the European level or internationally. The Portfolio is addressed to youth workers and leaders working at any level from local to international.

The Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio is an initiative of the Council of Europe in co-operation with partners such as the European Commission and the European Youth Forum. Read more about why and how it was developed in the section on background to the Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio.

In its current format, the Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio is an online tool making use of this website. Take a look at the  Council of Europe Youth Work Portfolio and start using it!