Education and Training Inspectorate

Education and Training Inspectorate - Report of an Inspection of Youth Link: NI, May 2008 concludes:

 

Among the strengths of Youth Link are: 

• the dedicated and creative staff who display a high level of commitment and professionalism in their delivery of training and support to the member churches and to a range of other groups
• the effective working relationships within and beyond the organisation, in particular the good communication with the churches and other agencies to assess and meet their needs
• the excellent quality of the training and the training materials, and the effective pastoral and academic support which meets the needs of the individual learners
• the high quality of the outcomes for the learners in youth work training, community relations work and youth ministry as identified by the high levels of satisfaction expressed by the learners
• the excellent self-evaluative assessment procedures in the organisation which encourage a reflective and strategic approach to improvement both by the staff and the learners
• the effective contribution made by the Director and the members of the Executive Council, who encourage successfully, with the excellent support of the staff, a collegial approach to attaining the core aims of Youth Link.

The quality of the training provided by Youth Link is excellent. The organisation is attaining its core aims fully. The educational and pastoral needs of the learners are being very well met. The funders and the churches can have confidence in the organisation’s capacity for sustained self-improvement. No follow-up inspection is required.