What you get
1. Get connected
• Whakawhanaungatanga and manaakitanga
• Local and regional networks
• Forums, training, hui and fono
• Links across youth health, youth work, youth justice, education
• National youth development conference
2. Get vocal
• Credible, effective voice on youth issues
• Caucuses in special interest areas eg youth health, youth work, rangatahi Ma-ori, Pasifika
• Youth Week to celebrate and promote young people and the people who support them
• Ways of working that recognise young people’s unique identity in Aotearoa/NZ
• Partnerships with tangata whenua, community, government, private and philanthropic sectors
3. Get informed
• Regular e-updates, newsletters, web-based forums, submissions and publications
• Good models of rangatahi Maori health and development
• Access to research, evaluation and good practice
4. Get stronger
• Training in core competencies
• Treaty-based training
• Promotion of best practice
• Quality self-assessment tools
• Professional body for youth workers
• Code of Ethics for youth workers