County Cork Vocational Education Committee

VEC Youth Officer

The role of the Youth Officer with the VEC is a new post and heralds an exciting, if not, long awaited, time in Youth Work. The functions of the role are identified within the Youth Work Act 2001 and these are primarily to

• Draft a 3 year youth work development plan within the VEC region
• Prepare an annual report and cause an evaluation to be made of youth work programmes and services in the county
• Co-ordinate plans, proposals and activities with approved National Youth Work organisations, designate local voluntary youth work organisations & authorised organisations within the VEC area
• Make recommendations on grant applications, registration and project allocations
• Manage the appointment of the Youth Work Committee & the election process of the Voluntary Youth Council