Policy and Implementation

Welcome to Policy Planning and Implementation, which is Module 9 of the Diploma in Youth Development Work.

This module will enable you to develop the skills required to investigate, analyse and influence the policy-making processes that shape welfare services, particularly those that directly affect the quality of young people’s lives. It will focus in particular on the nature and scope of youth policy – the common themes that underpin national youth policies and the characteristic tensions within such policies. The relationship between youth policies and the wider policy environment will be considered. The module will also look at the criteria for success or failure of youth policies and the evaluation of their outcomes.

Some of the content of this module is based on the work of Michael Hill, more specifically on his book Understanding Social Policy. This book, particularly chapter 2, is highly recommended if available as a study text, but not essential.