Competency History & Trends in Youth Development

• Youth Work Core Competencies: A Review of Existing Frameworks and Purposes
  
  
• Professional development in the youth development field: Issues, trends, opportunities, and challenges
  
  
• The Importance of Professional Development for Youth Workers
  
  
• Growing the Next Generation of Youth Professionals
  
  
• Minnesota School Age Competencies
  
  
• Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies
  

Training Slides and Handouts

• Ambassador Training PowerPoint
  
  
• Ambassador Training PowerPoint Handout
  
  
• Competency Training PowerPoint
  
  
• Competency Training PowerPoint Handout PDF
  
  
• Ambassador Binder PDF (Full)

Competency Training Facilitation Tools

• Guide To Using The Competency Training Facilitation Tools
  
  
• Competency Activity Log
  
  
• Competency Training Form
  
  
• Competency Training Sign-In
  
  
• Competency Training Lesson Plan
  
  
• Competency Training Room Set Up & Materials List
  
  
• Competency Training Evaluation Form

Indiana Youth Development Credential

• Setting A Standard: The History of Professionalizing the Field of Youth Work in Indiana
  
  
• IYD Credential and Core Competencies
  
  
• IYD Core Competencies Overview
  
  
• FAQs: Indiana Core Competencies
  

Other Professional Certifications

• FAQs: Competencies & Credentialing
  
  
• Requirements for National Child and Youth Care Professional Certification
  
  

Competency Training Modules & Tools

• Positive Relationships with Youth Training Modules from National Collaboration for Youth
  
  
• Involves and Empowers Youth Training Modules from National Collaboration for Youth
  
  
• Families and Communities Training Modules from National Collaboration for Youth
  

Competency Tools to Use In Your Organization

• Indiana Competency Observation Assessment Tool
  
  
• Competencies-Based Interview Sample
  
  
• General Area V: Professionalism Questions for Circle Activity