The article presents the results of longitudinal study devoted to competencies of future youth workers. This is a relatively new direction of professional training, so there are difficulties with the selection of priority areas, profiles, and academic disciplines within this specialty. The difficulties are compounded by the fact that in this area there is no officially approved professional standard. At the same time today the training of specialists of this profile is gaining momentum, as the government pays special attention to work with the younger generation. Within the longitudinal study, there was a tendency to decrease the number of graduates who got a job on the profile of the education received; hence, the preparation of future youth workers is imperfect. To find out the reasons for this phenomenon, a survey was conducted among employers being the leaders of youth policy organizations.
Talanov S.L., Zaitseva M. A., Kiseleva T. G. Professional Skills of Future Youth Workers: Standards compliance vs Employer’s Expectations //The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences EpSBS