The State of the Sector
An analysis of the landscape and needs of the South Australian youth sector from the Youth Affairs Council of South Australia.
The State of the Sector
The State of the Sector
The State of the Sector from the Youth Affairs Council of South Australia Inc. presents a synthesis of the findings from both surveying and consulting workers across the sector in the state. It provides a snapshot of the current state of the youth sector in South Australia and outlines clear directions for advocacy and investment to support
this essential workforce.
About the project
As the peak body that represents the young people and the youth sector in SA, over the last 40+ years we’ve seen changes to what is funded, the way funding is delivered and what funders expect in return, and have a good idea about how that has impacted service delivery, workers and young people.
Through surveying and consultation, our ‘Youth Sector Mapping Project’ provided us with rich data to quantify the youth sector, identified demand and gaps as well as training and development needs and barriers.
Consultations
After analysing the results from our survey, we undertook consultations with sector workers to explore the themes raised in survey responses further. If you would like to be involved in our consultations, have YACSA team members visit your workplace to consult your team, or share any comments or feedback please contact Doug.
The survey
As the first stage of the project we created the below survey to gather information from across the youth sector and inform our advocacy, surveying anyone in South Australia who works directly with young people in a non-government youth or community organisation or local government.
This included who works in what roles and where, what training/qualifications they bring to their roles, the level of demand on services and how that impacts workers and their clients, and how well workers are travelling with regards to capacity and wellbeing.