The Youth Justice Learning Centre (YJLC) is an open access web-based youth justice 'college'. It provides access to face to face training events, online learning materials and research articles for anyone working in the New Zealand Youth Justice sector.

A key feature is the Workshop Calendar which lists the dates and locations of relevant workshops, seminars and conferences held by government and non-government agencies. These events are open to all those working in the sector.

This is a shared initiative between the government sector, represented by the Youth Justice Interagency Group, and various non-government organisations. What makes it unique is its inclusion of materials specifically focussed on youth justice in terms of the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act (1989) as well as youth development. This site is maintained by dedicated adminstrators who can swiftly respond to new initiatives and training in this field.

The expected outcome for those who have worked through the material and programmes is that they will improve their capability in the eight key areas of youth justice practice in New Zealand.

• Assessment tools in Youth Justice

• Effective Practice (what works)

• Engagement with Young People and their Families

• Interagency Collaboration

• The Youth Justice and Youth Worker (Professional Development)

• Working with Child Offenders

• Youth Development

• Youth Justice Law and the Legislative Process

Want to know more?

Start at the What You Will Learn page. From here you can link from a specific competency to a related online resource, research or workshop. Alternatively, you might want to begin at the How to Use this Site page, to find out how to make the best use of this site.

Click here to find out more about the agencies that have contributed to this site.

• Child Youth and Family (CYF)

• New Zealand Police

• Ministry of Justice

• National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa

• Werry Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

• Youth Court of New Zealand