The Youth Engagement Resource Platform (YERP) is a home for all things youth participation (actively involving young people in decision-making processes) and much more! YERP resources range from written articles to videos, photos and infographics that empower young people to make change and support anyone working with young people to develop their practice.
The upgrade is live as of 2024, thanks to substantive funding from Victorian Government's Office for Youth and in partnership with various organisations including the Victorian Electoral Commission, Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, and VicHealth.
If you have feedback on any of the material on YERP or would like to discuss supporting new content please email YERP@YACVic.org.au.
YERP was first created in 2013 as a dedicated information hub for young Victorians and the Victorian People and organisations who work with young people.youth sector.
In 2022, almost a decade after its first launch, Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) received funding from the Victorian Government’s Office for Youth to update the site to ensure its ongoing relevance and value.
We’re proud to say that YERP has been upgraded in consultation with over 200 younger and older people across Victoria with a focus on youth participation, engagement and empowerment. This included a Steering Committee of both young people and youth sector representatives who guided this project, and a group of 10 young co-designers who helped to create the scope, look and feel of the site.
An infographic of the history of YERP.
Heading reads: A brief history of YERP
First box reads: 2013 - A website is developed dedicated to youth participation and engagement. There is a circle icon to the right
Second box reads: 2022 - Office for Youth announced funding to update YERP. There is an megaphone icon with the words 'update' coming out of it to the left
Third box reads: 2023/24 - YACVic project team along with co-designers and steering committee members updated YERP. There is an icon with different sized boxes stacked on top of each other to the right.
Fourth box reads: 2024 - New YERP website is launched in September 2024. There is an icon with circles joined together to the left.
Along the bottom are icons. The far left is of two hands shaking. Below the text reads: 10 Co-designers. The middle icon is of three people talking. Below the text reads: 15 Steering Committee Members. The far right icon is of lots of people in a group. Below the text reads: 200 people consulted
Our young co-designers contributed to the design, focus and content of the newly upgraded site. A big thank you to Anjali, Emily, Jacob, Jess, Kano, Lauri, Matthew, Mila, Pra, Vera and Zodie!
External contributors
- Amaze
- Arts Access Victoria
- Australian Catholic University
- Beyond The Bell
- Centre for Multicultural Youth
- Commission for Children and Young People
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Indigo Shire Council
- Koorie Heritage Trust
- Koorie Youth Council
- Keeping Kids Central
- Office for Youth
- Project Rockit
- The Y
- Victorian Electoral Commission
- Western Bulldogs Community Foundation
- Whitelion / Kids First
- YACVic Rural
- Youth Disability Advocacy Service
- YLab