Cap. 533 ст. 2Interpretation. Cap. 490.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"adaptation period" means a period during which a person may exercise the profession of youth work in Malta under the supervision of a registered youth worker, which period may include the provision of such further training to such person, as may be required by the Board at the end of which an assessment shall be carried out; "the Board" means the Youth Work Profession Board established by article 4;

"the Minister" means the Minister responsible for Youth; "to practice", in relation to the profession of youth work, includes:

(a) the taking up or pursuit of the profession of youth work; and

(b) the use, in the course of such pursuit, of the professional title of "Registered Youth Worker" or the designatory letters "RYWrkr"; "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act; "proficiency test" means a test having the aim of assessing a person’s ability to pursue the profession of youth work in Malta, as may be required by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

"recognised honours degree" means such honours degree in youth and community studies as may be prescribed for the purpose of article 3(3)(e); "registered youth worker" or "youth worker" means a person who is registered in the official register of youth workers kept by the Board and who has been granted a warrant to practice the profession of youth worker, in accordance with article 6; "Tribunal" means the Administrative Review Tribunal established by article 5(1) of the Administrative Justice Act; "warrant" means a warrant issued under article 6; "youth work" in Malta is a non-formal learning activity aimed at the personal, social and political development of young people. Youth workers engage with young people within their communities, including the voluntary sector and support them in realising their potential and address life’s challenges critically and creatively to bring about social change.

Youth work takes into account all strands of diversity and focuses on all young people between thirteen (13) to thirty (30) years of age.