In 2024, the Ministry of Education and Science published the methodological material “A Unified Quality Framework for Youth Work in Municipalities” to support municipalities in carrying out their autonomous function of implementing youth work and to promote equal access to high-quality youth services for young people across all municipalities in Latvia.

The Unified Quality Framework was developed on the basis of the Ministry’s visits to municipalities conducted in 2021–2023, as well as the Children, Youth and Family Development Guidelines for 2022–2027 and the State Audit Office’s audit “Public Participation – an Untapped Opportunity for Quality Decision-Making in Municipalities” (2023). With the introduction of this framework, the Ministry’s previously developed “General Indicators for the Evaluation of Youth Work in Municipalities” (2009) are no longer considered current.

The framework was developed at the beginning of 2024 in cooperation with youth field professionals from across Latvia. The municipalities of Jūrmala State City and Madona Municipality participated in testing the framework, providing valuable recommendations and feedback for its improvement.