Youth policy deals with education and training, health, housing, employment, criminal justice and participation. This broad understanding of youth policy is at the origin of mainstreaming, inter-ministerial co-ordination, dialogue with the civil society and integrated thinking about young people. However, further to these conditions of ‘being’ there is also a more specific approach to youth policy, addressing concrete measures in the areas of youth work, non-formal education, information, mobility, volunteering and NGO development.
The Council of Europe and public authorities at all levels have to address all this: the challenges, the ‘being young’ aspect and the specificity of youth policies. This work, to be carried out competently, requires the close co-operation of state officials, non-governmental youth organisations, the community of youth researchers and young people themselves.
Activities of the three-year programme will include: standard-setting activities on various aspects of youth policy; seminars and training activities involving representatives of youth NGOs and of local, regional and national authorities; experts’ visits to member states advising on legislation and specific youth policy measures; national youth policy reviews; symposia and thematic research meetings linked to the overall priorities of the youth sector.
In 2009 this priority should give the following results:
 Expected Result 1:
Standards for youth policy development (in connection with Child policies) in the member states and in the Council of Europe will be further implemented and developed.
Expected Result 2:
The recognition of non-formal learning and youth work is further promoted.
Expected Result 3:
Knowledge on the situation of young people in Europe is produced, made available and used by researchers and youth policy institutions.
Expected Result 4:
The quality of European youth work and non-formal education will be further sustained and developed through specific standards and activities. (more…)
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EUROPEAN PORTFOLIO
for youth workers and youth leaders working in the context of non-formal education/ learning
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National policy reviews
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Activities in 2008
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Youth research
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The European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy -EKCYP
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Forum 21 - European Journal on Youth Policy
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