The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service and Ukrainian of Youth Councils Association invites to presentation of the professional development programme “Participatory Youth Policy” on 11 November 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in online format.
The purpose of the event is to get acquainted with the results of the implementation of the professional development programme “Participatory Youth Policy” in 2023-2024 and to discuss the possibilities of programme implementation in the following years. Developed educational resources and experience in implementing professional development programmes for civil servants and local self-government officials based on the Model Programme “Participatory Youth Policy” at the local and regional levels in Ukraine will be presented.
Representatives of subjects providing educational services in the field of professional development training (providers) and structural units responsible for youth policy are invited to participate.
To register for participation please use the link until 06 November 2024: https://forms.gle/ooxcFWxdhAdEgK129
On 18 September 2023, the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service approved a Model general short-term professional development programme “Participatory Youth Policy”.
The purpose of the Model Programme is to increase the level of professional competencies of civil servants and local self-government officials to ensure youth participation in the formation and implementation of youth policy, taking into account the standards and approaches of the Council of Europe.
The National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service recommends that subjects providing educational services in the field of professional development training (providers) develop general professional development programmes for civil servants and local self-government officials on participatory youth policy based on the Model Programme.
The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Youth Councils Association, developed and during November 2023 - August 2024 implemented the first educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy” to ensure youth participation in the formation and implementation of youth policy, taking into account the standards and approaches of the Council of Europe. The programme was based on the developed and approved Model general short-term professional development programme “Participatory Youth Policy”.
The purpose of the educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy” is to strengthen the professional competencies of teachers (trainers) of providers to implement training for civil servants and local self-government officials to ensure the participation of young people in the formation and implementation of youth policy taking into account the standards and approaches of the Council of Europe, based on the approved Model Programme.
Within the framework of the programme, the Project created a training manual, conducted a training for trainers, prepared a series of videos of young people's participation practices and provided mentoring and expert support for the trainers team in the preparation and implementation of trainings at the regional and local levels. As a result of these efforts, 19 professional development programmes have already been implemented in 2024 for 555 civil servants, local government officials, scientists and educators.
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The Council of Europe project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" was launched within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” for 2023-2026. The third phase is built on results and experiences in 2020-2022 and expands systemic impact by strengthening youth participation policies and youth work in war and post-war contexts, taking into account the needs of young people.
The project is implemented in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine in three components: 1) participatory youth policy; 2) recognition of youth work in wartime (in particular, trauma-informed youth work); 3) support of youth centres and youth organisations as platforms for civic activity and democratic participation.
The project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” highlights the importance of the Council of Europe's Youth Sector Strategy 2030 and reflects the National Strategy of State Youth Policy until 2030, the State Target Social Programme “Youth of Ukraine” 2021-2025.
The Project encourages youth policy stakeholders in Ukraine to implement and disseminate the Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers to Member States: on the access of youth from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights, CM/Rec(2015)3; on young people's access to rights, CM/Rec(2016)7; on youth work, CM/Rec(2017)4; on Roma youth participation CM/Rec(2023)4; on protecting youth civil society and young people, and supporting their participation in democratic processes CM/Rec(2022)6.
News, Council of Europe resources in the field of youth and open announcements for participation in project activities can be found here.
