News from the Quality Label network
15th European Platform for Youth Centres of the Quality Label Network
The annual European Platform for Youth Centres took place between 7-8 May 2024 at the European Youth Centre in Budapest. The meeting, which brough together the directors and managers of the network, was attended by 14 labelled centres and several other candidate centres, including representatives...
End of term visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to Destelheide & Hanenbos, Belgium
On 24-25 April 2024, the Quality Label’s team of experts visited Destelheide & Hanenbos youth centre in Belgium to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label for Youth Centres which the centre has been holding since 2016. In the framework of the visit, the expert team...
End of term visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to De Hoge Rielen, Belgium
On 22-23 April 2024, the Quality Label’s team of experts visited De Hoge Rielen youth centre in Belgium to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label for Youth Centres which the centre has been holding since 2020. The visit provided an opportunity for the expert team...
Braga Youth Centre receives the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres award
On 11 April 2024, Braga Youth Centre in North Portugal was awarded the Council of Europe’s Quality Label for Youth Centres award for the period 2024-2026 and has therefore become the 15th youth centre to join the network. In October 2023, the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) decided...
Quality Label visit to Villa Elba Youth Centre, Finland
On 3-4 April 2024, the Villa Elba Youth Centre in Kokkola, Finland, hosted a 2-day strategic planning meeting together with experts from the Council of Europe Quality Label programme. The meeting involved educational staff of the youth centre, and focused on exploring the potential of human...
End of term evaluation visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to CEULAJ Centre in Mollina, Spain
On 18-19 December, the end of term visit of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centre was organised at CEULAJ (Centro Eurolatinamericano de Juventud) in Mollina, Spain. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label which CEULAJ...
Study visit of the Ukrainian delegation to the Council of Europe Quality Labelled KDYS Youth Centre in Killarney, Ireland
From 15 to 20 October 2023, representatives of eight youth centres in Ukraine took part in a study visit to the Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) youth centre in Killarney (Ireland), which has the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres. The delegation included representatives of...
The Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe visits the Lisbon youth centre
Taking advantage of the visit to Lisbon, on the 16-17 October, to participate in the Lisbon Forum of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Bjørn Berge, the Head of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe, Tobias...
A study visit to Quality Label Youth Centre “Marttinen” in Finland
From 9 to 13 October 2023 ten representatives of youth centres of Donetsk, Volyn and Zhytomyr region, took part in a study visit to Marttinen Youth Centre who holds the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres since 2018. This study visit was held in the framework of the Council of...
7th Training Course for Youth Centres in the Council of Europe Quality Label Network
The annual training course for youth centres in the network of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres took place between 2-6 October 2023 at the European Youth Centre in Budapest. The course was attended by educational staff and youth workers from 15 labelled and candidate youth...
End of term evaluation visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to Timisoara Youth House (FITT), Romania
On 4 August 2023, the Quality Label’s team of experts visited the Timisoara Youth House (FITT) in Romania to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label for Youth Centres which the centre has been holding since 2016. The inspiring visit provided an opportunity for...
End of term evaluation visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to Ekocentar Radulovacki, Serbia
On 2 - 3 August 2023, the Quality Label’s team of experts visited the Ekocentar Radulovacki youth centre in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label for Youth Centres which the centre has been holding since 2015. During the evaluation,...
End of term evaluation visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to Brežice Youth Centre, Slovenia
On 31 July - 1 August 2023, the end of term visit of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centre was organised at the Youth Centre in Brežice, Slovenia with the objective to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label which the Youth Centre Brežice has been...
Exploratory visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to Braga Youth Centre
On 29-30 March 2023, Braga Youth Centre in Portugal was visited by the Quality Label expert group of the Council of Europe to assess the centre’s eligibility for the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres. A formal request to initiate the process of acquiring the Quality Label was...
CALL FOR TRAINERS AND RAPPORTEURS QUALITY LABEL FOR YOUTH CENTRES PROGRAMME
The Quality Label for Youth Centres Programme was developed to promote the European Youth Centres of the Council of Europe as standard-setting instruments and examples of good practice for youth policy. It aims at knowledge sharing and networking among youth centres across Europe, and consists...
Online meeting in the Quality Label network to discuss cooperation measures with Ukrainian youth centres
On 27 January 2023, representatives of youth centres in the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres network came together in an online meeting to follow up on the main outcomes of the study visit and seminar for youth workers and representatives of youth centres providing youth work...
Study visit of Bulgarian representatives to the European Youth Centre in Budapest
On 30 November-1 December 2022, a study visit took place at the European Youth Centre in Budapest with the participation of government representatives, local authorities and managers and youth workers from youth centres in Pernik, Burgas and Vratsa. This visit was organised with the aim to...
End of term evaluation visit of the Quality Label Expert Team to Lisbon Youth Centre, Portugal
On 20-21 October 2022, an end-of-term visit of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres was organised in Lisbon Youth Centre, Portugal with the aim to evaluate the fulfilment of the 15 quality criteria of the Quality Label which Lisbon Youth Centre has been holding since 2015. In...
Quality Label exploratory visit to Braga Youth Centre in Portugal
On 24 October 2022, a Quality Label exploratory visit took place in Braga Youth Centre, Portugal with the aim to introduce the work of the youth centre to Council of Europe representatives from operational perspective, and to also provide a deeper insight into its mission and educational...
13th European Platform of Youth Centres in the Quality Label network
On 20-21 September 2022, representatives of the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres network met for their annual meeting of a European Platform of Youth Centres that aims at sharing knowledge and experiences in strategic management of youth centres recognised with the Quality Label...
