quality youth work in the eu floor van houdt deputy head of unit for youth european commission
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Quality youth work in the EU Floor van Houdt Deputy Head of Unit for Youth European Commission. non- NEETS 40 %. non- NEETS 46%. Interested in politics. Social participation. NEETS 28,7 %. NEETS 26,7%. Disposition to vote. 65 % NEETS. 75% non- NEEts. YOUTH participation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Quality youth work in the EU
Floor van HoudtDeputy Head of Unit for Youth
European Commission
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EU YOUTH STRATEGY 2010-2018
Create more and equal opportunities for all young people in education and on the labour market
Promote active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity of all young people
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EU YOUTH
REPORT2012
The EU Youth Strategy has demonstrated its added value and served as a vehicle to strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation
Social inclusion, health & well-being and contributions to employability of young people will be priorities for the coming three years, placing the EU Youth Strategy at the centre of Europe 2020
Youth in Action and its successor will contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy
65%NEETS
75%non-NEEts
Youth
Disposition to vote
NEETS28,7%
non-NEETS40%
non-NEETS46%NEETS26,7%
Interested in politics
Social participation
YOUTHparticipation
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Enhancing participation
Exclusion rooted in inequalitiesObstacles to education & employment, discrimination, place of residence or citizenshipBasic needs to be met as a condition for participationIf social conditions and educational needs are not met, participation is more difficultFree, accessible civic spaces can enhance participation of excluded youthEconomic and political exclusion are endemic, complex and growing Policy-makers must listen to excluded young people and act on their concerns
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YOUTH in the crisis
High youth unemployment and one out of three young unemployed looking for a job for more than a year (2011)14 million NEETs, aged 15-29 (costs estimated at €153 billion – 2011)
About a third of Europe's young people at risk of social exclusion (2013)
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YOUTH WORKin the crisis
ValueBroad awareness for the role of youth work in assisting youth in crisis
Added valueWorking together and working in synergy
Increasing valueQuality systems for youth work
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Youth work VALUE
Unique features: Young people are central, voluntary approach, educational purpose
Outreach to young people, also those out of reach and indivual guidance
Awareness for its value to be increased
Youth work ADDED VALUE
Measures that intervene before risk factors occur
Measures that aim to get young people back into
education or training
Measures to facilitate
transition to employment
Measures to help groups at a
specific disadvantage in
the labour market
Youth
Schools
Employment servicesYouth Work
Universities Social services
commitment to ensuring and enhancing optimum youth work provision and practice for young people (evidence, responsive and assessment)
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Youth work QUALITY
Framework
Visibility
Relations with youth, within sector and others
Support and funding
Internal exchange of good practice
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Evidence
Good practiceNational and EU studies on value of youth work
Political direction
Council Conclusions on quality of youth work
Towards practiceExpert group on quality systems for youth work
Outcomes: value, added value and quality of youth workfor practicioners to consider
NEXT STEPS
Youth
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