The YOUTH Programme

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The YOUTH Programme
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YOUTH Programme OBJECTIVES

• MOBILITY
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• SPIRIT OF INITIATIVE
• INTEGRATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LESS
  OPPORTUNITIES

• LIFELONG LEARNING
• FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA
• SOLIDARITY, EQUALITY
• UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSITY

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To whom is Programme addressed
Young people between 15 and 25 years old, Who
are legally resident in one of Programme
countries
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To whom is Programme addressed

• Youth organisations
• Youth clubs
• Non-profit making organisation
• Informal groups of young people
• Young people interested in getting involved
  European Voluntary Service, ex-volunteers
• Youth workers, Youth leaders

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Programme countries
EU Members Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
United Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia
 European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Members
Island, Lichtenstein, Norway
Pre-accession countries Bulgaria, Romania
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YOUTH Programme 2000-2006

5 Actions

• Action 1 - Youth for Europe Exchanges
• Action 2 - European Voluntary Service
• Action 3 - Youth Initiatives
• Action 4 - Joint actions
  (Socrates - Leonardo - Youth)
• Action 5 - Support measures

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YOUTH Programme
Action 1 - Youth for Europe

• Project content
• Non-formal learning experience
• Theme methods
• Well balanced programme
• Intercultural dimension
• Preparation follow-up
• Age 15 - 25 years
• Duration 6 - 21 days
• Size 16 - 60 participants in total
• Priority 3 or more countries

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Action 1- Youth for Europe Types of
projects Formal criteria

• Bilateral2 countries
• Trilateral3 countries
• Multilateral-more than 3 countries
• Special events

• Must be involved at least one EU Member State
• Project takes place in Programme Countries

• Priority Projects with young people with less
  opportunities

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YOUTH Programme
Action 2 European Voluntary Service

• Project content
• opportunity to work as Volunteer in Programme
  countries
• projects provide informal and intercultural
  learning, skills useful in work in volunteers
  country
• Age 18 - 25 years
• Duration 6 12 months (normally) exeption
• short-term 3 weeks to 6months
• (for young people with less opportunities)

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YOUTH Programme Action 2
European Voluntary Service Partners in an EVS
projects Activities must

• Must be involved at least one EU Member State
• Project takes place in Programme Countries
• Not involve job substitution
• Be non-profit-making and unpaid
• Bring an added value to the local community

• Sending organisation
• Volunteer
• Hosting organisation

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YOUTH Programme
Action 3 Youth Initiatives

• Why Youth Inititives
• Support to young peoples initiative and
  creativity
• Opportunity for young people to be directly
  involved in planning and realising projects in
  their local community
• Age 15 - 25 years
• Duration 3 12 months
• Groups should consist of at least 4 individuals
  with one group leader

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Action 3 Youth Initiatives General
Selection Criteria

• What is to be achieved
• What is the local impact
• Who is the beneficiary
• Innovative character of the project
• European dimension

• Project takes place in Programme Countries
• Without foreign partner
• 3 Groups of the Priorities
• Networking projects

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YOUTH Programme
Action 3 Future Capital

• General Project Criteria
• Created by Ex-volunteer, after EVS project
• Impact of the experience from EVS project
• Personal development
• Project takes place in any of the Programme
  Countries
• Impact at the local level
• Duration up to 1 year, start within two years
  after the end of the EVS project

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YOUTH Programme
Action 3 Future Capital

• Types of eligible projects
• Starting up a professional activity
• One-off projects
• Personal Development projects

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YOUTH Programme
Action 4 Joints Actions

• Interaction with other programmes in the fields
  of
• Vocational Training (Leonardo da Vinci)
• Education (Socrates)
• Non-formal Education (Youth)

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YOUTH Programme
Action 5 Support Measures

• General Idea of Support Measures
• Assistance the developeing Actions 1, 2, 3
• Contribution to achieving objectives of the YOUTH
  Programme
• Fostering and strengthening European youth policy
• Cooperation and partnership, Training Measures,
  Youth Information
• Tools for achievening these objectives

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YOUTH Programme
Action 5 Support Measures

• Who can participate
• Youth workers
• Trainers
• Support persons
• Mentors
• Project managers
• Youth leaders
• Groups of young people
• Other involved or interested in non-formal
  education

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YOUTH Programme
Action 5 Support Measures

• Types of eligible projects
• Job Shadowing (Practical Training Experience)
• Feasibility Visits
• Contact-Making Seminars
• Study Visits
• Seminars
• Training Courses
• Youth Information
• Transnational Partnerships and Networks
• Support for Quality and Innovation

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YOUTH ProgrammeAction 5 Large Scale Projects

• Cooperation, training, information
• Deadlines
• Calls for projects are published by the European
  Commission in the Official Journal
• europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth.html
• Where to present applications
• To the European Commission

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When to apply at decentralized level?

• Applications should be submitted to the National
  Agency at least three months before project start

• 1st February

• 1st April

• 1st June

• 1st September

• 1st November

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THIRD COUNTRIESsemi-decentralized