Seminar: Europe as a resource for local youth work
Join us for a seminar focusing on how European cooperation, policies, programmes, peer exchange, and funding opportunities can support quality youth work at the local level!
Europe as a resource for local youth work
- Tallinn, Estonia
- 29 September - 2 October
The seminar's objectives are to:
- support a shared understanding of quality youth work and its practical meaning at the local level;
- identify local realities and barriers that affect the quality, accessibility, and continuity of youth work;
- introduce the European political context, including the EU Youth Strategy and especially the European Youth Work Agenda and Charter on Local Youth Work;
- explore how European policy and frameworks can support local and regional youth work development;
- showcase how funding, opportunities and support at the European level can benefit practice, including.Erasmus+ Youth, the European Solidarity Corps, as well as advisory, information, networking, and training opportunities offered through National Agencies and SALTO-Youth Resource Centres;
- support participants in connecting local needs with possible European resources, partners, and funding routes;
- strengthen participants’ ability to make the case for youth work and explain proposed improvements to colleagues, managers, local authorities, and other stakeholders;
- support participants in defining realistic commitments and first steps for the period after the seminar.
The event is organised by two Strategic Cooperations of the network of National Agencies of the EU youth programmes:
“Growing Youth Work”, which brings the EYWA to life through expert input, Europe-wide networking, support for national EYWA processes, accompanying research, and engagement with EU youth programs, thereby promoting the further development of youth work
“Europe Goes Local,” which supports the quality development of local youth work through advocacy, knowledge exchange, peer learning, and networking.
Read more details and apply by 28 June on link.