“EMPLOYABILITY UNITED” INTERNATIONAL MEETING

Description

The Youth Social Rights Network in cooperation with the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe, The Youth Department, are organizing the international meeting  “Employability United” which will take place in Strasbourg, France from 19th – 24th January 2015.

The meeting will bring together 40 participants from the Council of Europe Countries and aims to promote and support access to employment and autonomy for young people by training and networking among young people, youth organizations/youth workers, local authorities and business sector representatives.

The objectives of the meeting are:

   - To familiarize participants with the specific aspects of gaining autonomy for young people;
   - To discuss and share attitudes, knowledge and experience related to employment and employment trends in Europe affecting young
     people;
   - To familiarize participants with practices, policies and systems that support access to employment for young people in different local
     realities;
   - To discuss and reflect on knowledge, skills and support measures that youth workers, local authorities, business sector representatives
     need to be competent in, so as to support young people in gaining autonomy and accessing employment;
   - To give opportunity for cooperation and networking between young people, youth workers, local authorities, business sector
     representatives in order to support young people in gaining autonomy and accessing employment;
   - To create concrete follow up activities at local and international level for supporting young people in gaining autonomy and accessing
     employment.


Eligibility

The meeting is open to the following profiles:

   - Young people aged 18-30 years old with little or no experience in international activities who have never been to European Youth Centre;
   - Youth workers working on supporting the process of gaining autonomy and accessing employment. They should have knowledge and
     experience on access to social rights for young people with accent on access to employment and employment related issues.
   - Local authorities representatives working in sectors related to youth issues or employment. They should have knowledge and experience
     on access to social rights for young people with accent on access to employment and employment related issues.
   - Business sector representatives working in structured company with min. 5 employees and involved in decision making process in the
     company.

All the candidates should be highly motivated and be able to work in English.


Costs

The organizers will cover board and loading as well as travel costs. There is a participation fee of €50 per participant which will be deducted from the refund of travel expenses.


Deadline: 30 November 2014

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