ERYICA European Youth Information and Counselling Agency. Youth Information and Youth Policy Seminar

ERYICA European Youth Information and Counselling Agency Youth Information and Youth Policy Seminar CIJ Luxembourg In cooperation with Forum MNE, MISSS Slovenia and ERYICA Funded by EU Youth In Action Programme and Council of Europe

Purpose of this seminar 1. To learn from each other's work in the field 2. To explore networking opportunities: 3. To inform about European priorities in the youth field 4. To contribute to the development of youth policy in Montenegro

Getting to know each other People Bingo Stories about our names

Programme for this seminar Tuesday Getting to know each other Understanding each other s organisations and national situations Understanding ERYICA

Programme for this seminar Wednesday Understanding youth information in Europe Looking at online tools for youth information Contributing to the development of the Youth Information Starters Kit Understanding European structures for youth policy

Programme for this seminar Thursday Conference: Role of Youth Information in the framework of Youth Policy European and Montenegro policies In Kotor City Council taxis leave here at 09.15 ERYICA General Assembly Opening (in Kotor City Council) FREE TIME from 17.30

Programme for this seminar Friday ERYICA General Assembly - presenting national situation (in Hotel Splendido taxis leave here at 09.00) Preparing project proposals FREE TIME from 12.45 19.30 Project Fair with GA at 19.30 (in Hotel Splendido) Dinner and International evening / party

Programme for this seminar Saturday Seminar wrap up Departures

Hopes for this seminar Identify 4 things you hope to achieve from this seminar

Presenting your organisation Prepare a poster / display for your organisation (20 minutes) Open space visit each others (30 minutes) Ask a question / offer suggestions Plenary discussion (30 minutes)

National Levels of Youth Information Policies and Projects Tivat 9.12.2008

COUNTRY REALITY Is there national (regional & local) strategy on youth policy? Structure of youth policy in your country Is youth work supported (national, regional, local)? Do you /or your organisation/ have experience in international cooperation?

Ministry of Education and Sport OFFICE FOR YOUTH MOVIT, NA Information and counselling MISSS MAMA YOUTH COUNCIL MSS Salto Youth in Action Youth Card Euro 26 Eurodesk Slovenija Local YIC 32 centres 27 YOUTH CENTRES Local youth councils

AN IDEAL YOUTH INFORMATION WORLD Dreams & realities (future projects) Experiences I would like to learn from other countries

Individual country reality & ambitions - discussion

Break

Introduction to ERYICA

Dinner.then back here for a short reflection session at 21:00

REVIEW OF TODAY Tuesday Getting to know each other Understanding each other s organisations and national situations Understanding ERYICA

REVIEW OF TODAY Tuesday Getting to know each other Understanding each other s organisations and national situations Understanding ERYICA And introducing project ideas

REVIEW OF TODAY - individuals One surprise you learned about an individual person today One interesting thing you heard about organisations today One useful you heard about national situations today One surprising thing you heard about ERYICA today Three things you still want to know more about (related to anything you want!!)

REVIEW OF TODAY - groups In the style of a movie trailer: James Bond style Super hero style Historical drama style Romantic comedy style The most important lessons from today and The questions which still to be addressed

Alexandra Cangelosi Vice President of ERYICA Youth Information at a European level: Framework Structures History Future?

Youth Information in the context of European policies development & current issues 10.12.08, Tivat Alexandra Cangelosi, jugendinfo.cc

Access to complete, balanced and accurate information that is understandable and meeting the needs and questions of young people.

The right to information The right to information has been recognised e.g.: - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - The Convention on the Rights of the Child - The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Recommendation 90(7) Concerning information and counselling for young people in Europe - promote co-ordination at European level of a policy of information and counselling - support the creation of appropriate information services - promote research on the subject - support the development of a European network of respective services

European Youth Information Charter First version was adopted in 1993 - It became very quickly the underlying set of work principles for Youth Information Centers and Services The current version was reviewed and updated in 2004. - It has been refered to as a reference document by European stake holders since then.

A New Impetus for European Youth The European Union launched the White Paper on Youth in 2001 4 key areas - Participation - Youth Information - Better knowledge of young people - Volunteering

Youth Information improving access for young people to information services; increasing the provision of quality information; increasing participation by young people in youth information, for example in the preparation and dissemination of information.

European Youth Pact - Employability - Social inclusion - Knowledge-based society - Possibility to combine work and family-life Youth as a transversal issue

Structured dialogue from Monologue to Dialogue from European to National to Local to National to European

Current issues The Council of Europe and the European Union are currently revising their Youth Policies and defining new priorities and strategies for the upcoming decade(s). - Agenda 2020 - New cycle of the structured dialogue

We are not alone EURODESK European opportunities for young people EYCA European Youth Card Association European Youth Forum representing youth-organisations and youth NGOs

So what? What has this to do with me?

More? www.youth-partnership.net European Knowledge Center for Youth Policies http://europa.eu/youth European Youth Portal

Marc Boes President of ERYICA Online tools and new technologies for supporting youth information practice: What are they? Where can we find them? How can we make them valuable to us?

What is happening on the web and what can we use from it. Tivat 9-12-2008

Some milestones 1994 World Wide Web / Information on the web was still mainly on computer related stuff. 1997 Youth Information start to publish on the Internet 2000 introduction of broadband connections which made MSN and other chat systems possible 2005 Wikipedia / Facebook From information source to social environment.

Questions time In what year did you use the Internet for the first time? Do you use internet tools for your work? If yes which ones? What is your personal favourite web application

Before we start Young people are always one step ahead of us with technology, so don t try to out smart them E.g. Mosquito ring tone

We are using new technology to publish and Educate them in the use of it including showing them the danger of what is on the net can never be deleted

MSN, SKYPE,.. Chat programmes which allow real-time contact

Twitter Sms styled application which gives basically answer to one question, What are you doing?.

Facebook, Myspace, hyves,.(f) Social environments, where you have friends, tell what you do and share things like photo s.

Flicker The sharing of photo s Goes with the I don t have idols, I m my own idol trend

Second live Virtual world where in you can move around with your avatar Was a big thing 1 year ago Now not a hype any more

geotagging Google maps Trackr.nl

Wikipedia (F) Free internet based encyclopaedia, worked on by everybody.

Video edit applications (F) On line video editing applications like jaycut.com Popular because the use of mobile telephones as video cameras The eysspot, jumpcut, jaycut story

Youtube /vimeo (F) Place to share your video s Home movies Funny things you taped

What is needed.. (F) To use your internet tools successfully. Be original. Don t try to do what others already do and do better

How to Market (new ways), Crowdsourcing Viral marketing

Last round What can you use of this for your work?

Youtube links http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzp_69ztfk http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnl00tdmly http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_wuzp_o0m http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=rd4roxey8hk http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=dq59ygw78gw&feature=related

Working with other European structures for youth information and youth policy Eurodesk Reinhard Schwalbach, President Council of Europe Michelle Bergdoll, Directorate of Youth and Sport European Youth Forum Tine Radinja, President European Youth Card Association Milos Milenkovic, Board Member

Davide Capecchi Director of ERYICA Youth Information Starter Kit

An introduction to ERYICA Assembly 2008

Eurodesk today Whatever the question...... start with us! 30 countries +900 Eurodesk Relays European Office in Brussels

Eurodesk Development 1990: Launched in Scotland 1991-1994: The UK network 1994-1995: European pilot project 1995: European network 2004: Part of the YOUTH Programme 2007: Part of the YOUTH IN ACTION Programme

Eurodesk Services Answering enquiries Access to European opportunities Raising European awareness Training, support and networking

Eurodesk Services Answering enquiries Access to European opportunities Raising European awareness Training, support and networking Free enquiry answering: via Face to face, telephone, email, fax, discussion forums by analysing the issues giving the basic answer referring on to the best source for more information or future action

Eurodesk Services Answering enquiries Access to European opportunities Raising European awareness Training, support and networking European Youth Portal www.eurodesk.eu Discussion Forum 900 Eurodesk Relays Research & Info management

Eurodesk Services Answering enquiries Access to European opportunities Raising European awareness Training, support and networking Eurodesk promotion European awareness initiative (SYTYKIA) Fairs, exhibitions, visits to schools, youth organisations, publications etc Information sessions

Eurodesk Services Answering enquiries Access to European opportunities Raising European awareness Training, support and networking Training for Eurodesk National Partners, Eurodesk Relays and other multipliers. Support services for all network partners (European Office, Eurodesk Intranet) Networking

Eurodesk Network Eurodesk Association Internationale Executive Committee Eurodesk European Office (network co-ordination) Eurodesk national partners (service delivery) Eurodesk Relays

Eurodesk Relays Answer enquiries Promote the: European Youth Portal European information for young people Participate in network activities Use the Eurodesk Intranet on a daily basis Co-operate: link with other local organisations working with young people and information

Eurodesk Network Eurodesk Association Internationale Executive Committee Eurodesk Network Activities Network meetings Work groups Eurodesk European Office (network co-ordination) Eurodesk national partners (service delivery) Eurodesk Quality Process Eurodesk Relays seminars Joint Seminars: eryica-eurodesk-eyca-eyf Projects e.g....so you think Eurodesk you know Relays it all? - SYTYKIA

Eurodesk Intranet Spanish question Icelandic answer 1 answer in in 2 minutes 4 answers in in 10 minutes 9 answers in in 1 hour 23 answers from 23 countries in in 1 day Real time professional support for for research and enquiry answering throughout the Eurodesk Network

Eurodesk & EU Youth Policy 2001 White paper launched (consultation period of 18 months) 2002 Open Method of Co-ordination adopted 2003 Common objectives for youth information adopted 2004 European Youth Portal launched 2005 European Youth Pact European Youth week 2006 Communication white paper 2007 Youth in Action Programme starts Eurodesk part of YIA Programme Structured Dialogue with young people European Youth week 2008 Future challenges for young people European Youth week Eurodesk mission revised

SYTYKIA 2008-2009 2009 European Awareness for young people... sessions delivered by Eurodesk relays Eurodesk support for the Structured Dialogue

Opportunities and challenges New President New mission core tasks of Eurodesk 4 networks co-operation possibilities Youth Info policy in Europe white territories and enlargement of Eurodesk?

Useful Links http://europa.eu.int/youth www.eryica.org www.eurodesk.eu www.eyca.org www.eryica-eurodesk-eyca.net www.youth.info www.eurodesk.de

Thank You for your attention ERYICA Assembly 2008

The Council of Europe in brief

Basic values of the Council of Europe Pluralist Democracy Human Rights Rule of Law

Main aims of the Council of Europe to protect and strengthen pluralist democracy in Europe to protect Human Rights to contribute to the development of social cohesion and cultural co-operation on the European continent to safeguard peace on the European continent

Key bodies of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Parliamentary Assembly CLRAE: the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe European Court of Human Rights Secretariat General

Cultural Convention to develop mutual understanding among the peoples of Europe and reciprocal appreciation of their cultural diversity, to safeguard European culture, to promote national contributions to Europe's common cultural heritage respecting the same fundamental values

Directorate of Youth and Sport Youth in the CoE Intergovernmental Co-operation / Co-management Partnership Agreement with EU European Youth Foundation European Youth Centers: EYC Strasbourg (1972) and EYC Budapest (1995)

Co-Management Decisions are taken by co-managed bodies (governments and Youth NGOs) Equal numbers of governmental and nongovernmental youth representatives make the decisions concerning the political orientations, work priorities and programmes of the Directorate

The future of the Council of Europe youth policy Agenda 2020 Human rights and democracy Living together in diverse societies Social inclusion of young people

Buzzwords Learning (Formal, non-formal and informal, education/learning, training, new technologies (ICT), information and counselling Inclusion (employment/unemployment, social exclusion/marginalisation, racism/intolerance, minorities, gender equality) Participation (citizenship education, access to decision-making, democracy, equal opportunities)

European Youth Foundation Set up in 1972 to provide financial support for international youth activities carried out by youth organisations. The EYF may contribute to the financing of the following activities: International youth meetings; Youth activities other than meetings; Administration of international non-governmental youth organisations and networks; Pilot projects

Instruments European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and in Budapest in-house training centres Study sessions Training courses Seminars, Symposia Research, publications Youth policy development

Partnership in the youth field Council of Europe & European Commission Initial Objectives: Training European youth workers on European Citizenship issues Training Activities: Training modules Training manuals: T-Kits Magazine - Coyote web site: www.training-youth.net Other activities: Research (Seminars, Knowledge centre) Euro-med

More information http://www.coe.int http://www.coe.int/youth http://www.coe.int/publishing http://www.training-youth.net

EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM

EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM It is made up of 99 National Youth Councils and International Non- Governmental Youth Organisations, which are federations of youth organisations in themselves. It brings together tens of millions of young people from all over Europe, and represents their common interests.

OUR MISSION To EMPOWER young people to PARTICIPATE actively in the shaping of Europe and the societies in which they live. To IMPROVE the LIVING CONDITIONS of young people as European citizens in today s world.

OUR STRUCTURE 99 Member Organisations INGYOs NYCs General Assembly meets every 2 years Bureau 12 elected members Council of Members meets twice a year Secretar iat CBMA

OUR WORK Provides a space for organisations to be sustainable and offers strategic support for capacity building, networking and the dissemination of good practice

OUR WORK Voice the concerns of our membership into the political agenda of governmental institutions.

OUR WORK Elaboration of policies and positions, which are based on the opinions, experiences and expertise of young people from all over Europe.

Policy Area Education Youth Policy in Europe Employment and Social Inclusion Human Rights and Equality Sustainable Development Health Training Mobility Global and Regional Youth Cooperation

Policy Areas EDUCATION Promote the concept of Life Long and Life Wide Learning, and the recognition and complementarity of all the dimensions of Education: Formal and Non-Formal Education and informal learning.

Policy Areas YOUTH POLICY IN EUROPE Increase the participation of young people in the shaping of the European policies concerning them and improve the qualities of youth policies and programmes.

Policy Areas MOBILITY Investigate and advocate for the removal of legal obstacles to mobility in youth work.

Press & Communications CAMPAIGNS www.getvisable.org www.youthforum.org/decla ration

Press & Communication www.youthforum.org

Information Key to the Future Mika Pietilä, Coordinator National Coordination and Development centre of Youth Information and Counselling Services in Finland Monday, May 18, 2009 111

The National Coordination and Development Centre The Ministry of Education pointed the Centre of Youth Affairs in City of Oulu to establish the national coordination unit. The work started in 2006. The main goal is to create equal opportunities locally and regionally for young people to find and use information services. Through this national cooperation aim is to reach a high level of quality in all services: centres, points, web services, phone services and face-to-face work, in accordance with European Youth Information Charter. Tasks: provide support to all youth information and counselling workers and organisations give professional help to new and existing services organise training and seminars, also e-learning courses create and develop possibilities for the national network to cooperate develop youth information and counselling services generally provide the network possibilities for international cooperation Monday, May 18, 2009 112

Cooperation with ERYICA Official ERYICa member from Finland is the Youth Cooperation Allianssi, since 1989 National coordination and development centre cooperate with Allianssi in practise implement the ERYICA cooperation 2007-2009 Finnish member in the ERYICA Governing Board A Finnish member in the ERYICA Training Task Force Monday, May 18, 2009 113

What this cooperation means for our network in practise Possibilities to participate in international trainings, seminars, conferences, study visits, job shadowing, GA learning, sharing, contacts Concrete projects, as Meet the Street youth participation, learning, sharing European Youth Information Day promotion, common day for activities, fun Web services www.eryica.org, www.infomobil.org Monday, May 18, 2009 114

What this cooperation means for our network in practise European training concept (basic training course) European network to contact, if you need e.g if you need a trainer or guest speaker European Youth Information Charter quality, something common with 8000 other centres in Europe Monday, May 18, 2009 115

Why this all sharing, learning, networking... To have better quality youth information and counselling services for young people, train the youth information workers in our network, to give possibility to feel and really be part of the European network. Monday, May 18, 2009 116

Yhteistyössä www.minedu.fi/opm/ www.alli.fi/ www.eurodesk.org www.ouka.fi/nuoriso www.eryica.org www.ponsi-interactive.fi Monday, May 18, 2009 117

Tivat,Montenegro 10th december 2008 Youth Information And Counselling Center of Slovenia

MISSS? NGO 1993 Youth information 1996 Generalist youth information centre ERYICA member 1995

Information and Counselling MISSS ROLE National representative Development Trainings International cooperation Networking

Information and Counselling Governmental role Stability and sustainability Youth information and National Plan on Youth Policy Support in international cooperation

Information and Counselling International cooperation As ERYICA member Bilateral Between regions

Information and Counselling Consequences Concept of YI Quality standards Trainings Infomobil Project partners Projects

FUTURE IS NOW! Kunaverjeva 2 SI 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia www.misss.org info@misss.org

Youth information in Germany ERYICA seminar Youth Information and Youth Policy: Europe and Montenegro

EU White Paper on Youth 2001 Objectives in the field of youth information Improving young people s access to information services. Provision of quality information. Enhancing young people's participation in the shaping and dissemination of information IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn

Youth Information in Germany YI is not a separate sector of child and youth services in Germany at federal level Federal government has limited responsibilities supports only model initiatives and projects with supra-regional and international importance stimulates and promotes development at regional and local level YI is organised in a decentral way: broad variety of information and counselling options for young people on regional and local level Specialist institutions, federal and regional organisations offer information for young people on certain topics IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn

Youth Info Net 2005: start of closer cooperation of different youth information services on local, regional and national level in an informal network ( Youth Info Net ) Aims of the network to further develop youth information in Germany to create basic principles for high quality youth information throughout Germany 2007: creation of a coordination unit for the Youth Info Net at national level Quality development in the field of youth information Qualification of youth information workers Participation of young people in youth information IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn

Youth Info Net (Jugendinfornetz) Informal network of different youth information services on local, regional and national level Aims of the network Further developing and coordinating youth information in Germany Creating basic principles for high quality youth information throughout Germany Activities Quality development in the field of youth information Qualification of youth information workers Participation of young people in youth information IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn

Next steps for German youth information New funding phase for the Youth Info Net 2009-2011: new focus on integration in youth information Creation of an advisory council on youth information IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn

Advisory Council on Youth Information Aims Further development of youth information in Germany Creation of an advisory Council for youth information on national level Members Representatives of youth information services of all levels Representatives of youth research Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn

http://www.netzcheckers.de http://www.jugend.info http://www.ijab.de http://www.jugendhilfeportal.de http://www.jugendinfonetz.de Thanks for your attention!