The Programme Guide of the Youth in Action Programme

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The Programme Guide of the Youth in Action
Programme 2007-2013
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What changes in Youth in Action?

• Instrument for the implentation of the White
  Paper on Youth and the European Cooperation in
  the field of youth
• New Actions and sub-Actions
• Enlarged geographical scope
• Enlarged age access (13 to 30 years)

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New Programme Guide

• Permanent call for proposals
• Detailed information on all Actions
• eligibility criteria, selection criteria, award
  criteria
• Outline of general financial rules

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• Objectives of the programme
• Active European citizenship Action 1
• Solidarity among young people Action 2
• Mutual understanding Action 3
• Quality of support systems for youth activities
  Action 4
• Cooperation in youth policies Action 5

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• 4 Priorities of the programme
• European Citizenship
• Participation of young people
• Cultural Diversity
• Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities

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European citizenship

• Making young people aware that they are European
  citizens
• European values
• ?Encourage young people to reflect upon European
  topics

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Participation of young people

• Encourage young people to be active citizens
• Increase participation by young people in the
  civic life of their community
• Increase participation by young people in the
  system of representative democracy
• Support various forms of learning to participate

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Cultural diversity

• Make young people aware of the intercultual
  dimension of projects
• Fight against racism and xenophobia

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Social inclusion

• Give young people with fewer opportunities access
  to YiA
• Avoid exclusion of specific target groups
• ?Inclusion strategy of Youth in Action

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• Important Features of the programme
• Non-Formal Learning
• Recognition of non-formal learning
• Visibility of Youth in Action Programme
• Valorisation of Results
• Anti-discrimination
• Equality between women and men
• Protection and safety
• Multilingualism

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Non-formal learning

• Youth in Action provides opportunities for young
  people to acquire skills and competences
  instrument for non-formal and informal learning
• Participative and learner-centred approach,
  voluntary basis
• Complementary to formal education and training

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Recognition of non-formal learning

• Instrument of validation and recognition of
  non-formal learning experiences under Youth in
  Action
• ? Youthpass
• Ready to be implemented in 2007 (for Youth
  Exchange and EVS)
• Developed in cooperation with SALTO Germany

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Valorisation

• Dissemination and exploitation of results in view
  of optimising their value and impact
• ? valorisation strategy of Youth in Action
  ready

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Protection and safety of young people

• Child protection in a broader sense covering all
  kinds of problems including sexual and moral
  harassment, intercultural problems, accidents,
  fire
• Guidelines adopted under YOUTH
• Training

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Supportive approach

• The supportive approach of the Youth in Action
  Programme consists of guiding users of the
  Programme through all phases, from the first
  contact with the Programme through the
  application process to the realisation of the
  project and the final evaluation

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Training strategy of Youth in Action

• Training and Cooperation Plans of NAs
• Staff training
• SALTO Resource Centres
• Action 4.3 Training and Networking for those
  active in the field of youth
• Partnership between the European Commission and
  the Council of Europe

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Age limits

• General target group
• Young people between 13 and 30
• Core target group
• Young people between 15 and 28 years

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Age limits

• Lower age limit Upper age limit
  Exception
• Action 1 Youth for Europe
• 1.1 Youth Exchange 13 25
  26-30
• 1.2. Youth Initiatives
  18 30 15-17
• 1.3. Youth Democracy
• Projects 13 30 None
• Action 2 European Voluntary Service
• Lower age limit Upper age
  limit Exception
• 18 30 16-17
• Action 3 Youth in the world
• For Youth Exchanges, the rules as in Action 1
  apply, for Training and Networking Projects, the
  rules as in Action 4 apply.
• Action 4 Youth support systems
• No age limits
• Action 5 European cooperation in the youth field
• 5.1 Transnational Youth Seminars and National
  Youth Seminars

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Who can participate?

• Programme Countries
• EU Member States
• EFTA/EEA countries
• Candidate Countries
• Neighbouring Partner Countries
• Other Partner Countries of the world

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Who can participate?Neighbouring Partner
Countries
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• Actions of the programme
• Action 1 - Youth for Europe
• Action 2 - European Voluntary Service
• Action 3 Youth in the World
• Action 4 - Youth support systems
• Action 5 Support for policy cooperation

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• Action 1 Youth for Europe
• Action 1 is divided in 3 sub-Actions
• Youth Exchanges
• Youth Initiatives
• Youth Democracy Projects (new)

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Action 1.1 Youth Exchanges

• Similar scheme than under YOUTH
• Focus on advance planning visit
• Focus on child protection
• Priority for multilateral youth exchange
• Follow up/valorisation activity possible
• Youthpass

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Action 1.2 Youth Initiatives

• Distinction between  National Youth
  Initiatives  and  Transnational Youth
  Initiatives 
• Coaching
• Follow-up/valorisation activity

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Action 1.3 Youth Democracy Projects

• To increase active participation of young people
  in their local, regional or national community
  and at internatiional level
• To support the participation of young people in
  the mechanisms of representative democracy
• To develop a dialogue which includes
  disadvantaged young people and young people who
  are not members of organisations
• Networking National and transnational networking
  dimension
• Participative working methods

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Structuring Action 1

• Mainstreaming of visibility and valorisation
• Follow-up activities
• Multi-Measure-Agreements
• Thematic networking
• ? call for pilot projects
• ? top down approach definition of action
  lines
• ? bottom up approach networking meetings at
  all levels

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• Action 2 European Voluntary
• Service
• One single EVS (independent of individual or
  group character, application level or geography)
• One project can include individual and/or group
  EVS activities
• International cooperation is possible within EVS

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Action 3 - Youth in the World 3.1. Cooperation
with the neighbouring countries of the enlarged
Europe 3.2. Cooperation with countries not
covered by the neighbouring policy (annual call
for proposals)

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Eligible activities under Action 3.1

• Youth Exchanges
• Training and Networking Projects

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Action 4 - Youth support systems 4.1. Support
for bodies active at European level in the field
of youth 4.2. Support for the European Youth
Forum 4.3. Training and networking of youth
workers 4.4. Projects encouraging innovation and
quality 4.5. Information activities for young
people and youth workers 4.6. Partnerships 4.7
Support for the structures of the programme (NAs,
SALTO, EuroDesk) 4.8 Adding to the value of the
programme

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Calls for proposals under Action 4

• Action 4.1 Support for bodies active at
  European level in the field of Youth
• Action 4.4 Projects encouraging innovation and
  quality

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Action 4.3 Training, Exchange and Networking in
the youth field

• Two general Objectives
• Promoting exchanges, cooperation and training in
  European youth work
• Supporting project-development under the Youth in
  Action programme

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Action 4.3 Eligible Activities

• Job shadowing
• Feasibility visits
• Evaluation meetings
• Study visits
• Partnership-building activities
• Seminars
• Training courses
• Networking

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Action 5 - Support for policy cooperation 5.1
Meetings of young people and those responsible
for youth policy 5.2 Support for activities to
bring about better understanding and knowledge of
the field of youth 5.3 Co-operation with
international organisations

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Action 5.1Eligible activities

• Transnational Youth Seminars
• NationalYouth Seminars

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Application deadlines

• Deadline
• 1 February
• 1 April
• 1 June
• 1 September
• 1 November

• Projects start between
• 1 May and 30 September
• 1 July and 30 November
• 1 September and 31 January
• 1 December and 30 April
• 1 February and 31 July

also for projects selected at European level