Youth in Action

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Youth in Action
2007- 2013
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Youth in Action

• supports providing competencies for young people
• contributes to the Lisbon strategy
• builds on the previous youth programmes
• supports the political process for youth related
  co-operation

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Youth in Action

• overall age range of 13 to 30 years
• operates from February 2007
• to November 2013
• works through 5 Actions
• agreed baseline budget of 885M euros for seven
  years

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Youth in Action

• ACTION 1
• Youth for Europe
• Youth exchanges
• Youth Initiatives
• Youth Democracy projects

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Youth in Action

• ACTION 2
• European Voluntary Service
• individual
• groups

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Youth in Action

• ACTION 3
• Youth in the World
• with Partner Countries
• exchanges of young people, youth workers and
  organisation links
• neighbouring countries
• others

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Youth in Action

• ACTION 4
• Youth Support Systems
• Training
• Innovation and quality
• Information
• Partnerships
• Adding value

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Youth in Action

• ACTION 5
• European co-operation
• Structured dialogue between policymakers and
  organisations
• Seminars on key issues
• Development of networks
• Relationships with international bodies (Council
  of Europe United Nations etc)

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Youth in Action
Broad Age range 13 to 30 Main focus 15 to
28
ACTION 1 Youth exchange 13 to 25 (exception
26-30) Youth Initiatives 18 to 30 (exception
16-17) Democracy projects 13 to 30 ACTION
2 Voluntary Service 18 to 30 (exception
16-17) ACTION 3 Youth in the World as per main
Actions ACTION 4 No age limit ACTION 5 Youth
Seminars 16 to 30
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Youth in Action

• Programme Countries
• Member States of the European Union (EU)
• Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech
  Republic Denmark
• Estonia Finland France Germany Greece
  Hungary Ireland
• Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta
  Netherlands Poland
• Portugal Romania Slovak Republic Slovenia
  Spain Sweden
• United Kingdom
• members of the European Economic Area (EEA)
• Iceland Liechtenstein Norway
• candidates for accession
• Turkey

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Youth in Action

• Countries participating in the Stabilisation and
  Association process
• South East Europe
• Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia
• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
• Montenegro Serbia
• Countries participating in the European
  Neighbourhood Policy
• EuroMed
• Algeria Egypt Israel Jordan Lebanon
  Morocco
• Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza
  Strip
• Syria Tunisia
• Eastern Europe and Caucasus
• Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia
• Moldova Russian Federation Ukraine

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Non-formal learning
The Youth in Action Programme provides important
opportunities for young people to acquire skills
and competences. Therefore it is a key instrument
for non-formal and informal learning in a
European dimension. Non-formal and informal
learning activities within the Youth in Action
Programme are complementary to the formal
education and training system. They have a
participative and learner-centred approach, are
carried out on a voluntary basis and are
therefore closely linked to young people's needs,
aspirations and interests. By providing an
additional source of learning and a route into
formal education and training, such activities
are particularly relevant to young people with
fewer opportunities.