“On Track Journey”- how we travelled from 2016 till 2022 and whom we travelled with
"What NEET track are Europe & Turkey on?" by Burcu Oy (Turkey)
"What NEET track are Europe & Turkey on?" by Ian Goldring (Belgium)
"What NEET track are Europe & Turkey on?" by Ozgehan Senyuva (Turkey)
"How do we travel together?" by Max Fras (UK)
This cross-sectorial conference is addressing NEET issues and showcasing good practices, with emphasis on partnership building and cooperation between youth work and other sectors (formal education, employment, social and business sector...).
"On Track" is part of the SALTO Inclusion & Diversity (SALTO I&D) Resource Centre, as well as the Turkish National Agency (NA), a longer-term strategic approach to reach young people who are excluded from the system and see how we can reconnect them to society and improve their opportunities in life. It has become an annual gathering of the professionals working on NEET issues and it is supported by the NA Strategic Partnership on Inclusion NEET working group.
The 1st conference was organized in 2016 and the 2022nd one is ALUMNI edition which is celebrating achievements and bringing former and new On Track people together to connect and develop future partnerships.
The SALTO ID research & publication on NEET issues "On track - Different youth work approaches for different NEET situations" has been published in 2015.
To support collaboration and exchange between professionals from different sectors in order to create better opportunities for young people in a NEET situation enabling their active involvement in society.
100 professionals, participants of previous On Track Conferences and new applicants with experience working on the issue of vulnerable young people in NEET situations (face-to-face workers as well as managers/decision makers):
from E+: YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES & Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU (South Mediterranian, Western Balkan, Eastern Partnership) and Russian Federation.
"New Normal" - reality of youth work in post-pandemic by Ozgehan Senyuva (Turkey)
"A Brave New Future" - future trends, challenges and opportunities by Oğuz Demir (Turkey) and how to build resilience by John Loughton (Scotland)
The On Track participants have marked the International Human Rights Day with the following video: "Human Rights Are Important Because..."
Download here the evaluation report and check how the participants felt and what they said about the conference!
Watch here all the On Track4 2020 conference video recordings - featuring NEET experts inputs:
The following downloads are available:
This research publication helps anyone working with youth to better understand the NEET issue and how you can effectively respond to the needs of young people in different NEET situations.