Symposium on Youth Policy Cooperation in South East Europe: focus on recognition of youth work & non-formal learning

The "Symposium on Youth Policy Cooperation in South East Europe: focus on recognition of youth work & non-formal learning" aims to continue the reflection and exchange on youth policy cooperation in the region and – more specifically – to place the topic of recognition of non-formal learning/education and of youth work on the political agenda of the countries of the South East Europe region. The objectives for the activity are: -to strengthen the youth policy sector as an independent sector next to education -to raise awareness and understanding of what non-formal learning in youth work means, what it can achieve, and what recognition can mean -to increase recognition of non-formal learning in youth work in the countries of SEE and give a boost to measures in the field taken by public policies and NGOs at different levels -to inform about developments in the field taking place at European level (EU Recommendation on Recognition and Validation of Non-Formal Learning and link to outcomes of the Symposium on Recognition of Non-formal Learning organised jointly by the EU-CoE youth partnership, SALTO T&C RC and the German National Agency in November 2011 & recent developments in this field) -to encourage peer–learning and inspire participants to take initiatives after the conference. For more information on the background of the activity, please consult http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/see/activities2012/nflconference/