TC Unemployment 2009

Dates & Venue

The TC took place from 7-13 June 2009 in Guimarães, Portugal (hosted by the Portuguese NA).

Aim

To explore ways to use the Youth in Action programme to raise young people's key competences and their access to the labour market.

Outcomes & Evaluation

A concrete outcome of the course is the practical Working on Work which documents all ideas and concepts from the course > Download it here

The course gave participants the opportunity to develop projects with the support of their peers and the team. 6 months after the course:

• 50% of participants has developed one or more projects
• 36% of participants received Youth in Action funding for their project
• 36% of the projects are organised with partner organisations found on the TC Unemployment
• Also have a look at the TC Unemployment Video on Youtube

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Participants

There were 26 participants (17F/9M, from 16 countries) in this training course.

Trainers' team

• Timea Sofalvi (F-HU),
  Marius Ulozas (M-LT)
  Miguel Angel Garcia Lopez (M-DE/ES)
• Ülly Enn from SALTO Inclusion Resource Centre co-ordinated and managed this training course.

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Additional reading

• European Youth Pact focusing on three strands: employment & social integration; education, training & mobility; and reconciliation of work & family life.
• Communication from the Commission on Promoting young people's full participation in education, employment and society

The European Youth Forum has contributed with the Symposium on Youth Employment. 2008, France. Report

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