TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Dan Moxon
To discuss NEET issues with professionals from different sectors and how to create better opportunities for this vulnerable group on their pathway to reintegration in society and the labour market.
Main Objectives:
Gain a better understanding of NEET: terminology, concepts, causes, differences in Europe, research conclusions, challenges
Learn about interventions: learn from each other, visit local projects, get inspired, share ideas, present your work, holistic approaches
Resources to work on NEET issues: funding programmes (Erasmus+, European Social Fund,…), methodologies, tools,…
Programme elements
NEET
Terminology & definitions – reflection on terms and how we should be talking about
Categorisation - whom do we talk about and whom do we target with our activities
Issues and reasons behind NEET
Statistics – how are the number (ab)used, who is all included in statistics under category NEET (also young people who are on EVS project, street artists so those who are by choice out of the system and satisfied with), should we care about the number or people; indicators and measures
Why this topic now, why is it highlighted in all important EU policy documents (Europe 2020, Youth Strategy)?
What are the benefits of being in the system
Holistic approach – who to work together, cross sectorial cooperation
GOOD PRACTICES & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Sharing good practices & methods to reach out and work with NEET
Local project visits
Inventory on what has happen, what has been done already, including also national and non YiA practices
Where & how to find finances for youth projects with NEET (E+ Programme: Youth in Action…)
NETWORKING
How different stakeholders can be working together better?
Future projects
The "What is Your NEET"? Seminar was co-organised by SALTO Inclusion, NA Finland, NA Malta the UK and Estonian National Agencies for the Youth in Action programme.
There were two trainers, myself and Annina Kurki
It was attended by 35 professionals from across Europe with experience working on the issue of vulnerable young people in NEET situations (face-to-face workers as well as managers/decision makers).
Youth workers
Teachers, school support staff, alternative education staff, vocational programme staff,…
Social workers, representatives of social services
Researchers, academics with focus on NEET
Local authorities/policy makers responsible for social provision
Employers, apprenticeships programmes, employment agencies, job centres, job clubs, job coaches…
Group interactions, field studies, general informal education workshop based techniques. Debates with experts,
This was part of a wider seminar series to begin exploring the concept of NEET across Europe, Ideas and concepts were logged by participants in the evaluation report and evaluation surveys were also conducted.
91% of participants said the course totally reached its objectives.
The full report can be downloaded here
https://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-3047/WhatsYourNEETReport.pdf
My self and the other trainer write and delivered all of the training.