Organization for Youth Education & Development (OYED)
List of Youth Programs in EU Member State
List of Youth Programs in EU Member State
Introduction
The Organization for Youth Education and Development (OYED) is an establishment that seeks to promote the interests of young people on a European level. In order to support this youth agenda the OYED is proposing a common EU policy relating to young people, comprised of 10 points. This proposal addresses some of the most pressing challenges faced by young people in the European Union today.The OYED believes it to be a gross injustice that the opportunities and level of social inclusion that a young individual can expect is dependent on which country they inhabit. There is a clear imbalance within the European Union, which if left unchecked will perpetuate the current trend and threaten European cohesiveness. This proposal seeks to lift the cap on aspiration on a European level.
This memorandum therefore exists to reinforce this common EU policy proposal as it contains extensive research regarding governmentally funded youth programs and initiatives in every EU member state. The broad scope of this research highlights loopholes in existing policies in one or multiple member states, aiding EU legislators to tailor a more effective approach. Over the course of this research three overarching issues have arisen which must be addressed: social mobility, opportunities for young people, especially linking education to work and entrepreneurship and innovation, and political engagement.
Lithuania
| Program Name: Lithuanian: Jaunimo garantij? iniciatyvos ?gyvendinimas English: Youth Guarantee initiative implementation Website: http://www.socmin.lt/lt/darbo-rinka-uzimtumas/uzimtumo-ir-darbo-z6qc/jaunimo-uzimtumo-skatinimas.html Established Year: 2014 It is aimed at achieving a social rehabilitation and preparation for employment in the labor market system, promoting a better integration into the labor market and the educational system in order to develop young people skills. It is also developed through collaboration between various stakeholders, distinguishing the title role of the Public Employment Services, as well as education systems and vocational training and, with them, social services, local authorities and social partners and third sector organizations. Its goals are: - Improve the employability: second chance programs (youth who have early school leavers are returned to education or training) and training courses. -Promote entrepreneurship: unemployment benefits for entrepreneurs, fostering entrepreneurial culture (guidance and training in schools) and other measures (microcredits, business incubators, etc.). -Improve the intermediation: vocational guidance, employment information and assistance in finding employment; Mobility programs and education programs, and promote the recruitment. |
| Program Name: Lithuanian: Jaunimo Politikos Plétros Savivaldybése 2010-2012 Met? Programos English: Youth Policy Development Programme for Municipalities 2010-2012. Website: http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=375547&p_query=&p_tr2=# Established Year: 2010 This Program is targeted to achieve the development of youth policies in municipalities in order to encourage the creation of youth organizations and activities to strengthen their relationship with local institutions, rural and urban communities and enhancing the role of municipal youth coordinators and municipal authorities in youth policies in order to improve youth work professionals and volunteer training. |
| Program Name: Lithuanian: Lietuvi?-Kanados Jaunimo Main? Programa English: Lithuanian-Canadian Youth Exchange Program Website: http://www.ca.mfa.lt/index.php?1590903952 Established Year: 2011 The purpose of the Program is to create opportunities for youth to deepen their professional and language skills, study and work during holidays in another contracting state, and get to know its people and culture. The Youth Exchange Program is open to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and Canada, including graduates from University, higher education or research institution, who wish to obtain further training in the host country under a pre-arranged contract of employment in support of their career development, and be between the age of 18 and 35 inclusively on the date the application is received by the mission or consular office. |
| Program Name: Lithuanian: Nacionalinés Jaunimo Politikos 2011-2019 Met? Plétos Programos English: National Youth Policy Development Program (2011-2019) Website: http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=387971 Esablished Year: 2011 The Program prioritised the improvement of the social inclusion of young people, with particular emphasis on young people not in employment, education and training (NEETs), the promotion of cross-sectorial cooperation as the underlying principle of integral youth policy, the exchange of good practices on social inclusion of young people and the promotion of the cooperation in the youth policy field between young people from European Union and Eastern Europe and Caucasus countries. Better youth employment opportunities will be ensured by creating favourable conditions for young people to participate in the labour market; economic and social entrepreneurship will be promoted and non-formal education will be developed seeking integration of formal and non-formal education; youth creativity and active participation of young people in society will be encouraged. Furthermore, the Program’s goals are: - To ensure the development of social security, education and health care systems. - To develop a conscious, public-spirited, patriotic, mature, cultural and creative young individual, capable of being an active part of a diverse society. - To develop and coordinate the system of youth work and to ensure the development of youth employment infrastructure. - To create favourable conditions for consistent and high quality activities of youth organisations and organisations working with youth, - To ensure inter-institutional and cross-sectorial cooperation in developing coherent, fact and knowledge-based youth policy. Inter-institutional and cross-sectorial cooperation will be developed at the local, national and international level. |
| Program Name: Lituanian: Nacionalinés Jaunimo Verslumo Ugdymo Ir Skatinimo 2008-2012 Met? Programos English: National Program for Youth Entrepreneurship Education and Promotion (2008-2012) Website: http://big5.mofcom.gov.cn/gate/big5/policy.mofcom.gov.cn/english/flaw!fetch.action?libcode=flaw&id=D24BE7EF-0B10-474F-967B-9A1C3BFF5764&classcode=650 Established Year: 2008 The objective of this Program was to develop a consistent and effective system of responsible business education for young people. To achieve the Program objective, the following tasks were envisaged: - To develop, introduce and improve entrepreneurship education measures. - To promote the starting and development of business by young people and young farmers. - To conduct monitoring of the youth entrepreneurship situation and entrepreneurship promotion as well as to inform the public authorities along with wider society about entrepreneurial opportunities in Lithuania. The program was designed to tackle an insufficient understanding of business, the lack of adequate support for starting and developing businesses and the absence of effective, support, coordination or encouragement for entrepreneurship in Lithuania. The Ministry of Social Security and Labour coordinated and controlled the implementation of this program. Some of the measures taken for the Programme consisted of: - Preparing and publishing programs and methodological materials for the integration of entrepreneurship education into the curriculum of general schools. - Developing a model of Lithuanian practical business training firms at schools. - Developing informal youth entrepreneurship education through the implementation of youth projects as well as projects and organisations that are working with youth. - Providing youth with information on the opportunities to take up business as well as with professional guidance services. - Creating and develop an entrepreneurship information and mentoring network for youth. - Organising preparation of projects of youth business research and training as well as exchange of good practice. |
