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.
Sweden
| Program Name: Swedish: Arbetet är en försäkring mot utslagning English: Job Guarantee for Young People Website: http://www.government.se/sb/d/3781/a/173352 Established Year: 2014 The aim of the job guarantee is to offer young people special measures at an early stage during their unemployment so that they can find a job or begin a regular education programme as quickly as possible. Within the framework of the job guarantee for young people, participants may be offered intensified support, work placement schemes, education initiative and support to start their own business or vocational rehabilitation. |
| Program Name: Swedish: Öka för Idrott English: Boost for Sport Website: http://www.government.se/sb/d/3781/a/173389 Established Year: 2012 National sports policy aims to promote good public health by encouraging and giving people the opportunity to exercise and play sport. This policy builds on a free and independent sports movement based on voluntary efforts and a broad range of activities. This includes promoting sports among children and young people, safeguarding good ethics, providing equal opportunities for girls and boys, working actively to promote integration and safeguarding democratic development and participation. Priority areas have been to develop societies and associations, to improve access to facilities and sporting environments, to recruit and train leaders and to collaborate with schools. |
| Program Name: Swedish: Skapande skola-initiativet English: Creative Schools Initiative Website: http://www.government.se/sb/d/3781/a/173389 Established Year: 2008 The government launched this initiative with the aim of strengthening cooperation between schools and professional cultural life and thus promoting the right of all children to culture and individual creativity. This initiative has been gradually expanded and now covers the whole of compulsory school, i.e. years 1-9, compulsory school for pupils with learning disabilities, special school and Sami school. As of 2013, Creative Schools also covers preschool class. Virtually every municipality has applied for funding at least once. |
| Program Name: Swedish: Ungdom Paket English: Youth Package Website: http://www.government.se/sb/d/3781/a/173352 Established Year: 2013 Young people, people born abroad and people with disabilities are more likely to be outside the labour market. This is why the government carries out measures for these groups in particular, e.g. targeted labour market policy measures, education measures and measures to ensure a better transition from school to working life. In the Budget Bill for 2013, the government proposed a youth package for various measures during the period 2013-2016. For instance, to strengthen the link between school and working life, measures are being taken in the area of apprenticeship training and upper secondary vocational education. Moreover, in order to make it easier for young people to enter the labour market and gain work experience, the government has essentially halved social security contributions for people under the age of 26. This applies to all young people, not just those who are unemployed. As a result, the costs of employing young people have been significantly reduced. Young people between the ages of 20 and 24 qualify for new first jobs quicker than other groups if they become unemployed. An employer who hires a person in a new first job does not pay employers' social security contributions, and in addition receives financial support equivalent to the employers' contribution. This means that, in practice, the salary costs for a new first job are halved. |
| Program Name: Swedish: Ungdomsenkäten Lupp English: Knowledge about Young People - LUPP Website: http://eng.mucf.se/knowledge-about-young-people-lupp-r Established Year: 2014 The LUPP (a local follow-up of youth policy) is a survey that enables municipalities, urban districts or regions to gather knowledge on the living situation of young people in their area, as well as information on their experiences and opinions. The LUPP survey has been developed by the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society in consultation with municipal representatives and researchers. This agency is a government agency that works to ensure that young people have access to influence and welfare. |
| Program Name: Swedish: Webbplats “Bolla” English: Website “Bolla” Website: http://www.government.se/sb/d/3781/a/173389 Established Year: 2012 The Swedish Arts Council has a development responsibility for cultural activities for children and young people throughout the country through its role in allocating grants, for example. To increase awareness and national coordination, the government tasked the Swedish Arts Council with establishing a national website about children's and young people's culture. In 2012 the Swedish Arts Council launched the website called Bolla that provides positive examples, news and information primarily targeted at adults who work with children's and young people's culture. |
