theme 2 «how to keep the idea of the european integration alive in the minds of young people?»...

Krusevo, Republic of Macedonia 2012 / September / 21st-25th

European Values for the Future of the Southeastern European Countries

Theme 2

«How to keep the idea of the European integration alive in the minds of young people?»

Authors: Romina Boraso Claudio Sdogati

Presenter: Romina Boraso

Index

I. COOSS Marche profile

II. Current COOSS activities for youth social integration

III. Scenarios in EU for young people

IV. Pathways to achieve youth European integration

V. Outlook



COOSS Marche profile

• Born in 1979

• Founded by 9 young unemployed

• Private company, not for profit, NGO

• Health and Social Care services

• Tailored and specific services for Youth

• 1993: institution of R&D + VET Dept

• 2000: officially accredited as VET Agency

• VET to young people

• 2011: about 2000 members/employees

• 2011: about 45 Million € turnover

Where we are Who we are


Current COOSS activities for youth social integration

► Management of Youth Centers (CAG in Italian)

► VET initiatives and courses for unemployed and employed young people

► Job placement for “fragile” young people

► Design, implementation and management of SERVICES for young people

► Almost 20 years participation to EU Programmes & projects

► Travel abroad (EU) and exchange (LdV and YIA Programmes)


Scenarios in EU for young people

The current crisis existing in Europe is:

• Economic: growth of youth unemployment rate, gender differences, hard transition from education to work, labour market fragmentation

• Cultural: about 22,5% of young people are neither in employment nor in education or training, growth of discrimination, missing of EU idea of different cultures living together

• Social: need to promote and preserve gathering places for youth, problematic integration of different cultures and ways of life


Pathways to achieve youth European integration

• Economic: creation of real job opportunities for youth preceded by VET, National and European cooperation with social partners, labour market stakeholders and educational and training bodies, ICT

• Cultural: enhancement of different cultural identities and promote their knowledge, take care of the current requirements and difficulties of youth

• Social: fill the “social hole” through social integration, Youth Service, active citizenship


Outlook

• Labour insertion is the most relevant objective to integrate Youth in Europe (short periods of work in other EU countries)

• Educational and Training initiatives in partnership with other SEE and EU countries (LdV, LLP, YIA, LdV Exchanges, funded by EU)

• Design of new Social Initiatives, exploitation of Good Practices, comparison and Exchange of Social Integration Clubs for Youth

• Implementation of innovative forms of training and new businesses, including the use of ICT


If I have told you these details about the asteroid, and made a note of its number for you,

it is on account of the grown-ups and their ways. When you tell them that you have made a new friend,

they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like?

What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he?

How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupéry

Thank you for your attention!

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