EU report on youth work and its contributions to youth employment
This report details the contribution of youth work to address the challenges young people are facing, in particular the transition from education to employment.
The report seeks to make employers, Public Employment Services and policy-makers aware of the crucial role youth work can play – either as a lead agency or in partnership with others – in supporting the employment and employability of young people. In this context, youth work is defined as ‘actions directed towards young people regarding activities where they take part voluntarily, designed for supporting their personal and social development through non-formal and informal learning’.
The role of this report is to contribute to the understanding of the value youth work brings to the lives of young people with a particular emphasis on its contribution to employability. In doing so the expert group explores and demonstrates the principles and practice by which youth work enables young people to face many life challenges, in particular the often difficult transition from education and training to employment.
The Report presents results from the work of the expert group set up under the European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2014-2015.
