NYCI Conference -NYCI Conference -Engaging with Youth Engaging with Youth and the Worldand the World

29/30 April 201029/30 April 2010

Jim O’Donovan - OMCYAJim O’Donovan - OMCYA

Europe 2020 – A European Strategy Europe 2020 – A European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive for smart, sustainable and inclusive growthgrowth

““2010 must mark a new beginning”2010 must mark a new beginning” Europe 2020 (March 2010) successor Europe 2020 (March 2010) successor

to Lisbon Agendato Lisbon Agenda New framework for cooperation in New framework for cooperation in

youth field (2010-18)youth field (2010-18) Move of Youth Affairs to OMCYA – more Move of Youth Affairs to OMCYA – more

integrated cohesive approach to youth integrated cohesive approach to youth policy development and policy development and implementation.implementation.

Europe 2020Europe 2020

Headline targets – employment, Headline targets – employment, R&D, climate/energy targets, R&D, climate/energy targets, early school leaving and povertyearly school leaving and poverty

Seven flagship initiatives – Seven flagship initiatives – Youth Youth on the Move – on the Move – focus on education focus on education and training, entrepreneurship, and training, entrepreneurship, access to labour market, promote access to labour market, promote non and in -formal learningnon and in -formal learning

Summary of Council Resolution on Summary of Council Resolution on renewed framework for European renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field cooperation in the youth field (2010-18)(2010-18)Context:Context: Promoting the social and professional Promoting the social and professional

integration of young people is an essential integration of young people is an essential component to reach the objectives of Europe's component to reach the objectives of Europe's Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs, at the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs, at the same time as promoting personal fulfilment, same time as promoting personal fulfilment, social cohesion and active citizenship.social cohesion and active citizenship.

Challenges to be met include youth Challenges to be met include youth unemployment, young people not unemployment, young people not participating in education or training, poverty, participating in education or training, poverty, low levels of participation in the democratic low levels of participation in the democratic process and various health problems.process and various health problems.

The overall objectives of European The overall objectives of European cooperation in the youth field cooperation in the youth field

should be to:should be to:

create more andcreate more and equal opportunities for all equal opportunities for all young people in education and in the young people in education and in the labour market, and tolabour market, and to

promote the active citizenship, social promote the active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity of all young people.inclusion and solidarity of all young people.

Achieving and implementing the Achieving and implementing the objectives implies a dual approach objectives implies a dual approach involving the development and involving the development and promotion of:promotion of:

Specific initiatives in the youth field - Specific initiatives in the youth field - policies and actions specifically targeted at young policies and actions specifically targeted at young people, including non-formal learning, participation, people, including non-formal learning, participation, voluntary activities, youth work, mobility and voluntary activities, youth work, mobility and information andinformation and

Mainstreaming initiatives - Mainstreaming initiatives - initiatives to enable initiatives to enable a cross-sectoral approach where due account is a cross-sectoral approach where due account is taken of youth issues when formulating, taken of youth issues when formulating, implementing and evaluating policies and actions in implementing and evaluating policies and actions in other policy fields. other policy fields.

The main fields of action in which The main fields of action in which initiatives should be taken are:initiatives should be taken are:

Education and trainingEducation and training Employment and entrepreneurshipEmployment and entrepreneurship Health and well-being Health and well-being Participation Participation Voluntary activitiesVoluntary activities Social inclusionSocial inclusion Youth and the worldYouth and the world Creativity and culture Creativity and culture

Achieving and implementing the Achieving and implementing the objectives also requires that:objectives also requires that:

European cooperation in the youth field should be European cooperation in the youth field should be – evidence based, pertinent and concrete.evidence based, pertinent and concrete. and produce and produce– Clear and visible resultsClear and visible results

Cooperation should be implemented by a renewed Cooperation should be implemented by a renewed open method of coordination (OMC) based on open method of coordination (OMC) based on – Work cyclesWork cycles of three years commencing in 2010 of three years commencing in 2010– Priorities Priorities for cooperation between member statesfor cooperation between member states– Implementation InstrumentsImplementation Instruments e.g. mutual learning, progress e.g. mutual learning, progress

reporting, dissemination of results, etc.reporting, dissemination of results, etc.– Structured Dialogue with young peopleStructured Dialogue with young people aligned with overall aligned with overall

objectives and priorities for each work cycleobjectives and priorities for each work cycle

Youth WorkYouth Work should be supported and developed as should be supported and developed as a cross-sectoral issuea cross-sectoral issue

Member States are invited to:Member States are invited to:

Work together to enhance cooperation on the Work together to enhance cooperation on the basis of the overall objectives, the fields of basis of the overall objectives, the fields of action, the dual approach, implementation action, the dual approach, implementation instruments and of the priorities agreed for instruments and of the priorities agreed for each work cycle. each work cycle.

Adopt measures at national level which can Adopt measures at national level which can contribute to achieving the overall objectives contribute to achieving the overall objectives outlined in the renewed framework and outlined in the renewed framework and consider learning at EU level when devising consider learning at EU level when devising national policies in the youth field and other national policies in the youth field and other related policy areas.related policy areas.

Work Cycle 2010-2011Work Cycle 2010-2011

Overall Priority – Overall Priority – Youth Unemployment (Jan Youth Unemployment (Jan 2010-Jun 2011)2010-Jun 2011)

The following specific priorities – which will The following specific priorities – which will contribute to the overall priority - will be contribute to the overall priority - will be addressed under the relevant Presidencies as addressed under the relevant Presidencies as follows:follows:– Jan-Jun 2010 (Spanish Presidency) – Jan-Jun 2010 (Spanish Presidency) – Social inclusion Social inclusion – Jun-Dec 2010 (Belgian Presidency) – Youth WorkJun-Dec 2010 (Belgian Presidency) – Youth Work– Jan-Jun 2011 (Hungarian Presidency) - ParticipationJan-Jun 2011 (Hungarian Presidency) - Participation

ConclusionsConclusions

First, how can youth policies, initiatives and practices First, how can youth policies, initiatives and practices interface effectively with other broad policy areas such as interface effectively with other broad policy areas such as education, health and well-being and the labour market and education, health and well-being and the labour market and in this instance youth in the world, so as to promote and in this instance youth in the world, so as to promote and help these respective policy areas achieve their aims and help these respective policy areas achieve their aims and objectives? objectives?

Second, what unique contribution can youth policy and Second, what unique contribution can youth policy and practice make to the broader policy framework? Effectively, practice make to the broader policy framework? Effectively, what can we in the youth sector do, through youth work and what can we in the youth sector do, through youth work and provision of youth services, that our colleagues in other provision of youth services, that our colleagues in other policy areas cannot do or less effectively do? policy areas cannot do or less effectively do?

What particular strengths, experience and expertise can What particular strengths, experience and expertise can Ireland contribution to this process? Ireland contribution to this process?