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.
Spain
| Program Name: Spanish: Emprendetur Jóvenes Emprendedores English: Emprendetur Young Entrepreneurs Website: http://www.minetur.gob.es/PORTALAYUDAS/EMPRENDETURJOVENES/Paginas/Index.aspx Established Year: 2012 The financial crisis has resulted in a global structural crisis that has adversely affected the tourism sector - one of the most important sectors for the Spanish economy. This prevented access to funding streams and slowed the necessary modernisation of facilities and equipment within the tourist sector. Furthermore the implementation of new technologies, the development of differentiated products and the competitiveness of quality systems, which are profitable for Spanish business and destinations, have all also been hampered. Taking these factors into account, the government approved the National Tourism Plan, including the Emprendetur Young Entrepreneurs Program, designed to ensure that Spain remains a leading destination. In this regard, the primary objectives are: -To facilitate the development of innovative business models to improve the competitiveness and profitability of the Spanish tourism sector. -To promote tourism and to incorporate young innovative entrepreneurs. -To support the implementation of innovative projects developed by young entrepreneurs. |
| Program Name: Spanish: Estrategia de Emprendimiento y Empleo Joven English: Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Strategy Website: http://www.empleo.gob.es/es/estrategia-empleo-joven/ Established Year: 2013 The aims of this strategy are to improve the employability of young people as well as the quality and stability of employment, to promote equal opportunities for access to the labour market and to foster entrepreneurship. The key aspects of the strategy are the creation of incentives for hiring young workers and for business initiatives among young people, the adaptation of the education and training they receive to the reality of the labour market and reduction in the number of early school leavers. The strategy forms part of the National Program of Reform and is in line with the recommendations and initiatives adopted in this area by the European Union, especially the objectives of the Youth Guarantee recently proposed by the European Commission. In order to make all this possible, the strategy covers 100 measures aiming to integrate young people in the labour market, either as employees or through entrepreneurship. The measures are classified according to their impact and their timing. Firstly, there are 15 early-impact measures, or ‘emergency measures’ for the short term to encourage employment and entrepreneurship and to improve education and training and mediation in the labour market. There are also 85 medium to long-term measures which require a longer time to take effect and aim to correct the structural problems that affect employment for young people. They include measures to adapt education and training to the real needs of the labour market and to improve the guidance, support and information young people receive when seeking employment. There are also measures to encourage hiring, enhance flexibility and foster equal opportunities for finding work. |
| Program Name: Spanish: Plan Nacional de Garantía Juvenil English: The National Youth Guarantee Plan Website: http://www.empleo.gob.es/es/estrategia-empleo-joven/destacados/plannacionalgarantiajuvenil_en.pdf Established Year: 2013 This program was 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 organisations. The program provides vocational guidance, information and assistance in finding employment, and also offers mobility and educational schemes. It increases participants’ employability through ‘second chance programs’ - programs which enable early-leavers to return to education or training - and training courses, especially in languages, information technology and communications. Additionally, it promotes recruitment by reducing social security contributions by up to 100 percent. This is achieved by: hiring part-time; formative bonding; micro and self-contracting; first youth employment; incentives for trainee contracts; contract generation; enterprises in the social economy; as well as employment aid for the recruitment of young people and other recruitment incentives. The program also intends to promote entrepreneurship by providing unemployment benefits for entrepreneurs. It also encourages it through guidance and training in schools, and through other measures, which may include micro-credits or business incubators. |
| Program Name: Spanish: Programa Operativo Empleo Juvenil English: Youth Employment Operational Program Website: http://www.empleo.gob.es/es/estrategia-empleo-joven/archivos/Programa_Operativo_Empleo_Juvenil.pdf Established Year: 2013 This program intends to promote sustainable employment and a high level of labour mobility. It improves young people’s skills, particularly those out of work, education or training, and those at risk of social exclusion, such as marginalised groups. It may therefore seek to promote equal opportunities for women in order to increase their employability. It encourages labour mobility and the employment of young people from an early stage, particularly those not employed and not incorporated into the education and training systems, as well as young people at risk of social exclusion and those from marginalised communities, taking into account all time the different situations and needs of women and men. The program supports entrepreneurship, fosters accountability, innovation and entrepreneurship of young people - particularly those who are not employed or are integrated systems of education and training, as well as those at risk of social exclusion and who come from marginalised communities - through analysing the needs and situations of women and men. It encourages hiring young people, particularly those who are not employed or are integrated systems of education and training, as well as those at risk of social exclusion and those from marginalised communities. Additional goals include improving the quality and responsiveness of the labour market institutions and their coordination at a national and regional level through its modernisation, including the creation of the necessary structures for the implementation of the Youth Guarantee systems. |
| Program Name : Spanish : Programa Siembra English: Siembra Program Website: http://www.injuve.es/convocatorias/actividades/programa-siembra Established Year: 2014 This program is aimed at helping young Spaniards living in Argentina who want to start or develop a cultural or social entrepreneurship project, as well as any other sort of start-up. The main goal of Siembra is to provide training and support to Spanish entrepreneurs in Argentina through mentoring them. The program is sponsored by the Spanish General Directorate of Immigration in cooperation with some other partners. The requirements to participate in the project include having Spanish passport and being aged between 18 and 35 with a learning attitude. |
| Program Name: Spanish: Programa de Emancipacion Joven English: Youth Emancipation Program Website: http://www.injuve.es/vivienda/noticia/red-territorial-de-oficinas-de-emancipacion-joven-oej Established Year: 2005 The overall objective of Programa de Emancipación Joven was to significantly reduce unemployment at a European level in five years (from 2010 to 2015). To achieve this, the program was focused on improving employability and entrepreneurship development, as well as promoting the adaptability of workers and strengthening equal opportunity policies. Furthermore, the measures taken in order to get results were measures to increase the employment of young people in response of the European Youth Pact, measures to improve the functioning of labour market institutions and measures to promote self-employment and the social economy. Likewise, the program was aimed at providing young people access to employment and decent housing and the essential elements of the agreement were employment, integration and social advancement, education, training and mobility and reconciliation of work-life and personal-life. |
| Program Name: Spanish: Programa de Becas Argo English: Argo Scholarship Program Website: http://injuve.es/convocatorias/becas/becas-argo-2014-2017 Established Year: 2014 The Spanish Secretary of State for Education, Vocational Training and Universities is funding this program aimed at promoting the mobility and employability of graduated students by offering training in companies in Europe, USA, Canada, as well as Spanish and multinational companies based in Asia and Oceania. This provides the opportunity to experience the business world in an international context in order to improve their professional skills. ARGO is funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain and is aimed at all graduates under 35, legally resident in Spain and who have obtained an official qualification from a Spanish university within the last three years. |
| Program Name: Spanish: Programa Estatal de Promoción del Talento y su Empleabilidad en I+D+I English: State Program to Promote Talent and Employability in I+D+I Website:http://injuve.es/convocatorias/becas/ayudas-del-programa-estatal-de-promocion-del-talento-y-su-empleabilidad-bases-reguladoras Established Year: 2014 The purpose of the State Program to Promote Talent and Employability in I+D+I is to contribute to the education and training of researchers, technologists, technical personnel and other professionals in the field of R&D. It is designed to enhance their capabilities and to facilitate their employment in both the public and private sectors, and to stimulate international mobility within the public sector, research centers, universities and the business sector. Ultimately this promotes and favors the interrelation between these sectors by fostering efficient cooperation. This program is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. |
