Symposium on the role of youth policy in supporting the transition of young people to autonomy and working life.

Somaliland förening i Malmö deltog Symposium om rollen om ungdomspolitiken för att stödja ungdomars övergång till självständighet och arbetslivet.

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Aim

The symposium aims at contributing to the development of joint responses to the challenges of young people in relation to transition to autonomy and working life, within a human rights framework.

Objectives

• To bring together different stakeholders to support dialogue and cooperation on the transition to autonomy and working life of young people;
• To share experiences and practices of work at different levels;
• To identify common challenges faced by young people in relation to transition and develop a common understanding on transitions;
• To take stock of the current initiatives, policy measures, results and gaps on transition to autonomy and working life of young people;
• To introduce, associate and inform participants about the work done by the Council of Europe on transition to autonomy and working life of young people;
• To identify responses, tools and mechanisms to respond to challenges faced by young people in transition o autonomy and working life;
• To develop and initiate concrete follow-up actions, including partnerships between stakeholders.

The symposium should result in:

• A better understanding of the challenges faced by young people in relation to transition and develop a common understanding on transitions
• Stock-taking of the work done by the Council of Europe on transition to autonomy and working life of young people;
• The identification of responses, tools and mechanisms for youth policy and youth work responses to challenges faced by young people in transition to autonomy
• To develop and initiate concrete follow-up actions, including partnerships between stakeholders.
• Guidelines and recommendations addressed to the different stakeholders on how to further support the transition to autonomy and working life of young people.

Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe