5. Counselling ? Counselling in youth information work means that the use of counselling skills and support, such as: (1/2)  being able to talk and listen to young people  being able to help young people to identify their needs  being able to help young people to understand the choices available to them

6. Counselling ? (2/2)  enabling young people to make informed decisions about their future  being able to refer young people to appropriate agencies for specialist counselling

7. 2001 = 15 The year 2001 is the 15th anniversary of the creation of ERYICA at its Constitutive Meeting in Madrid on 17 April 1986. The Agency is now widely recognised as a really representative platform of the “generalist” youth information sector in Europe, by the professionals working in this field as well as by governments and European institutions.

8. Services to ERYICA members => 1. Being part of a European Network 2. Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People 3. Training and Technical Assistance 4. Professional Principles, Minimum Standards, and Quality Measures

9. Services to ERYICA members => Being part of a European Network (1/3) National ERYICA partners are national networks of youth information centres /services, or co-operating organisations, in 36 European countries Local level: more than 7,000 youth information centres / services Partners for European projects

10. Services to ERYICA members => Reliable contacts throughout Europe providing information to help answer young people’s questions about other countries Promoting and lobbying for youth information at the European level (Council of Europe, European Union) Being part of a European Network (2/3)

11. Services to ERYICA members => Co-operation with other European youth networks: Eurodesk European Youth Card Association (EYCA) E.U. Federation of Youth Hostel Associations (EUFED) European Youth Forum Being part of a European Network (3/3)

12. Services to ERYICA members => Mobility information for young people: INFOmobil service (information about 20 countries) “ERYICA Newsletter” awailable on Internet ERYICA site on Internet as tool for communication and exchanging information http://www.eryica.org/ Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People (1/3)

13. Services to ERYICA members => Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People (2/3) European dialogue on topics of interest, through e-mail lists Organisation of European seminars Information on different ways of working in the youth information and counselling field

14. Services to ERYICA members => Services for ERYICA Partners and for Young People (3/3) Exchange of experience, methods and good practice Materials for campaigns to promote youth information and European services

15. Services to ERYICA members => Training and Technical Assistance (1/2) Possibility to participate in European training courses organised by ERYICA ERYICA trainers providing training in another country Training materials which can be adapted for use at national and local level

16. Services to ERYICA members => Training and Technical Assistance (2/2) Guidelines on how to create a youth information centre / service Study visits, staff exchanges, job shadowing

17. Services to ERYICA members => Professional Principles, Minimum Standards, and Quality Measures European Youth Information Charter (signed and accepted in many countries) Establishment of Minimum Standards Evaluation of services, and fixing criteria for improving quality Continuing dialogue on professional principles and innovations

19. Interested in Living and Working in Europe? => INFOmobil Find it and Use it! http://www.eryica.org/infomobil

20. Interested in Living and Working in Europe? => INFOmobil

22. ERYICA 101, quai Branly F-75740 Paris Cedex 15 France Tel: +33 144 49 13 26 Fax: +33 140 56 36 14 email: sgeryica@aol.com President: timoska@lasipalatsi.fi http://www.eryica.org/