Summary What next for MECINE?

EU trends – what we have in common Youth unemployment higher than overall rate, and rising National educational policies extend reach of education Increasingly driven by targets Recognition that support does not stop at 18

'Drop outs': Are we talking the same language? Compulsory Education Academic Vocational Further Education University Employment Self employment

Intensive support vs early intervention Intensive, targeted support Early intervention, group support Information & advice services: open access

Social innovation: a concept for new ideas ● Ideas, not money ● Flexibility in public services ● Better links to NGOs and social enterprises ● Evidence-based practice – need for ideas exchange

Future collaborations: 1 Multi-agency cooperation to identify early interventions to reduce risk of exclusion of young people Online knowledge bank for interventions – 'what works'

Future collaborations: 2 Work more at the definition of the problem: Deepening of our understanding of the problems (in the different countries): Describing local / regional situation. What do employers think? What is their needs / Mismatch problem / too high expectations / lack of jobs / unattractive jobs (service business) / keep qualified people in the city Competences of the municipality / Cooperation with other institutions (Networks) Work on measures Activation of unemployed Create entrepreneurs (people starting new business), business development, urban development, development of tourism Identify problematic cases New creative ways to create jobs (create an environment which creates jobs) Open MECINE Restaurants / MECINE Olympic pools Send youngsters to other cities

Possible EU programmes Erasmus for all – replaces Leonardo, Grundtvig, Erasmus, Comenius, Youth in Action Urbact III – collaboration on urban development issues Progress – innovative experimental projects under ESF