1. SALTO TC Unemployment 7-13.06.2009 Guimaraes, Portugal

2. Getting to know each other: personal and professional dimensions
National realities of unemployment: statistics, factors provoking unemployment
Content of the training course
Links between unemployment and social exclusion
Solution-based approaches to work on unemployment
How can Youth In Action contribute to competence development?
Good practices from YIA and beyond
European youth policy developments
Reflections on personal learning process/Youthpass .
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3. Why and how this TC? The sea of European youth field
SO what did we learn?
Different realities:
Local, regional, national, European, global….
Different actors:
Young people,
Youth organisations
National Agencies of YIA
SALTO Resource Centres (8)
European Commission…
courses…
…….

4. About the topic: Unemployment is not a new concern but a growing challenge in current economic situation as well as a highlighted priority issue in European youth (policy) field; The importance of context in understanding characteristics of unemployment among youth in different countries; The importance of removing barriers for inclusion of young people who face unemployment (f.ex. keeping social subsidies while participating in mobility project); The links between policy, practice and research in combating unemployment among youth.

5. Life-Long learning competences: To live and work in international group: Co-operation skills English language skills (both work-related and in personal, informal moments) Learning to learn: new methods, reflection on your own learning process …many other…

6. And now we are ready to: Share the know-how from the training with colleagues in our organisations; Apply the know-how in our organisations & propose new activities; Start up new projects in Youth In Action programme (ideas for at least 5 youth exchanges but also meetings of young people and responsibles for youth policy in Action 5.1); Continue professional reflections and sharings started in a training course (through s, Facebook group etc) …

7. How can SALTO support you further?
Website of this training course
Materials related to training course (objectives, programme, trainers etc)

8. How can SALTO support you further?
Practical inclusion publications :
Later in 2009 there will be publication about how to work on unemployment through YIA, based on the know-how of this training course.

9. How can SALTO support you further?
Inclusion tools in SALTO Toolbox for Training
Inclusion newsletters; trainings in SALTO European Training Calendar, trainers in TOY … all at:

10. Many thanks to: : Loesje International
Participants of the training course
The trainers
Portugese National Agency
Guimaraes Municipality
Hotels Fundador & Guimaraes
Loesje International
National Agencies of Youth In Action programme and Swiss Coordination Agency Youth For Europe .
Other contributors:
European Commission, European Youth Forum, Council of Europe, European Anti-Poverty Network etc