A final meeting within the THEY.EA project – Towards Higher Employability of Youth European Approach was held in Prague with the partner organisations from the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria. The host organisation during 28. – 30. November 2016 was the European Develompent Agency, whose efforts made for a very high quality and enjoyable experience for all participants.
On the 29th of November European Development Agency in cooperation with EurActiv organized the final conference of the THEY.EA project. Project partners presented the results of the project and the comparison of the national approaches towards youth unemployment in the first session. During the second session some of the important Czech stakeholders have discussed the best ways to mobilize the youth to acquiring knowledge and skills for job market and entrepreneurship.
Mobilizing the Youth to Acquiring Knowledge and Skills for Job Market and Entrepreneurship
Welcome: Jan Vitásek, Euractiv
Opening of the project: Martin Synkule, European Development Agency
Session I.: Experience with Youth Employment Programmes in EU Countries
- Štěpána Těžká, European Development Agency
- Věra Prokopová, Labour Office of the Czech Republic
- Ana Maria Simian, CNIPA Puglia (IT)
- Santiago Reyes Diaz, Oneco Consulting SL (ES)
- Marek Kosnik, Instytut dla Zjednoczonej Europy (PL)
- Tanya Ivancheva, National Association of Municipal Clerks (BG)
Session II.: Mobilizing the Youth to Acquiring Knowledge and Skills for Job Market and Entrepreneurship
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (TBD)
- Martin Úlovec, National Institute for Education
- Jaromír Janoš, Trexima
- Aleš Sedláček, Czech Council of Children and Youth
- Ladislav Chvátal, JACzech (Junior Achievement)