youthmetre: a case study of youth policy advocacy
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Using YouthMetre to help build a case for advocacy
Employment
http://www.youthmetre.eu
There are 14 million unemployed young people in the EU
Inclusion through employability, Salto-Youth, https://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-2316/InclusionThroughEmployability.pdf
• I am 29, single – I live in the Spain
• I am a professional in the creative industry
• Finding regular work to meet my skills is difficult
My profile, my challenge
My profile, problem• Most opportunities are
close to the city centre• I live outside• Travel costs are high• Accommodation in the
city is hard to find (too expensive)
My profile, problem• I need to be
entrepreneurial• I must be flexible• I have to continue to
upgrade my skills• I feel alone without
support
Entrepreneurial activity% young people wanting to set up a business is decreasing in SpainI need more training and support to help me with this
big decline
Very few examples of good
practices
The only one I found for my country
The only one I found for my country
The only one I found for my country
Sharing ideas: thinking “outside
the box”
Training materials not
available
Improving learning competences to enhance employability of migrant youth
There are very few good examples of training
Improving learning competences to enhance employability of migrant youth
There are very few good examples of training
Improving learning competences to enhance employability of migrant youth
We need to have more training opportunities in
career development, entrepreneurship in my
region
There are very few good examples of training
my region has a low Youth Development score compared with
others
my region has a low Youth Development score compared with
others
There is very high youth
unemployment
Few young people there want to set up their own business
Many youngsters in Spain are on temporary contracts
Young people want to set up their own business but are not able to
From: TechEU (2015): http://tech.eu/features/6139/9-spanish-entrepreneur-challenges/
Some other sources of information
From: Forbes (2014): http://tinyurl.com/zl65v2k
My policy manifesto: what needs to be done?
• Make training courses available for all young people
• Establish an Entrepreneurial Council • Make an incubator space for young people
like me• Provide good advice online • Present local examples of success
My Manifesto:What needs to be done?
I need some help to find more information:•Brainstorming my ideas with others•Seeing good practices •Talking to the success stories and advisors•Get tax help and financial support
My ManifestoThis could be presented to policy makers as:•One-page document – pdf•90 second video•Infographic •Blog •A Story Map
Web: http://www.youthmetre.eu News http://tinyurl.com/YouthMetre1
Email: [email protected]: @youthmetre