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Preparatory action "Youth Guarantee" - Supporting partnerships for activation measures targeting young people through projectsin the context of Youth Guarantee schemes at national, regional or local level - VP/2012/012

published in Tuesday, August 14, 2012 under Social Affairs

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Youth in Action programme

description and objectives

The present call for proposals is aiming at selecting and financing partnerships supporting the testing of:

1. Cooperation between relevant actors/stakeholders to carry out activation measures targeting young people thereby piloting new Youth Guarantee schemes. Relevant stakeholders would be supported nationally, regionally or locally in providing counselling and help regarding the implementation of a Youth Guarantee scheme.
2. Programmes at national, regional or local level for young people at risk of leaving education too early: to develop their skills and, in this context, put a special focus on the networking between all relevant stakeholders (such as companies, schools/vocational training centres, youth welfare services, employment services, etc.) as an important measure to improve the integration of young people into the labour market.
3. In regions and local areas, where youth unemployment rates are above the EU average and/or well above the national average, innovative approaches that apply to young people facing multiple barriers (such as social exclusion, poverty or discrimination) to labour market entry, in particular those living in rural, deprived urban, remote and peripheral areas.

actions

In order to deliver the tasks deemed necessary to implement the Youth Guarantee schemes, the following type of activities will be eligible for EU funding:

• Design of a youth guarantee scheme, constitution and coordination of the partnership to deliver the chosen scheme;
• Management of the project, including all activities needed by the partnership and its members to deliver the chosen approach (e.g. external expertise; workshops, seminars, training sessions and any other kind of meetings; where necessary, travel and accommodation);
• Any activity needed to support and manage the test phase with young people, including individualised services, travel and accommodation costs for the group of young people;
• In-built evaluation of the project’s results and outcome, including the tested youth guarantee scheme and the corresponding partnership.

organisations eligible to participate

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Non profit organisations

covered areas

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Candidate Countries
• Third countries

european community funding

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• Global Budget: 3.60 M€

all the important deadlines

• Monday, October 22, 2012: Deadline for the presentation of proposals

Further information about the call

• Web page of call for proposals VP/2012/012 at the Youth in Action programme website
• Section useful documents of the call VP/2012/012

Directorate-Generale responsible

Directorate-General for Education and Culture

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