Day: November 8, 2019

We would be grateful if you could complete and share this *survey*  to contribute to better recognition of youth workers and youth information workers in Europe.

ESCO is the European multilingual database of Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations run by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. 

The aim of the survey is to clarify the occupation of a Youth Worker and to add a specific occupation of a Youth Information Worker in ESCO.

It is important to note that while we in Wales know Youth Work and Youth Workers as specific protected titles (and we are required to register to practice with the Education Workforce Council), some countries across Europe have slightly different definitions, or no agreed upon definitions at all, indeed in some countries it isn’t possible to obtain a qualification such as a degree in Youth Work.

This survey is a great opportunity to share what you value about the conceptions we have in Wales of what youth work is and what Youth Workers are.

Please fill it in here  by the 31st of November. 

Thanks to our friends at EurodeskUK and ERYICA for including us in this opportunity.

DiscoverEU is back! Almost 50,000 young people were awarded a travel pass since the first application round in 2018.

Another round will take place from 7 – 28 November 2019 (deadline 11.00am (UK time)) with 20,000 travel passes are available for young people to travel across Europe.

You can find all the information on the European Youth Portal ► https://europa.eu/youth/discovereu_en

If you’d like to know how many passes were awarded in the previous rounds you can find some *info sheets here*, they’re very easy on the eye and provide detailed breakdowns including education or employment status of awardees, gender, country of residence and so on.

From what I can gather after a quick scan, the UK has a really high proportion of awardees based on number of applications, certainly compared to other countries, which is quite encouraging.

There also seems to be more applicants identified as female applying compared to those identified as male. Such confidence to travel is great to see!

If you’d like to see more young people from diverse backgrounds applying, why not share with them and support their application, you might just be supporting them to start an incredible journey!

The Erasmus+ funded scheme ‘EuroApprentices’ is seeking apprentices who have participated in an Erasmus+ mobility to represent the UK at the EuroApprentice Network Meeting in Poland (2020) and at national UK events

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This is a wonderful opportunity for apprentices to gain valuable skills, share their experiences, motivate other apprentices and attend events. Costs are 100% covered by the UK National Agency.

Here you can find the Information Sheet for 2020 with more information about the role of an EuroApprentice. Find also attached here the Guide for applicants with the links to the application process, eligibility criteria and the costs funded by the programme.

If your organisation is interested in encouraging and supporting Apprentices to participate in this opportunity, please fill the registration forms as indicated in the Guide for applicants document.

You can also send this opportunity to other organisations you work with.

The deadline to apply is 2nd December 2019 at 5pm.​

If you have any questions or require more information, please email the UK National Agency at erasmusplus@ecorys.com, with the subject ‘EuroApprentices’.