Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to youth education, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
Recognition of and lobbying for non-formal training in business/with staff managers
B. Employment
Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the employment of young people?
Youth unemployment, a discrepancy between positions available which require highly-skilled employees and unemployed young people with low qualifications, as well as some young people's unrealistic expectations of the world of work
Competence in this field:
Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for youth employment lie in your country?
Figures unknown
Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the youth employment field of action (see section 4.2.1. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
(a) Local and regional authorities:
Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific provisions, funding, evaluation. Further development of existing actions and programmes
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
Existing measures taken at your level:
Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of youth employment?
Low threshold employment projects which aim to integrate young people into the labour market (e.g. projects for day labourers); trainee workshops; career guidance: careers information centres (BIZ), careers and training advice centres (BIFO); cooperation between employment market service (AMS) and youth work service; AMS measures to promote the appointment of young jobseekers; job coaching (BIFO); cross-border opportunities: ARGE-ALP, Interreg projects for apprentices; increased childcare provision; special projects at communal level
Additional measures needed:
Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to youth employment, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
N/A
C. Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the creativity and entrepreneurship of youth?
Aspects of the school system, which fail to encourage creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit; lack of courage; tension between very creative young people with lots of ideas and those lacking drive
Competence in this field:
Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for creativity and entrepreneurship of youth lie in your country?
Across the board; starting up new businesses: commerce department
Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "creativity and entrepreneurship" field of action (see section 4.2.1. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
(a) Local and regional authorities:
Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific actions, funding, evaluation. Further development of existing actions and programmes
(b) National authorities:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
(c) The EU:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
Existing measures taken at your level:
Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of creativity and entrepreneurship of youth?
Regional and inter regional project competition for young people; promoting businesses started up by young people; a start up centre; a talent exchange ; access to new technologies: youth information centre, youth employment, Projects such as "Netculturelab" and "Reflect and Act"; EU Youth in Action Programme; promoting participation structures (e.g. Youth participation days in the communes); Girls' day; creative competition …
Additional measures needed:
Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard creativity and entrepreneurship of youth, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
Access free from political and bureaucratic interference; establishment of a space conducive to developing creativity (e.g. a space with jointly used infrastructure); culture of learning from your mistakes
D. Health and Sport
Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to health and sport?
Social exclusion, loneliness, pressure to succeed, alcohol, obesity, eating disorders (anorexia-overweight), compromising a healthy body (with tattoos, piercing ...), testing out extreme situations
Competence in this field:
Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for health and sport lie in your country?
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the health and sport field of action (see section 4.2.2. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
(a) Local and regional authorities:
Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific actions, funding, evaluation
(b) National authorities:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with regional authorities
(c) The EU:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
Existing measures taken at your level:
Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of health and sport?
Active encouragement of clubs and societies: supporting civic participation; study on social capital; SUPRO – workshop for preventing addiction; “Vorarlberg bewegt” ("Vorarlberg moves", e.g. movement festival); projects by the Vorarlberger Jugendkarte (e.g. healthy cooking, discount for sporting activities); Youth Counselling; Sexual Health Counselling; Drug counselling; low-level preventive work by the youth service (e.g. event support); Counselling for eating disorders; AKS – working group for prevention and social medicine; addiction prevention services; special programme for municipalities; sports organisations and clubs; "in" sports; young people's body image; access to fitness centres for young people ...
Additional measures needed:
Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to health and sport, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
Parenting classes, peer group education
E. Participation
Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the participation of young people in civic and political life?
Issue of distribution of power: in some cases all stakeholders have excessively high expectations of what participation can achieve; young people suspicious of municipal or regional participation programmes …
Involvement of young people in projects and activities, etc.
Lack of interest in longer-term programmes, activities, etc.
Competence in this field:
Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for the participation of young people in civic and political life lie in your country?
Across the board
Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "participation" field of action (see section 4.2.2. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
(a) Local and regional authorities:
Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific actions, funding, evaluation
(b) National authorities:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with regional authorities
(c) The EU:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
Existing measures taken at your level:
Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of the participation of young people in civic and political life?
Invo – Service for participation by children and young people (e.g. m5 funding for municipalities that carry out youth participation projects); youth participation days; participation being taught as a school subject; quality standards for participation; Land-wide working party on participation; Land youth council (advisory body of public and voluntary youth work); koje - coordination office for public youth work and development; JugendInitiativ (Youth Initiative); meetings for pupil representatives; numerous measures at municipal, regional and national level
Additional measures needed:
Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to the participation of young people in civic and political life, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
Participation should be enshrined in law
F. Social Inclusion
Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to the social inclusion of young people?
Generally high standard of living, little discussion of the issue of poverty, social exclusion is largely defined by migration background, gap between rich and poor and between the poorly-educated and well-educated is increasing
Competence in this field:
Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for social inclusion lie in your country?
Across the board
Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
Please take a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "social inclusion" field of action (see section 4.2.3. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
(a) Local and regional authorities:
Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific actions, funding, evaluation
(b) National authorities:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with regional authorities
(c) The EU:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
Existing measures taken at your level:
Has your local authority/ city/ region already taken (or is currently begun contemplating) any specific measures to address challenges in the field of the social inclusion of young people?
Employment projects for young jobseekers; integration of people with disabilities ok; living together – project centre for immigration and development; welfare organisations; civil society organisations; private initiatives (e.g. The Wishing Table); youth work; Youth in Action EU programme; various integration projects
Additional measures needed:
Do you consider that there are other or additional lines of action that need to be taken with regard to social inclusion of young people, that have not been proposed by the Commission communication under consideration?
G. Volunteering
Challenges faced by local and regional authorities:
What challenges do local and regional authorities in your country face with regard to volunteering?
Involvement in some traditional clubs and youth organisations is diminishing. It is becoming difficult to find officials for leadership roles and longer-term projects.
In many areas, youth work can no longer be done on a voluntary basis (public youth work)
Competence in this field:
Within which level of governance/ government does responsibility for volunteering lie in your country?
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Responsibility regarding the actions contemplated:
Please have a look at the specific actions contemplated by the European Commission within the "volunteering" field of action (see section 4.2.3. of the communication). Taking into account the subsidiarity principle, what should be the role of the following tiers of authority in pursuing these actions?
(a) Local and regional authorities:
Communicating and forging links with the target group, specific actions, funding, evaluation
(b) National authorities:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with regional authorities
(c) The EU:
Information, coordination, funding, evaluation in conjunction with the national authorities
