TALLINN YOUTH WORK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012–2016 · In 2016 Tallinn will be a more child and youth...

TALLINN YOUTH WORK DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2012 – 2016

MISSION

Creating multifaceted and growth-promoting

opportunities to take part in

society

Supporting development

of Tallinn youth as

individuals and citizens

VISION

In 2016 Tallinn will be a more child

and youth friendly city, offering youths an

environment that supports

multifaceted development

Developing young Tallinners

into active citizens, offering

diverse participatory

experience and volunteer work, based on caring,

tolerance, empathy and inclusiveness

Youth are a resource – this was the basic principle of Tallinn's youth work development priorities for 2006-2013. It has helped us understand young people – their lives, interests, dreams and goals. This vision has brought us closer to young people and vice versa. My dream is for Tallinn to be able to create a living environment that allows us to make wishes and dreams come true.

In 2016 Tallinn will be just this – a youth and child-friendly city. I hope we can live up to our dreams!

Mihhail Kõlvart

Deputy Mayor of Tallinn

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Mihhail KõlvartDeputy Mayor of Tallinn

The development plan’s strategic and legislative links

In 2016 Tallinn will be a more child and youth friendly city, offering youths an environment that supports multifaceted development

Current situation

Tallinn city districts

Tallinn city youth work

Tallinn City Government departments

•Local Government Organization Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/1048161

•Youth Work Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13340694

•Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13332410

•Avocational Schools Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/12776187

•UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.vm.ee/?q=node/12958

•UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/24016

•Child Protection Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/741888

•Family Law Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/1011053

•Personal Data Protection Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/12909389

•Juvenile Sanctions Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/992337

•Social Welfare Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/12851852

•Penal Code: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/184411

•Updated cooperation framework for European youth 2010-2018: http://www.hm.ee/index.php?popup=download&id=9952

•Youth work strategy 2006-2013: http://www.hm.ee/index.php?popup=download&id=7156

•Adult education development plan 2009-2013: http://www.hm.ee/index.php?popup=download&id=9426

•Operational Programme for Human Resource Development 2007-2013: http://www.hm.ee/index.php?popup=download&id=8838

•Strategy Tallinn 2030: https://oigusaktid.tallinn.ee/?id=3001&aktid=118878

•Tallinn development plan 2009-2027: http://www.tallinn.ee/g737s43268

•Tallinn avocational education network development plan 2007-2017: https://oigusaktid.tallinn.ee/?id=3001&aktid=109296

•Illegal offence prevention programme in Tallinn 2011-2015: https://oigusaktid.tallinn.ee/?id=3001&aktid=119204

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The needs of young people, interests, and

positive and integrated development

underpins all fields of Tallinn's work with

youth

Tallinn's youth take part in the city and broader community,

and youth are included, informed, advised in an up-to-

date and salient manner

The cooperation network has become fully evolved, and the system for organising the city's youth work has clear principles of

responsibility, boundaries of privileges and

resource distribution

Quality youth work is valued in Tallinn city

Tallinn Sports and Youth Work development priorities 2006-2010 Tallinn city supports the following through

the Sports and Youth Department (TSYD)

Young Tallinners as active citizens. Young people will receive opportunities for multifaceted participatory experience and

volunteer work.

CARING, TOLERANCE, EMPATHY AND INCLUSIVENESS.

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TSYD

Information about youths

and for youths

Research in the field of

youth

Holidays to improve

health and promote growth

among youths

In-service training

among youths

Youth participation

International youth work

and occupational

coaching

Municipal youth centres

8% 4%

18%

8%

14%

48%

Youth development activity


Youth self-initiative

Youth and child-friendly city

Including various targetgroups

Non-formal education

Supporting the development of Tallinn’s youths as individuals and citizens

TSYD coordinates

Youth projects by priority in 2011

The TSYD distributed a total of 100,925 € to 92 youth projects in 2011, which is 42% of the amount applied for. The average amount of support per project was 1,097 €. There were 88 organisations among the applicants.

The Õpilasmalev (student brigade) foundation received 159,779 € in support from the city budget. A total of 900 youths took part in the student brigades in 2011.

Youth associations received 19,173 € in funding, with 22 associations receiving support.

TSYD

Information about youths

and for youths

Research in the field of

youth

Holidays to improve

health and promote growth

among youths

In-service training

among youths

Youth participation


and occupational

coaching

Municipal youth centres

8% 4%

18%

8%

14%

48%

Youth development activity


Youth self-initiative

Youth and child-friendly city

Including various targetgroups

Non-formal education

Supporting the development of Tallinn’s youths as individuals and citizens

TSYD coordinates

Youth projects by priority in 2011

The TSYD distributed a total of 100,925 € to 92 youth projects in 2011, which is 42% of the amount applied for. The average amount of support per project was 1,097 €. There were 88 organisations among the applicants.

The Õpilasmalev (student brigade) foundation received 159,779 € in support from the city budget. A total of 900 youths took part in the student brigades in 2011.

Youth associations received 19,173 € in funding, with 22 associations receiving support.

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Number of supported youth projects

Number of children and youth who take part in camps with city support 2004-2011

The TSYD provided 81,167 € in support for youth camps and project-based camps in 2011.

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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4000

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20102011

4100 3383

4173 5247

5887 5264

4113 3904

Establishing multifaceted and growth-promoting opportunities for taking part in social life

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Tallinn youth centres

Number of youths in Tallinn and Harju County by each age group, 1st of January 2011 (Statistics Estonia)

7-11 12-18 19-26 KOKKU

TALLINN 17 738 22 306 42 125 82 169

TALLINN and HARJU

COUNTY

24 026 50 493 73 090 147 609

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40000

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2009 2010 2011

87450 72797

86894

Number of youth centre visits

Tallinn Sports and Youth

Department (TSYD)

Tallinn Youth Work Centre

(TYWC)

Tallinn youth information

centre Tallinn and Harju County

Information and Counseling

Center

Mustamäe open youth

centre

Mustamäe District

Government Lasnamäe District

Government

Lasnamäe

youth centre Pirita District

Government

Mähe leisure

centre

Kose leisure

centre

Haabersti District

Government

Haabersti

leisure centre

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CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS

PROCEEDS...

NETWORKING

Youth workers

...needs of young

people

INCLUDES...

Police

Child welfare

workers etc

Schools

...general objectives of the city youth

work...regional

specifities...cooperation between

various institutions, including Õpilasmalev (student brigade) and Tallinn Youth Work

Centre

...regional interest in supporting youth, youth initiatives,

projects and supporting and

organizing events

...supporting young

people’s participation in regional

...prevention efforts and the

work organization of the juvenile

committee

Youth work and networking in each area of the city

Working network of recrtional activities and

youth centres

Strengths in the field of youth work in Tallinn

CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS

PROCEEDS...

NETWORKING

Youth workers

...needs of young

people

INCLUDES...

Police

Child welfare

workers etc

Schools

...general objectives of the city youth

work...regional

specifities...cooperation between

various institutions, including Õpilasmalev (student brigade) and Tallinn Youth Work

Centre

...regional interest in supporting youth, youth initiatives,

projects and supporting and

organizing events

...supporting young

people’s participation in regional

...prevention efforts and the

work organization of the juvenile

committee

Youth work and networking in each area of the city

Working network of recrtional activities and

youth centres

Strengths in the field of youth work in Tallinn

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Opportunities stemming from the environment

Forms of work and patterns of cooperation committees at the possibilities and limitations of

juvenile committees and services including a support person

The available infrastructure does not

create favorable conditions for young people with special

needs

High fluctuation of personnel in youth centres

Youth workers have little motivation to professional

prospects of the future

Curriculum of youth worker specialty in Tallinn Pedagogical College, in Narva College, the curriculum of teacher of

vocational training in University of

Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy

A national quality model of youth work is actively

developed and implemented

Weaknesses in the field of youth work in Tallinn

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Threats stemming from the environment

The most important activity areas, strategic objectives, measures, indicators

Activity area 1: Non-formal studies

Objective: Youth have multifaceted opportunities for taking part in non-formal education and the availability of necessary services is ensured throughout the age group

The law does not support the youth work organization in the local government, still opportunities exist to allow it, in the governmental level there is a lack of priority in

youth work

Threats stemming from the environment

The most important activity areas, strategic objectives, measures, indicators

Activity area 1: Non-formal studies

Objective: Youth have multifaceted opportunities for taking part in non-formal education and the availability of necessary services is ensured throughout the age group

The law does not support the youth work organization in the local government, still opportunities exist to allow it, in the governmental level there is a lack of priority in

youth work

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1.1 Cooperation on the city level

The various facets of youth work are integrated into various city strategy documents and close cooperation takes place between different institutions, including through more effective work of the Tallinn Child and Youth Friendly City Committee (TSYD is responsible and coordinates). By 2016, youth work, including financing of avocational activities, has been reinstated to at least the 2008 level. The non-formal education system is developed in cooperation with development of the youth career counselling system.

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1.2 Supporting youth work

Tallinn's youth shall be provided with multifaceted opportunities for taking part in non-formal studies through recreational clubs, youth centre clubs and studios or NGO sector partners' activities, including the possibility to take part in extracurricular youth camps, exchange programs, projects and student brigades (TSYD, EA). The non-formal studies provided are of a good calibre and based on the results of analyses of youth needs and youth work priorities.

Quality information for youth and their parents on opportunities for non-formal education offered by the city and taking place there is available (The amount of information is large and not all options are known) (TSYD).

Diversifying youth work activities to meet the expectations and needs of youths with different interests: Provides youth with special social needs and disabilities access to diverse youth work activities. Support for different forms and methods of youth work are supported, as are self-initiatives by youth and investments are made into the urban space in a manner that creates favourable conditions for all youth to participate (TSYD, TYWC, city district government youth centres, student brigade, etc.). In developing youth work, Tallinn devotes attention to minorities such as ethnic minorities, youths with special needs, youths with risk behaviours, excluded youths (all participants). Youth workers have knowledge about the needs of different target groups as well as skills for dealing with youths in the target group (TSYD). In order to broaden the horizons of youths and youth workers and increase tolerance with regard to differences, more joint projects will be tackled in which different target groups will be included (TSYD, Tallinn youth centres).

For more, see

www.mitteformaalne.ee

www.haridus.ee

1.2 Supporting youth work

Tallinn's youth shall be provided with multifaceted opportunities for taking part in non-formal studies through recreational clubs, youth centre clubs and studios or NGO sector partners' activities, including the possibility to take part in extracurricular youth camps, exchange programs, projects and student brigades (TSYD, EA). The non-formal studies provided are of a good calibre and based on the results of analyses of youth needs and youth work priorities.

Quality information for youth and their parents on opportunities for non-formal education offered by the city and taking place there is available (The amount of information is large and not all options are known) (TSYD).

Diversifying youth work activities to meet the expectations and needs of youths with different interests: Provides youth with special social needs and disabilities access to diverse youth work activities. Support for different forms and methods of youth work are supported, as are self-initiatives by youth and investments are made into the urban space in a manner that creates favourable conditions for all youth to participate (TSYD, TYWC, city district government youth centres, student brigade, etc.). In developing youth work, Tallinn devotes attention to minorities such as ethnic minorities, youths with special needs, youths with risk behaviours, excluded youths (all participants). Youth workers have knowledge about the needs of different target groups as well as skills for dealing with youths in the target group (TSYD). In order to broaden the horizons of youths and youth workers and increase tolerance with regard to differences, more joint projects will be tackled in which different target groups will be included (TSYD, Tallinn youth centres).

For more, see

www.mitteformaalne.ee

www.haridus.ee

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1.3 Activities aimed at older youths

Older youths, including youths at vocational schools, are ensured equal opportunity with those at general educational schools in taking part in youth work. Planning of activities proceeds with the target group's particularities and needs in mind (TSYD, TYWC, city district government youth centres, student brigade, etc.). Events are held for the target group both in youth centres as well as outside the usual youth institutions. Older youths are included in volunteer work as well as the activities of student brigades with separate groups and responsible leaders. Non-formal studies for older youths are at the same time a helpful resource for finding work in the future and gaining new skills, which is why activities related to different fields are offered in an interesting format (Tallinn youth centres, student brigade). Internships are being offered to students in cooperation with higher educational institutions (TSYD).

1.4 Urban space that promotes youth work

A security analysis of areas hazardous to youth and youth work will be commissioned along with an expert opinion for increasing security. The fulfilment of proposals will begin to be noted in annual youth institution activity plans.

A secure and safe environment will be created for Tallinn youth in which it will be possible to act spontaneously and in an unorganised fashion. This type of activity will be supported by an attractive urban space, opportunities offered by youth centres and sports facilities and use of other city institutions in organizing free time for youths. The information needed by disabled youths is available as to how it will be possible to access events and infrastructure, and creation of access will be dealt with on a continuous basis.

Various extreme sport opportunities will be created in Tallinn or in cooperation with local governments in the vicinity (TSYD, partners). Besides building new facilities, constant maintenance of outdoor skate parks is important. Tallinn will remain in good condition and develop existing extreme sport facilities. Inclusion of instructors on a set weekday and time period should be promoted, as well as sport equipment rentals (TSYD).

For more, see

www.liikumisvabadus.invainfo.ee

Photo: Erko Sõrmus

1.3 Activities aimed at older youths

Older youths, including youths at vocational schools, are ensured equal opportunity with those at general educational schools in taking part in youth work. Planning of activities proceeds with the target group's particularities and needs in mind (TSYD, TYWC, city district government youth centres, student brigade, etc.). Events are held for the target group both in youth centres as well as outside the usual youth institutions. Older youths are included in volunteer work as well as the activities of student brigades with separate groups and responsible leaders. Non-formal studies for older youths are at the same time a helpful resource for finding work in the future and gaining new skills, which is why activities related to different fields are offered in an interesting format (Tallinn youth centres, student brigade). Internships are being offered to students in cooperation with higher educational institutions (TSYD).

1.4 Urban space that promotes youth work

A security analysis of areas hazardous to youth and youth work will be commissioned along with an expert opinion for increasing security. The fulfilment of proposals will begin to be noted in annual youth institution activity plans.

A secure and safe environment will be created for Tallinn youth in which it will be possible to act spontaneously and in an unorganised fashion. This type of activity will be supported by an attractive urban space, opportunities offered by youth centres and sports facilities and use of other city institutions in organizing free time for youths. The information needed by disabled youths is available as to how it will be possible to access events and infrastructure, and creation of access will be dealt with on a continuous basis.

Various extreme sport opportunities will be created in Tallinn or in cooperation with local governments in the vicinity (TSYD, partners). Besides building new facilities, constant maintenance of outdoor skate parks is important. Tallinn will remain in good condition and develop existing extreme sport facilities. Inclusion of instructors on a set weekday and time period should be promoted, as well as sport equipment rentals (TSYD).

Photo: Erko Sõrmus

For more, see

www.liikumisvabadus.invainfo.ee

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1.5 Student brigade

Opilasmalev (student brigade) is an appealing and high-quality recreational site for school-aged youth where youths can earn decent pocket money – 25 per cent more than the minimum wage. The student brigade offers youths the possibility to choose between groups that operate in all 15 counties. The brigades have the opportunity to take part in mixed groups with students from different counties. To a greater extent than before, participation in the student brigades by youths and special-needs youths who speak Russian as their mother tongue shall be incentivised.

For more, see

www.malev.ee

Activity area 2: Participation and inclusion experience for youths

Objective: The participation and inclusion experience for youths helps shape active citizens who know how to and want to have a say in determining life in the city and the state. Tallinn will value and support youth initiatives and volunteer work.

1.5 Student brigade

Opilasmalev (student brigade) is an appealing and high-quality recreational site for school-aged youth where youths can earn decent pocket money – 25 per cent more than the minimum wage. The student brigade offers youths the possibility to choose between groups that operate in all 15 counties. The brigades have the opportunity to take part in mixed groups with students from different counties. To a greater extent than before, participation in the student brigades by youths and special-needs youths who speak Russian as their mother tongue shall be incentivised.

For more, see

www.malev.ee

Activity area 2: Participation and inclusion experience for youths

Objective: The participation and inclusion experience for youths helps shape active citizens who know how to and want to have a say in determining life in the city and the state. Tallinn will value and support youth initiatives and volunteer work.

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2.1 Participation and inclusion experience for youths

Every teenager should have a positive participation and inclusion experience (e.g. participation in a camp, club activity, student government, sports clubs, youth association membership, participation in youth projects, youth centre visits, etc) and volunteering experience, which lay a good groundwork for working life and contribute to active development as citizens (all participants).

Tallinn needs a special youth work or mobile youth work strategy to, among other things, allow youth who are not prepared to engage in dialogue via student governments or participatory bodies to gain participatory or inclusive experience.

Tallinn youths take part actively in having a say in affairs related to the environment they live in (also via voting or standing as a candidate) e.g. electing student government in schools, activities of participatory bodies, mock elections, etc. In schools and in youth work in a broader sense, the use of attractive participatory methods should be promoted, including organising games and participatory simulations (Education Department (ED), TSYD, youth associations).

2.1 Participation and inclusion experience for youths

Every teenager should have a positive participation and inclusion experience (e.g. participation in a camp, club activity, student government, sports clubs, youth association membership, participation in youth projects, youth centre visits, etc) and volunteering experience, which lay a good groundwork for working life and contribute to active development as citizens (all participants).

Tallinn needs a special youth work or mobile youth work strategy to, among other things, allow youth who are not prepared to engage in dialogue via student governments or participatory bodies to gain participatory or inclusive experience.

Tallinn youths take part actively in having a say in affairs related to the environment they live in (also via voting or standing as a candidate) e.g. electing student government in schools, activities of participatory bodies, mock elections, etc. In schools and in youth work in a broader sense, the use of attractive participatory methods should be promoted, including organising games and participatory simulations (Education Department (ED), TSYD, youth associations).

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The youth council of the city of Tallinn is a participatory body at the Tallinn City Council consisting of Tallinn youth. It has advisory rights and represents the interests of youths in Tallinn. The activities of the youth council are based on the principles of democracy, the self -initiative of the members and cooperative activity. The main area of activity of the city council is to involve youths in active participation in the community. The youth council has 21 members who were select ed from three interest groups: from among students and university students and youth associations. Each interest group has seven representatives.

For more, see

Tallinn has a youth council which, as an advisory body to the city council, has an opportunity, besides participating in dialogue, to initiate ideas as well; its proposals are taken into consideration in the making of decisions. The youth council is made up of representatives of

the will of political parties (TSYD).

In addition to the youth council, Tallinn is considering assembling youth chambers in city districts. A youth chamber is an independent participatory body operating in a city district where the district mayor, officials, representatives of youth centres, school representatives and youth association representatives can meet. Such a cooperation format allows the problems of youths in particularly that district to be resolved and solutions found for them more rapidly (city district governments, TSYD).

As a whole, youth initiatives are valued in the city, as they

youths valuable experience. For this purpose, youth self-initiatives and youth associations will receive support from the city budget (TSYD, city district governments, Tallinn youth centres). Tallinn promotes cooperation between youth associations in the city to avoid losing a sense of perspective. Cooperation seminars organised by the city are becoming a tradition. A consolidated database with opportunities for domestic and international funding is being created in the city of Tallinn; information days and trainings are held to introduce funding possibilities. Information days are also held on project application writing and related topics (TSYD). Alongside the existing measures, Tallinn is also creating a training-grant-centred measure meant for all youth associations, participatory bodies and for resolving the primary development needs for participatory bodies on common grounds (TSYD).

students, university students and youth associations; the youth council must be independent of

2.2 Supporting youth initiatives and associations

make the urban space more youth and child friendly and give

The youth council of the city of Tallinn is a participatory body at the Tallinn City Council consisting of Tallinn youth. It has advisory rights and represents the interests of youths in Tallinn. The activities of the youth council are based on the principles of democracy, the self-initiative of the members and cooperative activity. The main area of activity of the city council is to involve youths in active participation in the community. The youth council has 21 members who were selected from three interest groups: from among students and university students and youth associations. Each interest group has seven representatives.For more, see www.tallinn.ee/noortevolikogu

The youth council of the city of Tallinn is a participatory body at the Tallinn City Council consisting of Tallinn youth. It has advisory rights and represents the interests of youths in Tallinn. The activities of the youth council are based on the principles of democracy, the self -initiative of the members and cooperative activity. The main area of activity of the city council is to involve youths in active participation in the community. The youth council has 21 members who were select ed from three interest groups: from among students and university students and youth associations. Each interest group has seven representatives.

For more, see

Tallinn has a youth council which, as an advisory body to the city council, has an opportunity, besides participating in dialogue, to initiate ideas as well; its proposals are taken into consideration in the making of decisions. The youth council is made up of representatives of

the will of political parties (TSYD).

In addition to the youth council, Tallinn is considering assembling youth chambers in city districts. A youth chamber is an independent participatory body operating in a city district where the district mayor, officials, representatives of youth centres, school representatives and youth association representatives can meet. Such a cooperation format allows the problems of youths in particularly that district to be resolved and solutions found for them more rapidly (city district governments, TSYD).

As a whole, youth initiatives are valued in the city, as they

youths valuable experience. For this purpose, youth self-initiatives and youth associations will receive support from the city budget (TSYD, city district governments, Tallinn youth centres). Tallinn promotes cooperation between youth associations in the city to avoid losing a sense of perspective. Cooperation seminars organised by the city are becoming a tradition. A consolidated database with opportunities for domestic and international funding is being created in the city of Tallinn; information days and trainings are held to introduce funding possibilities. Information days are also held on project application writing and related topics (TSYD). Alongside the existing measures, Tallinn is also creating a training-grant-centred measure meant for all youth associations, participatory bodies and for resolving the primary development needs for participatory bodies on common grounds (TSYD).

students, university students and youth associations; the youth council must be independent of

2.2 Supporting youth initiatives and associations

make the urban space more youth and child friendly and give

The youth council of the city of Tallinn is a participatory body at the Tallinn City Council consisting of Tallinn youth. It has advisory rights and represents the interests of youths in Tallinn. The activities of the youth council are based on the principles of democracy, the self-initiative of the members and cooperative activity. The main area of activity of the city council is to involve youths in active participation in the community. The youth council has 21 members who were selected from three interest groups: from among students and university students and youth associations. Each interest group has seven representatives.For more, see www.tallinn.ee/noortevolikogu

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3.1 Availability of information aimed at youth

Information aimed at youth, including offers of career info, proceeds from youth needs. The information is easy to find and appealing, up to date and relevant, interesting and available to all youths. Information workers have a functional information network with the city’s career and youth centres and other youth organisations, leisure schools and the NGO sector. Young people will be able to use advertising space in places frequented by the public to promote their activities. The operating principles of youth information and counselling is interaction between youths and youth workers, where both parties are in the role of both adviser and advisee (TYWC). The smooth exchange of information from youth to youth is promoted because youths trust information most that is spread via their peers. Youths should be included to a greater extent as volunteers and cooperation with school papers should take place (TYWC). Tallinn shall review and add to the youth work communication strategy and implementation plan with the goal of raising the profile of city youth work topics (TSYD).

For more, see

www.taninfo.ee

Activity area 3: Youth information and counselling activity

Objective: The information and counselling services aimed at youth are easily available, relevant and in high quality

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For more, see www.tulevikuredel.ee

www.rajaleidja.ee

3.2 Counselling services

Tallinn offers youths free-of-charge, diverse counselling services, including career and psychological counselling. The different counselling services offered to youths in Tallinn to this point are to be clarified in uniform fashion and information on these services must be made available to both youths and specialists. A functioning cooperative network will be created at the city level, in which all the participants contribute toward a common goal. People working with youths must be aware of the necessity of career counselling and refer youths to career specialists; relevant programmes must also be created for risk group youths (TSYD, ED, TYWC).

Tallinn youths shall be guaranteed availability of career information and high-quality career counselling. To do so, career information shall be distributed, including teaching people to make effective use of the information they need for choosing careers, and the availability of career information has improved and awareness of career services has also increased. As a result of the activities, youths’ ability to use information, to evaluate the information they find and to use it has improved, and they are better prepared to use the information found for career planningand understanding their options. Career services has also improved (TYWC).

For more, see www.tulevikuredel.ee

www.rajaleidja.ee

3.2 Counselling services

Tallinn offers youths free-of-charge, diverse counselling services, including career and psychological counselling. The different counselling services offered to youths in Tallinn to this point are to be clarified in uniform fashion and information on these services must be made available to both youths and specialists. A functioning cooperative network will be created at the city level, in which all the participants contribute toward a common goal. People working with youths must be aware of the necessity of career counselling and refer youths to career specialists; relevant programmes must also be created for risk group youths (TSYD, ED, TYWC).

Tallinn youths shall be guaranteed availability of career information and high-quality career counselling. To do so, career information shall be distributed, including teaching people to make effective use of the information they need for choosing careers, and the availability of career information has improved and awareness of career services has also increased. As a result of the activities, youths’ ability to use information, to evaluate the information they find and to use it has improved, and they are better prepared to use the information found for career planningand understanding their options. Career services has also improved (TYWC).

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In organising career counselling, among other things, youths are independently helped to make conscious vocational, educational and working choices for effectively entering the job market, creating preconditions for people with knowledge of conscious career planning, study opportunities, state of the job market and occupations. As a result of the activities, youths have greater readiness to adjust to changes, and have a better, more adequate self-knowledge, including mastery of personal resources, better understanding of their possibilities and needs, readiness to engage in conscious career decisions, and ability to set goals and act accordingly (TYWC). Training for youth work specialists on the topic of the nature of career services, consultation and cooperation networks. As a result, the awareness of specialists working with youth regarding the nature of career services and the possibilities of using cooperation network increases (TYWC).

For more, see

www.voimalused.ee

www.noortekonverents.ee

3.3 Activities aimed at unemployed youths and youths who are not studying

Unemployed youths and youths who are not studying shall enjoy guaranteed availability of the necessary services, though active inclusion, enabling a sense of inclusion and better use of mobile youth work opportunities. To this end, proposals must be made – to be considered in curricula and training programmes – and supportive training is to be organised. Unemployed youths and youths not studying shall be offered career services also through developing the Tallinn and Harju County Youth Information and Counselling Centre and the work of masters and journeymen groups in order to supplement vocational studies of specialties required on the job market, thereby including youths in risk groups into the working life. The Opilasmalev (student brigade) shall devote particular attention to unemployed youths (registration in priority order, tax exemptions, etc.).

For more, seewww.voimalused.ee


In organising career counselling, among other things, youths are independently helped to make conscious vocational, educational and working choices for effectively entering the job market, creating preconditions for people with knowledge of conscious career planning, study opportunities, state of the job market and occupations. As a result of the activities, youths have greater readiness to adjust to changes, and have a better, more adequate self-knowledge, including mastery of personal resources, better understanding of their possibilities and needs, readiness to engage in conscious career decisions, and ability to set goals and act accordingly (TYWC). Training for youth work specialists on the topic of the nature of career services, consultation and cooperation networks. As a result, the awareness of specialists working with youth regarding the nature of career services and the possibilities of using cooperation network increases (TYWC).

For more, see

www.voimalused.ee


3.3 Activities aimed at unemployed youths and youths who are not studying

Unemployed youths and youths who are not studying shall enjoy guaranteed availability of the necessary services, though active inclusion, enabling a sense of inclusion and better use of mobile youth work opportunities. To this end, proposals must be made – to be considered in curricula and training programmes – and supportive training is to be organised. Unemployed youths and youths not studying shall be offered career services also through developing the Tallinn and Harju County Youth Information and Counselling Centre and the work of masters and journeymen groups in order to supplement vocational studies of specialties required on the job market, thereby including youths in risk groups into the working life. The Opilasmalev (student brigade) shall devote particular attention to unemployed youths (registration in priority order, tax exemptions, etc.).

For more, seewww.voimalused.ee


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Activity area 4: Youth work environment

Objective: Tallinn has a network of youth centres that are situated in well-thought-out locations that are accessible, provided with modern equipment, operate based on the actual needs of youths and apply innovative youth work methods. The youth workers in youth centres are true professionals in their fields who receive a respectable level of compensation.

4.1 Network of youth centres

Development of the network of youth centres proceeds from the principle that there should be two strategically selected and suitably located or mobile youth centres per 40,000 inhabitants in a district, and that they are based on the particularities of the area. The youth centres are located in an easy to locate and accessible place in the urban space, and among other things featuring access for youths with special needs. All of the new youth centres shall be established on the basis of universal design principles (universal design means a combination of the basic youth centre service plan and activity and taking into consideration the needs of different target groups) (TSYD).

Youth centres have a specific activity profile, and function flexibly and based on the needs of the area’s youths. More use of volunteers is made in the activity of youth centres. It is also important to add the necessary skills into training youth workers (TSYD, Tallinn youth centres).

Activity area 4: Youth work environment

Objective: Tallinn has a network of youth centres that are situated in well-thought-out locations that are accessible, provided with modern equipment, operate based on the actual needs of youths and apply innovative youth work methods. The youth workers in youth centres are true professionals in their fields who receive a respectable level of compensation.

4.1 Network of youth centres

Development of the network of youth centres proceeds from the principle that there should be two strategically selected and suitably located or mobile youth centres per 40,000 inhabitants in a district, and that they are based on the particularities of the area. The youth centres are located in an easy to locate and accessible place in the urban space, and among other things featuring access for youths with special needs. All of the new youth centres shall be established on the basis of universal design principles (universal design means a combination of the basic youth centre service plan and activity and taking into consideration the needs of different target groups) (TSYD).

Youth centres have a specific activity profile, and function flexibly and based on the needs of the area’s youths. More use of volunteers is made in the activity of youth centres. It is also important to add the necessary skills into training youth workers (TSYD, Tallinn youth centres).

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In spite of the particular nature of each, all of Tallinn’s youth centres offer a high-quality basic service plan in which the role of volunteering and the local community is emphasised to a greater extent than it has been. Neither youth nor society as a whole has put sufficient value on volunteering. A change in people’s mindsets must take place where volunteering is not seen as just working abroad but that people also see local initiatives as worthy causes (Tallinn youth centres). The youth centre administration scheme is uniform, understandable and functional (TSYD).

4.2 Work conditions for youth workers

To put value on youth workers’ work and ensure quality youth work in the city, specialists must be granted remuneration at a just level, as well as social benefits and development prospects. As long as social benefits for youth workers are not resolved at the national level, the city could provide more than the ordinary amount of leave for youth workers – equal to that of teachers and school club leaders (TSYD). In the case of the youth workers employed at youth centres, international practice is taken into account and the principle shall be that a youth centre shall have up to 2,000 visits per year per youth worker, which will also ensure the quality of youth work (TSYD). Tallinn, the largest municipality and employer of youth workers, must participate more in dialogue regarding the quality of training for youth workers and preparing and amending curricula. The city should have at least one youth worker with special youth work or mobile youth work competence per youth centre. The exact need depends on the particularities of the area (TSYD).

Photo: Erko Sõrmus




Photo: Erko Sõrmus




Photo: Erko Sõrmus

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Tallinn organises in-service training for youth workers. This way the Tallinn area youth workers can get together to exchange experiences and information and thereby mutual cooperation will also increase. Besides the principles set out in the future plan, Tallinn stresses the following as skills and traits that youth workers need: tolerance and empathy, analytical skills, observation and response capability, community outreach and networking skills, knowledge of cultures, including subcultures, knowledge about the developmental psychology of children and youths, listening skills, primary level counselling skills and ability to cope in crises (TSYD).

Photo: Private collection of Tallinna Sports-and Youth Department

4.3 New outputs for youth work







Photo: Private collection of Tallinn Sports-and Youth Department

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Besides stationary youth centres, mobile youth work takes place in Tallinn, based on supporting at-risk youth according to a socio-educational concept as well as on a model that uses the open youth work methods, focusing on providing information to youth and including them in places where youths gather (TYWC, Tallinn youth centres, city district governments). Preparations are being made in Tallinn for a youth multimedia centre with good accessibility which offers multifaceted opportunities. It will be either a separate institution or be located at some existing youth centre, and it could be used by all the city’s youths and youth associations. A role model for the citywide youth multimedia centre could be Helsinki’s Gloria Kulttuuriareena and Allianssi, but Sweden’s IDEA buildings could also serve as models (TSYD, TYWC).

See more for good examples

www.nk.hel.fi/gloria/

www.alli.fi.etusivu

Tallinn will develop mobile youth work applications, including adopting a youth bus and forming a citywide team to staff it; they could be used for mobile youth work. The youth bus – a youth centre on wheels – will be able to respond flexibly to changing circumstances, being at the same time an important means to raise awareness of the possibilities of youth work. Besides starting the youth bus, Tallinn is considering stepped-up cooperation with shopping centres to capture more attention from inactive youth. The information must be present in places frequented by youths (TYWC, all youth centres).

Illustration: Sven Sellik

Besides stationary youth centres, mobile youth work takes place in Tallinn, based on supporting at-risk youth according to a socio-educational concept as well as on a model that uses the open youth work methods, focusing on providing information to youth and including them in places where youths gather (TYWC, Tallinn youth centres, city district governments). Preparations are being made in Tallinn for a youth multimedia centre with good accessibility which offers multifaceted opportunities. It will be either a separate institution or be located at some existing youth centre, and it could be used by all the city’s youths and youth associations. A role model for the citywide youth multimedia centre could be Helsinki’s Gloria Kulttuuriareena and Allianssi, but Sweden’s IDEA buildings could also serve as models (TSYD, TYWC).

See more for good examples

www.nk.hel.fi/gloria/

www.alli.fi.etusivu

Tallinn will develop mobile youth work applications, including adopting a youth bus and forming a citywide team to staff it; they could be used for mobile youth work. The youth bus – a youth centre on wheels – will be able to respond flexibly to changing circumstances, being at the same time an important means to raise awareness of the possibilities of youth work. Besides starting the youth bus, Tallinn is considering stepped-up cooperation with shopping centres to capture more attention from inactive youth. The information must be present in places frequented by youths (TYWC, all youth centres).

Illustration: Sven Sellik

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Tallinn will find ways of launching youth activity incubator operations (ideally in conjunction with the aforementioned media and cultural centre), which would operate under one roof as an incubator of youth activity, a place where youth associations could engage in activity and meet, a counselling centre and youth work-related library etc., open to all youths, youth leaders, and youth workers. The youth organisations in the city could also be able to use, free of charge, rooms and equipment and hold events. Many youth organizations could meet there, thus developing mutual communication and cooperation (TSYD, TYWC).

Photo: Marko Mäestjärv

4.4 Quality management in youth work

A unified quality model shall be used regularly to measure the quality of youth centre operations (TSYD). Tallinn took part in the national local government youth work quality evaluation model in 2011 and if possible will participate in the repeat evaluation in 2016 (TSYD). The quality of youth centres’ work was evaluated in 2012 on the basis of the JAKOV model which was developed earlier and underwent a pilot project (TSYD).

See also:

www.tallinn.ee/Tallinna-Spordi-ja-Noorsooameti-noorsootoo-valdkonna-materjalid-trukised

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Materials used

§ Juvenile Sanctions Act

§ Child Protection Act

§ Updated cooperation framework for the field of youth in Europe 2010 – 2018

§ Avocational Schools Act

§ Development plan for development of human resources 2007 – 2013, Government Order No. 20 of 12 January 2007

§ Personal Data Protection Act

§ Penal Code

§ Local Government Organisation Act

§ Quality management in youth work. Quality evaluation manual (2011). Estonian Youth Work Centre

§ Convention on Rights of the Child

§ Youth Work Act

§ Youth work strategy 2006-2013, Government Order No. 380 of 7 July 2006

§ Oakland, John S. (2006) Total Quality Management: Theory and Practice. Publisher: Külim

§ Family Law Act

§ Social Benefits for Disabled Persons Act

§ Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act

§ Tallinn 2030 strategy, approved by Tallinn City Council decision No. 55 of 4 November 2010

§ Social Welfare Act

§ Tallinn development plan 2009-2027, approved by Tallinn City Council decision No. 129 of 19 June 2008

§ Tallinn budget strategy for 2011-2014, approved by Tallinn City Council decision No. 145 of 17 June 2010

§ Tallinn avocational education network development plan 2007-2017, approved by Tallinn City Council decision No. 252 of 18 October 2007

§ Tallinn youth work development priorities 2005-2010, approved by Tallinn City Council regulation No. 7 of 9 February 2006

§ Offence prevention programme in Tallinn 2011-2015, approved by Tallinn City Council decision No. 302 of 16 December 2010

§ Adult education development plan 2009-2013. Government order No. 415 of 24 September 2009

§ UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (1948)

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