The Youth Sector of the Council of Europe & Social Inclusion of Young People

Getting Real & Getting Back to Basics

This Presentation

• will take place in 2 parts, followed by Q & A for each• focus on the lessons

learned from the LTTC Enter! • and provide some thoughts

about the future of Enter!

What have we learned?

Three Groups of Lessons

• Educational Lessons •Political Lessons • Institutional Lessons

Clarity of terms Curriculum Use previous experience Certification

Quality Concept Fully bilingual or not at allPolicy results require policy contents

Potential for change Long term engagement & money

Insecurity causes passivity

Integrated approachGov’t scared to make commitments

MandatesFacilitation for intersectoral cooperationParticipatory governance is complicated Realism

Traditional recruitment methods don’t work for special publics

Looking forward?

• The Enter! Project has been an experiment • Many achievements that

can be built upon • But, many shortcomings

that might have been avoided

Getting real, getting back to basics …• Engage the national level more actively

in the development of pilot schemes for in-country implementation

• Think and work broadly across the policy spectrum rather than focusing too specifically on youth policy

• Identify where the power to change something actually lies; work with those stakeholders

Getting real, getting back to basics …• Take stock of the possibilities afforded

by the instruments available and develop actions realistically

• Reconsider the language used in communicating the project and its effect on those with the power to change something

• Concentrate on core competencies, innovate within and through educational interventions