DAY 1 — Tuesday, May 22 13:45–15:15 — Thematic Break-out Sessions I
- Formal Education and Youth Employment
- Non-formal education and youth employability
- Second chance programs to integrate or reintegrate disadvantaged youth into the labor market
- Youth Entrepreneurship and Access to Financing
- The role of the private sector in the promotion of youth employment
- Youth Employment Policy and Action Plans
15:15–16:00 — Coffee Break
16:00–17:15 — Report back from Thematic Sessions and General Discussion
DAY 2 — Wednesday, May 23 11:45-13:15 — Thematic Break-out Session II - Schools and Active Youth Citizenship
- Citizenship development and non-formal education system: Lessons from ECA
- National Youth Policy Development with Youth Participation
- Local youth policies development: European Charter on Youth Participation in Local and Municipal Life
- Promoting Social Inclusion and Cohesion: Youth media and youth engagement in accessible IT
13:15–14:15 — Lunch
14:15–15:45 — Thematic Break-out Session III - Development of Inclusive Policies for Youth from Ethnic and Religious Minorities
- Development of Policies Pertaining to Youth with Disabilities
- Youth-centered Peace and Tolerance Programs
- Youth and Justice
- Youth migrants, integration and citizenship
- Art and Culture as a Tool for Youth development
15:45–16:30 — Coffee Break
16:30–18:00 — Report back from Break-Out Sessions and General Discussion
DAY 3 10:30–12:00 — Sub-Regional Discussions on Conference theme 1: Transition to Employment and Exercising Citizenship
Sub-regional groups:
- Group 1
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia - Group 2
Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, Turkey - Group 3
Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro - Group 4
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine - Group 5
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 12:00–13:30 — Lunch
13.30–15:00 — Consolidated Reports from Country Discussions |