1. Youth work systems 

Policy development and project related expert groups

• Co-ordination of the EU-Council of Europe reference group on youth work development at European level (2026-2028) 
• Co-ordination of a network of national correspondents on youth work (2027-2028)

Mapping youth work developments at European and national levels (2026-2028)

 2. Youth work environment 

Professional development of youth workers

• Strengthening young people’s critical thinking (seminar in 2026 and tool in 2027)
• Youth work, peace education and preparedness (seminar in 2026 and tool in 2027)
• Youth work in rural areas (seminar in 2027)
• Supporting young people’s mental health and well-being (seminar and tool in 2028)

Strengthening youth organisations for sustainable youth work

• Supporting youth organisations in their daily work (T-kit on project management, T-kit on funding and financial management and T-kit on organisational management and seminar in 2027)
• Supporting youth organisation in navigating shrinking civic space (self-reflection tool for youth organisations in 2026 and seminar in 2028)

Renewed Coyote youth work magazine 

 3. Youth work core 

• Communication action to promote the importance and value of youth work across Europe (2026-2028)
• European Code of Ethics (2027)
• MOOC on Youth Work Essentials, including masterclasses (2026-2028)

• Young people’s access to social rights (symposium in 2026, Youth Knowledge Book in 2027, and Insights (tbc))
• Young Human Rights Defenders (consultative meeting in 2026, study and dissemination event in 2027)
• Youth civic space (quantitative study and dissemination event in 2028)
• Knowledge Briefs (2026-2028)
• Youth Knowledge Breakfasts (2026-2028)
• MOOC on Youth Research Essentials, including masterclasses (2026-2028)

• Support to partner institutions (2026-2028)
• Support to member States and youth organisation in implementing youth mainstreaming and youth perspective (2026-2027), and Youth Knowledge Book #33 (2026)
• MOOC on Youth Policy Essentials, including masterclasses (2026-2028)

Activities

   Supporting the 4th European Youth Work Convention (May 2025) 

   Symposium on young people, climate crisis and sustainability (September 2024)

 Youth Perspectives in Contemporary Europe: New Tasks for Research and Policy, International conference (October 2025)

 Seminars on

• young people’s mental health and well-being (March 2025)
• participatory youth policy (T-kit 15 launch event) and closing event of the Capacity building project: Shaping youth policy in practice (April 2024)
• youth work development in Eastern and Southeast Europe (October 2024)

    Main topics

• youth participation in policy making, youth perspective and youth mainstreaming
• young people engaging with democracy and civic space
• rural youth
• mental health and well-being (Perspectives on Youth)

 Support to the initiatives of the partner institutions

 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on youth work, youth policy and youth research

Masterclasses:

• Masterclass on youth policy: mapping and engaging key actors in the youth policy eco-system (March 2024)

• Masterclass on youth Research: Youth research and evidence-based policy and practice (18 June 2025)

Publications and communication

 Under 30’ podcast series, exploring research results, trends in young people's lives and themes relevant for youth policy and practice

 Advocacy tools for youth work development

 Training kits

• #16 on mental health and well-being (to be finalised in 2026)

 Youth Knowledge Books:

• #31 on young people and democracy in the climate crisis
• #32 youth work strategies manual

 Insights :

• into AI and young people
• into young people's mental health and well-being

 Coyote online magazine:

• #37 on youth participation (2024)
• #38 on the 4th European Youth Work Convention (2025)

 Illustrations and infographics to highlight results of various research projects carried out by the Youth Partnership.

 Videos

Presentation of the workplan 2024-2025