The 2018 EU-CoE youth partnership work programme included the following objectives and activities:

• Symposium on young people and technological developments, bringing together 120 youth sector actors to exchange and learn about digitalisation, young people and the role of the youth sector therein
• Continuation of the mapping of educational pathways for youth workers, by organising different research activities on this topic
• European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP), supporting evidence-based youth policy-making by the development of an adequate knowledge base
• Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR), generating knowledge on key themes of the EU-CoE work programme
• Open online course on youth policy essentials, accessible to all those interested in increasing their understanding about youth policy
• Youth Policy Seminar “Shaping European policies in theory and practice”, organised in co-operation with Croatian and French National Agencies for Erasmus+ to empower actors in the youth field to design and implement evidence-based and participatory youth policies
• Seminar on the role of the youth sector in supporting young refugees, an opportunity for sharing outcomes of the work done so far and connecting the migration sector with the youth sector
• European Platform on Learning Mobility (EPLM), developing guidelines for quality in learning mobility and ongoing work of the platform
• Seminar on citizenship education in youth work, bringing together different entities that support citizenship education with a European dimension
• Workshop on learning from the history of international youth organisations, their development, place and relevance, co-organised with the Slovenian government
• Regional event on the state of youth work and its relevance for youth policy in South East Europe, reflecting on the reality of youth work in SEE and on how to foster a better matching of its needs and those of the young people with the reality of youth policy

Contributions to activities initiated and led by other partners

The EU-CoE youth partnership contributed several activities organised by partners:

1. Contribution to the conference organised by Jugend fur Europa “Regaining Europe”, discussing the position and role of young people and the youth sector in the debate on the future of Europe
2. Involvement in the project Europe Goes Local, on strengthening youth work at municipal level
3. Developing an Academy for Youth Work in Europe – towards the 3rd EYWC convention
4. Contribution to the Erasmus+ NAs network strategy against radicalisation leading to violence.

Publications and communication

In 2018, the following publications will be finalised and disseminated: Youth Knowledge books, Training kits, and the online Coyote magazine.

Publications to be produced in 2018 include:

• “Support, tips, examples and possibilities for youth work with young refugees”, a publication offering advice and guidance for youth workers
• ‘Youth research essentials’, a brochure presenting what youth research is, what are its core themes and elements, for the practitioners of the youth field
• EKCYP Insights presenting cross-country analysis of specific questions relevant to youth policy and youth work, and thus supporting the development of national knowledge dialogues and evidence-based policy-making
• Handbook on quality in learning mobility, including principles, indicators and good practice examples
• Study on the role of youth work in combating radicalisation leading to violence.

The 2017 EU-CoE youth partnership work programme includes the following objectives and activities:

1. Specific objective "Better knowledge":

• Symposium “Youth policy responses to the contemporary challenges faced by young people”;
• New knowledge on youth provided by the European Knowledge Centre for youth policy (EKCYP);
• On-going work of the Pool of the European Youth Researchers;
• New Youth Knowledge Books.

2. Specific objective "Promotion of Youth work":

• Knowing youth work in Europe:
  • Mapping of educational paths for youth workers in Europe,
  • Involvement in the project “Youth work at municipal level,
  • Participation in the German “Child and Youth Welfare Congress 2017” and organising a workshop on youth work: towards the 3rd European Youth Work Convention;
• Contribution to the seminar “Shaping European youth policies in theory and practice”;
• European Platform on Learning Mobility (EPLM);
• Youth participation:
  • Young refugees’ voice workshop,
  • Contribution to the Erasmus + strategic partnership project “Ignite the Spark”,
  • Contribution to the EUth research and innovation project funded under the EU Horizon 2020,
  • Involvement in the forum “Raise your voice for tomorrow’s Europe” - forum on education for democratic citizenship with a European dimension;
• Coyote magazine;
• Training kits.

3. Horizontal objective "Co-operation with a regional focus":

• Contribution to the  strategy “Youth work against violent radicalisation”
• Developing youth knowledge networks in Eastern Europe and Caucasus and in the South Mediterranean

4. Horizontal objective "Communication and information":

• Informing about our work through our website and social media;
• Development of the online course on youth policy;
• Re-prints and dissemination of our publications and promotion materials.

1. Specific objective "Better knowledge":

• Symposium '(Un)Equal Europe? Responses from the youth sector’
• Expert meeting on learning mobility quality standards
• New knowledge on youth provided by the European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP)
• On-going work of the Pool of the European Youth Researchers
• New issues of the Youth Knowledge Books, including Perspectives on Youth

2. Specific objective "Promotion of Youth work":

• Follow up to the 2^nd European Youth Work Convention, in particular a workshop on the social dimension of youth work and knowledge gathering on the role of youth work’s role for young refugees
• Co-ordination of the European Learning Mobility Platform
• Follow up to the MA in European Youth Studies
• Training course on participatory and evidence based youth policy
• Coyote magazine
• Training kits

3. Horizontal objective "Co-operation with a regional focus":

• Peer learning seminar on cross-sectoral policy co-operation in Western Balkans
• Experts meeting on knowledge on youth in South Mediterranean

4. Horizontal objective "Communication and information":

• Informing about our work through our website and social media
• Re-prints and dissemination of our publications and promotion materials

Corresponding to the objectives, in 2015 the following activities will be carried out:

1. Specific objective "Better knowledge":

• Beyond barriers – supporting access to rights of young people in vulnerable situations
• Symposium on youth participation in a digitalised world
• Peer Learning on Cross-Sectorial Youth Policy
• New knowledge on youth provided by the European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP)
• On-going work of the Pool of the European Youth Researchers
• New issues of the Youth Knowledge Books, including Perspectives on Youth

2. Specific objective "Promotion of Youth work":

• Quality and recognition of youth work and non-formal education/learning
• Reflection on the concepts and theories of youth work and educational systems for youth workers in Europe - contribution to the 2nd European Youth Work Convention
• Coordination of the European Learning Mobility Platform and its 2nd conference on learning mobility and social inclusion of youth
• Training course on participatory and evidence based youth policy
• Coyote magazine
• Training kits

3. Horizontal objective "Cooperation with a regional focus":

• Youth policy seminar on barriers to social inclusion of youth in Western Balkans
• Publications in the framework of geographical activities

4. Horizontal objective "Communication and information":

• Informing about our work through our website and social media
• Re-prints and dissemination of the publications and the promotion materials