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Back Declaration on the Recognition of the Contribution of Non-Formal Education in Youth Work

Stakeholder recognition of the value of non-formal education in the Slovak Republic

Short description:

The whole initiative about the Declaration was part of the national large-scale project ‘KomPrax – Competence for Practice’, supported by the European Social Fund. The project aimed at supporting better recognition of competences gained in non-formal education in the youth field.

In the context of the project, IUVENTA – Slovak Youth Institute has organized eight multi-stakeholder round tables about the value of non-formal education in the youth field. Those round tables have been held in all regions in Slovakia and have included representatives of private companies, formal education institutions, municipalities, NGOs, non-formal education providers, etc. During these round tables the participants had a chance to discuss together the benefits of non-formal education in youth work and the possibilities of its further support.

One of the objectives of the roundtables was to convince the participating institutions for support and to sign the Declaration. However, it was intended that the support and signatories should not be limited to those attending the roundtables but should spread to other businesses and institutions and continue to grow. The ‘customized signature sheet’ was devised as a means of maintaining growth. Each supporting institution, organisation or company, etc. would write a couple of sentences about why they joined the Declaration and why the theme of non-formal education in youth work is rewarding and important for them. Apart from this, the signature sheet also contained the signature of the statutory representative of the signing institution, its logo, a brief description of their main activities, and a link to their webpage. This personalised information could then be used to further promote the Declaration.

Since 2013, the Declaration has so far been signed by more than a hundred prominent representatives of the state, private, public and non-governmental sectors.

More information:

Brochure about the Declaration: https://www.iuventa.sk/files/documents/4%20iuventa/publikacie/ilf_krok_za_krokom/___step_by_step_web.pdf

 Contact details: IUVENTA – Youth Slovak Institute [email protected]