Recommendations from EU Youth Conference

In October, three Young Ambassadors attended a Conference in Slovakia and worked with young people and decision makers from all over Europe to come up with recommendations on the theme of "diverse, connected and inclusive Europe". We now want to know which ones you would like the UK Young Ambassadors to campaign and lobby on for the duration of their term.

For more information, and to read about the Young Ambassadors' experience - http://www.ukya.org.uk/latest-news/

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* 1. Following a Youth Conference at a European level, we want to know which of the following you think are important for the UK to work on. Please rank the following recommendations in order of importance (you can choose to rank just one or two, or all).
We will be taking your feedback into account when we decide what issues to campaign on.
Bellow are the full recommendations from the conference, but in order to make things easier, we have highlighted the main aims in bold type

Access to quality and Critical Information - The EU Institutions and Member States, in cooperation with civil society
organisations, should support youth-led media that are transparent, independent and diverse, as it contributes to enhancing media literacy, critical and analytical thinking amongst young people. The CULT committee of the European Parliament as well as the European Commission are invited to take into account this aspect while reviewing the « Erasmus + », « Europe for Citizen », « Creative Europe » and all other relevant programs.

Young People under pressure: Building Resilience and self-confidence (1) - Considering that expectations to perform competitively are increasing in educational settings, national competent authorities must ensure that young people have enough time and space for activities that help them to build resilience, selfawareness and self confidence.

Young People under pressure: Building Resilience and self-confidence (2) - National competent authorities should implement education on mental wellbeing and mental health, both through the formal education system and in the non-formal environment. The goal is to break stigma through raising awareness as well as to enable young people to learn how to maintain their mental health and how to communicate with their peers on this issue.

Beyond fear and intolerance - Experience diversity (1) - European and National Authorities should increase funding and institutional support in establishing Local Programmes and National Level Exchanges to enable all young people to have a direct connection with others from different backgrounds and realities, so as to strengthen intercultural competences, tackle discrimination, promote empathy and solidarity, and experience the benefits of diversity.

Beyond fear and intolerance - Experience diversity (2) - For all young people to live in a diverse Europe, the EU and National Competent Authorities must develop or support training and development programmes to teachers and school communities in order to create a safe and inclusive environment where young people can develop competences to overcome fear and discrimination.

Towards an education system that realises young people’s potential (1) - We ask for commitment in all member states to ensure guidance and counselling services that empowers all young people to develop themselves and find their path in life throughout all stages of education.

Towards an education system that realises young people’s potential (2) - Education fails to provide young people with the necessary practical skills relevant to modern society. We urge all Member States to encourage the inclusion of practical life skills in education so young people can be active participants in diverse societies and in the workplace.

The impact of youth work and youth organisations for all (1) - Member States and the European Commission should promote and support a range of virtual and physical spaces dedicated to qualified youth work in order to respond to the needs and interests of all young people.

The impact of youth work and youth organisations for all (2) - The European Commission and Member States should allocate sufficient operational funding so that youth work and youth organizations are able to implement sustainable youth work that is accessible, relevant and meaningful for all young people

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