Growing Youth Work

Growing Youth Work We create opportunities and offer support for youth work development. Thus, we foster a network to strengthen youth work across Europe together.

Growing Youth Work is run by 16 National Agencies and SALTO Youth Resource Centres. The European Service Centre for the Bonn Process is a unit within JUGEND fรผr Europa, German National Agency for the EU youth programmes Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps. Together with the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, we are the former hosts of the 3rd European Youth Work Convention and fe

el committed to the Bonn Process. Thatโ€™s why we decided to take responsibility for supporting the Bonn Process beyond the unique Convention moment. Our mission is to contribute to making the Bonn Process a vibrant community process. We see the potential that this leads to a future in which youth work is recognized and visible, innovative, future-fit and well-provided. In this vision youth work is accessible for all young people in their diversity through quality youth work offers and is appreciated as a valuable contribution to a democratic, social, sustainable and peaceful Europe.

๐Ÿ“ฃ We invite you to the next Youth Work Talks webinar!Join us on 22 September, from 11:00 to 12:30 CET, for the next Yout...
01/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ We invite you to the next Youth Work Talks webinar!

Join us on 22 September, from 11:00 to 12:30 CET, for the next Youth Work Talks, this time focusing on the topic of instrumentalisation.

Youth work is increasingly expected to solve problems created elsewhere, sometimes in ways that may conflict with its own values, principles and purpose. Some of the questions we will address are: How can youth work respond when it is used to achieve the goals of other sectors Where is the line between cooperation and instrumentalisation? How can youth work protect its values and autonomy while engaging in cross-sectoral cooperation?

We invite you to explore this topic with us, starting from the broader debate around instrumentalisation and moving towards concrete dilemmas connected to different sectors.

๐Ÿ”Ž Read the full call here: https://tinyurl.com/call-ywt03 and register until 20 September here: https://tinyurl.com/register-ywt3. โœ๏ธ

Looking forward to seeing you online! ๐Ÿ˜€

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค? During its Presidency of the Council of the EU,...
31/07/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค?

During its Presidency of the Council of the EU, Cyprus placed youth work firmly on the European policy agenda. At the same time, national stakeholders are working to strengthen its recognition, quality and long-term development.

Eleftheria Christoforou and Anna Lytra shared what they are doing on national level to achieve greater visibility and recognition of youth work. And all of this requires shared responsibility and long-term cooperation.

Interested to find out more? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full interview and discover how Cyprus is turning momentum into change: https://www.jugendfuereuropa.de/vernetzungen-weiterbildung/growing-youth-work/news/news-detail/turning-momentum-into-change-how-cyprus-is-shaping-the-future-of-youth-work. ๐Ÿ˜€

๐‘ซ๐’๐’'๐’• ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐‘ผ ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’š ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•-2027! The European Commission is currently prepari...
13/07/2026

๐‘ซ๐’๐’'๐’• ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐‘ผ ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’š ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•-2027!

The European Commission is currently preparing the next EU Youth Strategy beyond 2027. The aim is to shape future youth policy in Europe together with stakeholders.

The new strategy builds on the current priorities โ€œEngage, Connect, Empowerโ€ and will be updated to better reflect todayโ€™s challenges faced by young people.
Your input matters!

Share your views and help shape the future of EU youth policy until the end of this week - July 16!

๐Ÿ”— Consultation link is available here โžก๏ธ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16252-EU-Youth-Strategy-post-2027_en.

Do you wonder how the regional level can succeed in translating the European Youth Work Agenda and European resources in...
09/07/2026

Do you wonder how the regional level can succeed in translating the European Youth Work Agenda and European resources into practical opportunities that make sense in local youth work?

In this interview with Jessica Reinsch we explored the topic of working with locally based youth organisations and youth workers, as well as how it's all connected to EYWA. ๐Ÿ˜€

Read more in our article ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.jugendfuereuropa.de/vernetzungen-weiterbildung/growing-youth-work/news/news-detail/building-sustainable-international-youth-work-at-the-regional-level-insights-from-saxony.

Austria shows how strong structures can open new horizons!In the interview with Aleksandra Vedernjak and Carola Meier yo...
07/07/2026

Austria shows how strong structures can open new horizons!

In the interview with Aleksandra Vedernjak and Carola Meier you can find out more about Austriaโ€™s national process and whatโ€™s working, whatโ€™s changing, and whatโ€™s next. ๐Ÿ˜€

Read the interview on our link and get inspired here โžก๏ธ https://www.jugendfuereuropa.de/vernetzungen-weiterbildung/growing-youth-work/news/news-detail/from-strong-structures-to-new-horizons-how-the-european-youth-work-agenda-is-influencing-austria. ๐Ÿ˜€

In the past period, we kicked off the 2026 Youth Work Talks series with our first webinar, focusing on the recognition a...
03/07/2026

In the past period, we kicked off the 2026 Youth Work Talks series with our first webinar, focusing on the recognition and validation of learning in youth work. ๐ŸŽ“

Practitioners, researchers, and policy makers explored why non-formal learning is still difficult to validate in practice, how tools such as Youthpass can support the process, and how stronger bridges with higher education can be built. ๐Ÿ˜€

Read the article about the webinar here โžก๏ธ https://www.jugendfuereuropa.de/vernetzungen-weiterbildung/growing-youth-work/news/news-detail/validation-of-youth-work-learning-a-bridge-still-under-construction-insights-from-the-youth-work-talks-webinar.

โฐ ๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!Donโ€™t miss the opportunity to join us on the international seminar โ€œEurope as a Re...
02/07/2026

โฐ ๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!

Donโ€™t miss the opportunity to join us on the international seminar โ€œEurope as a Resource for Local Youth Workโ€, taking place in Tallinn, Estonia, from 29 September to 2 October 2026. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช

The seminar is designed for municipalities, local public institutions, youth organisations, and others working to strengthen youth work at the local level.

During the seminar, organised by our SNAC and Europe Goes Local SNAC, you will explore the challenges and opportunities affecting local youth work, discover how European frameworks and programmes such as the European Youth Work Agenda, Erasmus+ Youth, and the European Solidarity Corps can support your work, exchange experiences with peers from across Europe, and develop a realistic action to implement in your local context after the workshop.

Apply today โณ and find the Call and more information here โžก๏ธ https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/europe-as-a-resource-for-local-youth-work.14994/. See you in Tallinn!

๐Ÿ”ˆ๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐˜๐–๐€ - ๐๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!Are you a key stakeholder shaping ...
01/07/2026

๐Ÿ”ˆ๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐˜๐–๐€ - ๐๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!

Are you a key stakeholder shaping shaping the national processes within the context of the EYWA in your country: maybe at a National Contact Point, youth ministry, national agency, or youth work network? And you would like to network and exchange good practices with others? Then, we invite you to apply for the Exchange Forum on the ! ๐Ÿ˜€ This year's Exchange Forum will happen in ๐‹๐ฃ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ฃ๐š๐ง๐š, ๐’๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, and will also include an onboarding session on 10 November!

By joining our Forum, you'll gain insights into how other countries develop their national processes, exchange on key trends, and connect European initiatives to your national context. You'll also have the opportunity to share experiences, explore resources, and co-create ideas for future collaboration.

Sounds interesting to you? Check out the Call here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.jugendfuereuropa.de/vernetzungen-weiterbildung/growing-youth-work/news/news-detail/call-for-participants-the-5th-exchange-forum-on-the-european-youth-work-agenda-boosting-national-processes-for-youth-work-development-is-coming-up! See you in Ljubljana!

EU Youth Strategy post-2027 โ€“ Have your say!The European Commission is currently preparing the next EU Youth Strategy be...
30/06/2026

EU Youth Strategy post-2027 โ€“ Have your say!

The European Commission is currently preparing the next EU Youth Strategy beyond 2027. The aim is to shape future youth policy in Europe together with stakeholders.

The new strategy builds on the current priorities โ€œEngage, Connect, Empowerโ€ and will be updated to better reflect todayโ€™s challenges faced by young people.

Your input matters!

Share your views and help shape the future of EU youth policy. ๐Ÿ”— Consultation link is available here โžก๏ธ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16252-EU-Youth-Strategy-post-2027_en.

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