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Youth work and policy in Austria

Learn about youth work in Austria, how federal states cooperate, roles of Landesjugendreferent, aims of collaboration, and terms of reference for expert meetings. Understanding initiatives and insights into youth policy in Austria.

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Youth work and policy in Austria

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  1. Youth work and policy in Austria How the cooperation between federal states is formalised Bettina Schwarzmayr

  2. Definition Youth work in the federal states addresses the following issues: • ...advocacy for children and young people • ...promotion and support of institutions • ...services for children and young people and youth workers • ...training and education for youth workers

  3. What is a Landesjugendreferent...? • ...established right after world war II • ...to revitalise democratic youth structures • ...development and training of youth leaders • ...initial observed by representatives of the allies • ...political, moral and spiritual detoxication

  4. How do they work and cooperate? • ...different range of competences • ...voluntary coordination of measures and activities • ...supported by the liaison agency of the cooperation of federal states • Meeting: “provincial youth directors conference” = Landesjugendreferentenkonferenz

  5. What are the aims of the cooperation? • ...setting up joint initiatives • ...coordinate policies, legislation, measures • ...develop joint activities • ...share information • ...develop joint opinions • ...develop recommendations

  6. Terms of Reference for federal states experts meetings • ...supported and attended by the liaison agency for cooperation between federal states • ...attended by representatives of federal states • ...other jurisdictions e.g. the federal ministry can be invited • ...economically reasonable and functional • ...the host state announces venue, date, agenda • ...host state chairs the conference

  7. Terms of Reference for federal states experts meetings • ...liaison agency for cooperation between federal states invites other federal states and distributes documents for the agenda • ...conferences can develop joint recommendations • ...decisions are based on unanimity • ...recommendations and decisions need to be submitted to the governments of the federal states

  8. Examples of initiatives • ...ARGE Partizipation (working group on participation) • ...Youth Information Network • ...fail: youth protection

  9. Thank you!

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