1. Implementing the Recommendation on fYouth Work

2. State of the art – what happend already
Translations of recommendation on youth work + memorandum
Seminar on one of the actions based on research by the partnership
Ad-hoc high-level task force third meeting
Preparation for the 3rd European convention on youth work
Quality label for youth centre process enhanced by recommendation
Civil society initiatives for implementing the recommendation
YFJ Dissimination of recommendation
Third pillar of EU youth strategy focussing on youth work

3. Challenges Recommendation not (well) known beyond the ministry level
Need time to explain the recommendations, how to use them, etc.
Target groups unclear: who is in charge for the implementation?
Image of a) the Council of Europe (compared to EU) and b) of a recommendation
Recommendation is holistic and general and in different states youth is seen more specific (e.g. as economic, educational, social tool)
For some the message is to challenging, whereas for others it is to obvious

4. Ideas
Member states are invited to implement the Recommendation on all levels, implies to invite all stakeholders – especially youth organisations, youth workers, NGOs, youth agencies have to be included.
Translate it to the national realities (point to specifities)
Focus on only one or two points and showcase the examples to take advantage of the diversity of realities: peer learning, examples of good practice
 to promote the Recommendation to all stakeholders in all member states
Marketing the recommendations for target groups: Campaigning, Promoting
Regard to the Recommendations in national political documents as well as in local and regional policies and in CSO/NGO strategies
Really develop policies for youth work
Use in youth work education