DAY 1 - MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2009

Welcome and introduction to the seminar rationale and objectives
By Andrea-Rosalinde Hofer, Policy Analyst, OECD LEED Trento Centre

Factors of and trends in high rates of youth unemployment rates and policy reactions
Key note presentation by Anne Sonnet, Principal Administrator (Youth Employment Policies), Division for Employment Analysis and Policy - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
(video conference)

Why is a partnership approach needed to effectively tackle youth unemployment?
Key note presentation by Andrew Harrison, Manager, GFA Consulting & Learning Studio, United Kingdom

OPENSPACE: GOOD PRACTICES UNDER THE LENS

Participants were invited to participate in a “speed-networking” with those who designed and were running successful initiatives to prevent today’s youth becoming a ‘lost generation to the labour market’.

A total of 19 projects were presented in two rounds of four meetings each.

In one of the rounds participants were a “host” and in the other one an “interviewer”. As a “host” they met with 4 small groups of participants for 4 subsequent 20/25-minute interview-meetings, presenting their projects. After the 20-25 minutes expired, people moved on to their next interview. As an “interviewer” each participant had the opportunity to participate in 4 interview-meetings

DAY 2 - TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2009

Case Study Northside Partnership - Ireland
By Fiona Nolan, Programme Development Manager, Northside Partnership Limited, Ireland

Case Study Produktionsschule Eutin, Schleswig Holstein - Germany
By Maiken Carstens, Project Manager, Department of Vocational Education & Training, Christian Youth Village Foundation of Germany (CDJ-Eutin), Germany

Case Study Jugendnetzwerk Salzkammergut - Austria
By Dennis Tamesberger, Instructor, Arbeitskammer, Austria

Case Study Youth Guidance in Esloev - Sweden
By Thomas Ladö, Project Leader, Komvux, Sweden

Case Study The District Approach, Tallagath - Ireland
By Anne Biddulph, Convenor for Early School Leaving, Dodder Valley Partnership, Ireland

Case Study Skilling the youth according to current and future business needs: a nationwide initiative - Denmark
By Bente Børre Petersen, Susanne M. Nielsen and Simon Lamech, Employment Regions, Denmark 

Case Study Transit, RESOC Antwerp - Belgium
By Sophie van Haasen and Johan Stassen, RESOC Antwerp, Belgium

Case Study Developing soft skills – what does the local economy need today and tomorrow, Barcelona Activa/Porta22 - Spain
By Lorenzo di Pietro, Director, Porta 22, Barcelona Activa, Spain

Case Study NOBAN – Networking in skills development, northern Bavaria - Germany
By Holger Weininger, Project Manager, Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany

Case Study Praxis Sciencia - Croatia
By Andrea Vugrinovic, Expert, STRUKTURA European Integration & Economic Development Consulting Services, Croatia

Comment on the Role of Trade Unions and Work Councils in Shortening the Transition from School to Work
By Roland Schneider, Senior Policy Adviser, Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2009

Case Study Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy, SADC - Canada
By Hélène Deslauriers, Executive Director, Réseau des SADC du Québec, Canada

Case Study Promoting start-up in the handicraft sector in Trentino - Italy
By Lisa Salazer, Marketing and Promotion, CEii European Centre for Enterprise and Innovation in Trentino, Italy

Case Study Youth Business - Ukraine
By Maryna Cherenkova, Adviser to Director, Donetsk Regional Employment Office, Ukraine

Case study Business succession, high-tech start-up and creative ventures – universities, partners in promoting youth entrepreneurship
By Andrea-Rosalinde Hofer, Policy Analyst, OECD LEED Trento Centre

Case Study Association Echange Afrique –Monde Pour Les Jeunes Diplômés "AEAMJD Foundation" - Nigeria/France
By Joyce Iroka, Mission Leader, AEAMJD Foundation, France

Short video interviews and video summaries of seminar outcomes