What is Support Measures?

Support Measures are instruments aimed at helping all those involved in youth activities or interested in youth matters to prepare and develop projects and initiatives within the context of the YOUTH programme.

Support Measures are open to:

* youth workers
* trainers
* support persons
* mentors
* project managers
* youth leaders
* groups of young people
* other actors involved or interested in non-formal education.

The nine types of activity eligible for support are as follows:

1. Practical training experience (job shadowing)

This activity allows youth workers to acquire the skills for organizing a transnational project by working in a partner organization for a limited period of time.

2. Feasibility visits

These allow project managers to discuss a project idea before submitting an application under Actions 1 or 2.

3. Contact-making seminars

These bring together potential partners for YOUTH projects.

4. Study visits

These activity provides an opportunity to learn about youth work provisions in other countries.

5. Seminars

These are a tool for the exchange of experience and good practice, consultations or policy development etc. with regard to the YOUTH programme and youth policy.

6. Training courses

These help those involved in youth work and non-formal education to acquire advanced skills and knowledge for their activities.

7. Youth information

This activity supports the production of and innovative ways of communicating information relating to the objectives and priorities of the YOUTH programme.

8. Transnational partnerships and networks

This activity supports the creation of new networks under the YOUTH programme.

9. Support for quality and innovation

This activity aims at involving young people with less opportunities in the YOUTH programme at national, regional and local levels