20 June 2023 – 10h00 – 13h00 CEST– The Union for the Mediterranean will held the online UfM Working Group (WG) meeting on Youth Engagement in Education, Training, and Employment as part of the operationalisation of the “UfM Youth Strategy 2030: Euro-Mediterranean Youth towards a Common Goal“.
The WG meeting will gather policymakers, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Business Support Organisation (BSOs), and relevant experts to discuss and share good practices in terms of policies, projects, and other initiatives aimed at addressing the skill mismatch widely felt in the region by using a participatory approach. During the event, the UfM European and Jordanian Co-Presidency will intervene as well, while the UfM Higher Education and Research Division – HER, the UfM Economic Development and Employability Division – EDE, and the European Training Foundation – ETF that will deliver technical presentations on the discussion topics.
The UfM WG meeting on Youth Engagement in Education, Training, and Employment is the third one of a series of four (4) UfM Working Group meetings taking place during 2023. The fourth UfM Working Group on Youth Engagement in Social Inclusion and Participation will take place in September.
Conclusions, results, and recommendations shared during the four WG meetings will beef up the UfM Youth Action Plan whose launch, and adoption will take place in Barcelona on November 9th, back-to-back to the third edition of the Mediterranean Youth Academy – MYA .