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With the prospect of securing Europe's future for our youth, it is time to
act to prepare our young people for the challenges of a highly competitive
employment market and a knowledge-based society. The Youth on the Move
programme aims to bring the number of school drop-outs from 15% to below 10%,
and raise the amount going to higher education or advanced vocational training
from 31% to 40%.
A key feature of the EU is the freedom to live, work and study in another
Member state. Building on the success of the Erasmus programme, the
Youth on the Move programme brings this distinctly European solution to
the challenges facing today's youth. Mobility helps to give young people the
skills they will need for a lifetime of change and adaptation – and this is as
true of vocational training as it is of more academic disciplines. All
young people benefit from learning to work with others, sharing ideas and
navigating a new culture. This experience makes them more
employable. We therefore aim to expand our mobility programmes, and open
them up to more young people.
By pooling our resources we can do more to help Europe's youth. The EU will
assist our graduates in moving directly into work by helping them find
vacancies across the entire European labour market using the new European
Vacancy Monitor. In addition, a European Skills Passport will make
it easier to compare the experience that young people have acquired in
different countries. In combining both education and employment initiatives we
can mobilise our youth to secure Europe's future.
Join the Debate
If you are a young person seeking for a job or are interested in education
and employment opportunities then join us online for a web chat. Androulla
Vassiliou, theEuropean Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism
and Youth will be online for web chat to answer your queries on the Youth on
the Move programme.
We all share in the responsibility to prepare the youth of today for
tomorrow's demanding challenges. Our youth, parents, education authorities and
employers should all have the right to participate in the debate over arguably
the most important area of investment this union can make; our youth. The
Commission would like your input and your experience in these
matters.
You can join the debate >>>
and submit questions in advance by sending them to EAC-YOM@ec.europa.eu (NB: This mailbox
will close at 17:00 on September 16)
For more information:
Youth on the Move website
Join us
on Social Networking Sites
More Links and Information:
Video interview of
Commissioners Vassiliou and Andor
Youth on the Move
Communication 
Youth on the Move:
Citizens' summary
Proposal for a
Council Recommendation on learning mobility
Staff working paper: Results of the 2009
public consultation on learning mobility
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