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The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Youth Councils developed a new educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy”. The programme is based on the developed and approved Model general short-term training programme “Participatory Youth Policy”.

The purpose of the Model Programme is to increase the level of professional competences of civil servants and local self-government officials regarding the provision of youth participation in the formation and implementation of youth policy taking into account the standards and approaches of the Council of Europe.

“Education and development of youth in terms of their ability to influence the decisions that are made in the community, from my own experience, is priority number 1”.

Research of the needs and the state of activity of local, regional and national authorities, responsible for youth policy, and local and regional youth consultative bodies, in particular, taking into account the needs and realities of youth in the war and post-war period.

For the implementation of the programme in 2023, within the framework of the component “Participatory Youth Policy”, the Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” created a training manual, based on which training for trainers was conducted. In 2024, it is planned to provide mentoring and expert support to trainers’ team in the preparation and implementation of training at the regional and local levels; conducting trainings by trainers at the local and regional level; a consolidation meeting on the evaluation of training programmes implementation.

The training manual for the training based on a model general short-term training programme for civil servants and local self-government officials “Participatory Youth Policy” may be downloaded from the link: https://rm.coe.int/-/1680ae0ef2

From 27 November to 01 December 2023, twenty-two teachers (trainers) of subjects providing educational services of professional training for civil servants and local self-government officials (providers) from eleven regions of Ukraine took part in a five-day training for trainers “Participatory Youth Policy”, held in Lviv.

The training was conducted in order to strengthen the professional competences of teachers (trainers) to implement a model general short-term training programme “Participatory Youth Policy”. During the training, the participants worked out the content of the training manual and made appropriate changes, corrections and additions, which were taken into account in this edition of the training manual.

The National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service recommends providers to develop general programmes to strengthen the professional competences of civil servants and local self-government officials on participatory youth policy, based on the approved model programme.

Training Manual will be useful to providers within the framework of the implementation of trainings for civil servants and local self-government officials according to the model general short-term training programme “Participatory Youth Policy”. The training manual contains informational texts, a description of the training programme, and relevant lessons. It may be used as a self-study and as a basis for development of new lectures and topics. In addition, a training programme may be used as a designer and adapted to the needs of the audience, format and available time. The main information on relevant topics is briefly outlined in the informational texts of the training manual. For an in-depth approach, it is recommended to use specified additional literature. Each lessons description has an explanation of the prerequisites and possible further actions.

The training manual may be downloaded from the link: https://rm.coe.int/-/1680ae0ef2

The project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2023-2026 and is based on the results and experience of the projects “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine” in 2020-2022. The project will expand the systematic impact by strengthening youth participation policies and youth work during the war and in the post-war context, taking into account the specific needs of young people.

The project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” highlights the importance of the Council of Europe's Youth Sector Strategy 2030 and reflects the National Strategy of State Youth Policy until 2030, the State Target Social Programme "Youth of Ukraine" 2021-2025.

The project encourages youth policy stakeholders in Ukraine to implement and disseminate the Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers to Member States: on the access of youth from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights, CM/Rec(2015)3; on young people's access to rights, CM/Rec(2016)7; on youth work, CM/Rec(2017)4; on Roma youth participation CM/Rec(2023)4; on protecting youth civil society and young people, and supporting their participation in democratic processes CM/Rec(2022)6.