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We are on new paths – the Pact4Youth association was founded
In April 2019, the Youth Pact Association, which evolved from the Pact 4 Youth working group into an association, held its inaugural meeting. We see the transformation into a non-governmental organisation as a milestone in the life of the initiative, as it allows us to start implementing our long-term plans in an operational way. The… Read…
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Pact4Youth Hungary working group has published a manifesto
“Intership2.0 – The intern is value!” is a manifesto published by the Pact4Youth Hungary working group to provide a good basis for Hungarian companies to develop their apprenticeship programmes. We often talk about how useful it is for young people to gain experience at work. And not only do companies save money by offering apprenticeship… Read…
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Internship2.0 also in the festival season
EFOTT Festival is a great way to reach young people during the domestic festival season, not just those in higher education. The Youth Pact Association welcomed visitors to the Pact4Youth tent to assess the needs of young people through our labour market activation talks. Besides promoting the Internship2.0 programme, we gained a lot of useful… Read…
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The Pact4Youth workteam is an outstandingly positive example in Europe too
The work and impact of the Pact4Youth working group was highlighted as a positive example in Europe at CSR Europe In December 2018, the European Pact4Youth initiative was summarised at the ENGIE headquarters, where different countries excellent practises were collected by the CSR Europe coordinators. On this occasion, the founders of the Round Table and… Read…
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Second meeting of the Task Force with EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics
Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, met again with representatives of the Hungarian Pact4Youth initiative on 12 October 2018. At the first meeting in June, the Task Force members presented the objectives of the initiative to EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics and presented their newly published publication summarising good practices, programmes and… Read…
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Pact4Youth Meets EU Commissioner Navracsics
On 15th of June, AmCham, among other members of the Hungarian Pact4Youth working group met with Mr. Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. The Hungarian Pact4Youth initiative – in line with the European initiative – aims to foster and facilitate the integration of young people, especially the NEET youth (who are… Read…
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The Pact4Youth Hungary working group held its fifth meeting
On 7 March, the fifth meeting of the Pact4Youth Hungary working group was held at the Ministry of Human Resources. The working group set its goals for 2018 and gathered the most useful experiences that the participating organisations considered important. The European Pack for Youth initiative, initiated by CSR Europe and supported by theEuropean Commission,… Read…
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Who are the NEET young people and why are they not working?
More than 7 million young people in Europe currently fall into the so-called NEET category, i.e. young people aged 15-29 who are not currently in work, education or training. In Hungary, the number of NEET young people has been steadily decreasing since 2014, but is still around 10%, so the problem affects tens of thousands… Read…
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European Youth Cards Association (EYCA)
The European Youth Cards Association (EYCA) is one of the main international partners of the Pact4Youth roundtable. The European Youth Card Association (EYCA) is the organisation representing the rights and interests of European youth card holders. It is currently present in 28 countries with 38 member organisations. Its Hungarian member organisation is the Education Office… Read…