<< Objectives >>The main aim of the project is to support establishments and reinvention of youth centres (YC) in various cities in our countries and beyond through:-research on existing models and developing new, innovative models - supporting practice of YCs-developing advocacy tools for youth sector - supporting establishing YC-developing a tool to measure effectiveness and impact of YCs - collecting evidences for policy making,-raising awareness of importance of youth-spaces and their recognition<< Implementation >>We plan to: 1) research on various models (learn extensively about them, experience their functioning)2) reinvent, reshape them (innovate to develop own models)3) apply their various elements in our countries (tests)4) formulate a manual describing amended models, as well as a set of tools helping to advocate for youth centres, manage them, support their rebranding or reformation, as well as measuring its effectiveness (IOs)5) and propose them to the youth sector and decision makers.<< Results >>We plan to develop:-a guidebook showcasing various youth centres models and their variations,-advocacy manual, helping youth sector to establish new youth centres,-card game for youth sector to practice and gasify advocacy,-a tool to measure and evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of youth centres.We expect to achieve also:-recognition of the value, standards and essence of youth centres as youth policy instruments,-political will and youth centres on agenda.

The European Mobility Advisor (EMA) is a youth worker (paid employee or volunteer) specialized inadvising young people willing to go abroad (mainly in EU countries) for a learning experience, eitherby studying, working or volunteering. The EMAs deliver mobility guidance, defined as a range ofactivities that enables young people to make mobility decisions related to study, working,volunteering and to manage their staying abroad. The EMAs play a fundamental role in promotingmobility abroad and assuring mobility is a fruitful experience for the youths, however this role /occupation has not been standardized at EU level and there are no tools to assess the competenceof those working in this role. The competence of youth workers, including the ones working as EMAsis a constant concern for the European Commission considering that in many European countriesthey: • comes from heterogeneous backgrounds, especially among volunteers • don’t hold formalqualifications for working with youths • are mainly trained by the organizations employing them, asformal and not formal training programs are scarce • don’t have the possibility to see their expertisevalidated. This project will improve the current situation by mapping the competence profile of theEMA at European level, and by developing a methodology for assessment of their competence calledExpertise checkup, a E-training course for assessors, a European certification and a Europeanregister for assessors and EMAs that have passed the Checkup. The description of the Competenceprofile of the youth educator working with EMAs will be based on ECVET, and the checkup on theEuropean Council recommendation on validation of non-formal and informal learning and to theEuropean Guidelines for Validating Not Formal and Informal Learning developed by CEDEFOP. Theconsortium is composed by organizations working with youth mobility in FR, LV, SK, IT, PL, and canrely on a wide European network. Approximately over 400 EMAs will be involved in the project andover 10.000 EMAs and other members of target groups will be informed about the project. Long termbenefits will be the professionalization of the EMAs, and delivery of better quality mobility guidance.