Each year the General Secretariat of the Council offers 4 types of traineeships: paid, unpaid, traineeships for students of national administration schools and special programmes for trainees with a disability.
Twice per year, the European Parliament opens the application process for traineeships. The goal of the Schuman traineeships is to contribute to EU citizens’ European education and vocational training and to provide an insight into the work of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer; candidates without distinction as to gender,… Continue reading Schuman Traineeships in the European Parliament
Finnish library services for children and young adults are an integral part of Finnish society, education and societal life. After World War II, Finland started a rapid rise towards being a modern nation. Reading as a pastime hobby gained popularity, there were more education possibilities, the level of education was on the rise and young people spent more years in school instead of starting to work early…
”Two schools under one roof” is a phenomenon that has existed in the educational system of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2003. Bosniak and Croat children go to schools located in the same buildings, but attend different curriculum programs, using different textbooks and languages…
Pandemic of Covid-19 obviously changed the world and marked the year of 2020. In Serbia corona virus “arrived” in March, and on the 15th we had a state of emergency. It doesn’t seem any different after almost a year…
Since the outset of the pandemic more than 70 per cent of youth who study or combine study with work have been affected by the closing of schools, universities and training centres. According to some reports many young people have said that they were learning less because of the transition to online school…
Insecurity and disparity are two of the main factors that concern young Latin Americans today. In recent years, though, the region is experiencing an impressive growth in education…
Estonia is the leading education nation in Europe. Best in PISA tests, country became a role model for digital education and remote learning, but salaries are lower than in Western Europe. The only promising and well paid sectors are management and IT. Not all specialists can find work in these areas…
The youth situation in Honduras is hard and complicated due to poverty, corruption, no opportunities, and the access to education is considered a privilege…
Young people that are leaving Serbia are often a subject of criticism. However, it is rather ungrateful to be judgmental about a young person that wishes to improve his/her skills, work and live in a system that offers better opportunities…
The Youth Progress Index is one of the first instruments developed to give the full story of what life is like for a young person today, independent of economic indicators…
This article presents some findings from a survey on the situation of young people in the labour market. The survey has a special focus on work based education…