In 2019, about 7.4 million people in the EU were working in the cultural and creative industries sector or profession. This comprises 3.7% of the total number of people in employment. This employment rate was 4.2% for Belgium (Eurostat, 2019). Furthermore, there were 544,000 more jobs in the EU in 2017 than in 2012 (+6.7%) in this sector, showing an average annual growth rate of +1.3%. According to Eurostat 2020 data, with youth unemployment rates reaching 7.2% in the EU and 13% in Belgium, cultural and creative industries, which employ young people intensively, are gaining value as an important alternative employment area. Nesta’s International report on the creative industries identified the major problems of the creative industries.
With the aim of youth workers’ ability to respond to the needs of youth workers involved in the cultural and creative industries, providing them with Professional development in the fields of entrepreneurship, business development, team building and management, internationalization, access to resources, time management and mentoring. For this purpose, to bring together 45 youth workers and experts from 10 different countries from the EU and its neighbours by conducting a non-formal training-based instructor training course that has no previous example, to create opportunities for peer education and good example and method sharing.
Project participants within the project will increase their professional competence in the field of cultural and creative industries in general. The project will enable them to respond to the needs of young people in this field and increase the individual capacity of youth workers in this field. In addition, they will develop their competencies in entrepreneurship, business growth, team building and management, internationalisation, access to resources, time management and mentoring. Youth workers, experts and disadvantaged young people in this field will come together and have access to resources and opportunities for peer learning and good practice and method transfer.
Participant profile is:
- No age limit
- Fluent in English as a working language (being able to understand and communicate in English for the entire project)
- It is obligatory to be present during the whole duration of the activities every day
- Youth workers
Costs for board, accommodation and training are fully covered by the organizers. Travel costs are reimbursed one week after the training.
Lead partner: European Development Institute (Belgium)
The training course is scheduled for 7 – 17 September 2022.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
The application is open until 10 August. Register here.
The project is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme.