JOBTOWN

Edited on 28/07/2025

01/05/2012 30/04/2015

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Jobs and skills
  • Participation
  • Youth

A European Network of Local Partnerships for the Advancement of Youth Employment and Opportunity

Summary

Introduction

Youth unemployment and inactivity is an enormous structural problem across Europe; moreover, too much of what employment there is for youth is of low quality, precarious and leads nowhere.

These problems have been drastically worsened by the current economic crisis, which has disproportionately affected young people; in some parts of Europe youth unemployment has reached catastrophic levels.

This project seeks to address structural youth unemployment and poor employment, by establishing Local Partnerships for the advancement of Youth Employment and Opportunities, driven by city administrations, of local stakeholders, to advance youth employment and opportunities, as an approach to the development and maintaining of a competitive and sustainable local economy and social model.

 

Partners

Lead Partner : Cesena - Italy
  • Latsia - Cyprus
  • Nagykálló - Hungary
  • Kielce - Poland
  • Kaiserslautern
  • Thurrock
  • Enfield
  • Rennes - France
  • Avilés - Spain
  • Gondomar - Portugal
  • Aveiro - Portugal

Timeline

Project launch

Project completed

Articles

  • Articles

    Lessons Learned from RECUP: How Culture Can Help Cities Rebuild Connection, Belonging and Participation

    Over the last two years, the URBACT Innovation Transfer Network REinventing Culture in Urban Places (RECUP) explored how culture and creativity can help cities respond to challenges such as loneliness

  • PODCAST: Mantova (Italy): "It's about having time for yourself"

    The latest episode of the Residents of the Future podcast takes listeners to Mantova, Italy, a UNESCO World Heritage city and partner in the URBACT Residents of the Future network.

    Hosted by Tiago

  • PODCAST: Šibenik (Croatia): “It's about the captivating power of a Mediterranean-style work-life balance”

    The last episode of the Residents of the Future podcast presents the City of Šibenik, Croatia, as the lead partner of the URBACT Residents of the Future network.

    Hosted by Tiago Ferreira, Lead Expert