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REGIONAL YOUTH MANAGEMENT
The regional youth management installed in South-West Styria in March 2012 should in
particular contribute to the implementation of the regional strategy.
In order to regionally connect youth work, there are focal points in each of the seven greater
regions in Styria. They coordinate actions referring to the six fields of action according to the
strategic direction “children and youth work 2020”. They operate at the (EU-)regional
management. Models with youth-relevant institutions are worked out in strategic cooperation
with political bodies and also together with young people.
The overall aim is to strengthen youth work in the region and to understand their offers as
socio-pedagogical field of action in addition to the upbringing by parents, school education and
professional training. Furthermore, “youth” should already play an important factor in the
planning phase of different regional issues and children and young people should be included
until the decision phase. After all, central services of departments of youth work should be used
in the region according to the needs and target groups. Finally, the regional youth management
is concerned with lobbying on site through public relations. An important area of activity is
therefore the connection of youth work among itself and the connection with politics and
administration.
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This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co -financed by the ERDF