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a European Odyssey for Young people !

a European Odyssey for Young people ! The Youth Exchange Program of the Assembly of European Regions (AER). Walloon Presidency 2003-2006. Eurodyssey’s got something for everyone. For young people For regions For the companies in the regions. For young people. …if you’re…

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a European Odyssey for Young people !

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  1. a European Odyssey for Young people ! The Youth Exchange Program of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Walloon Presidency 2003-2006

  2. Eurodyssey’s got something for everyone... • For young people • For regions • For the companies in the regions

  3. For young people... …if you’re… • aged between 18 and 30 years old • recently qualified or graduated • living in a member region

  4. …then you can get... • a 3 to 7-month work training experience in another European Region • all branches of industry • all levels of professional qualification (both skilled and unskilled) • a maintenance allowance to cover living costs

  5. a free one-month intensive language course (basic knowledge may be required) • cultural activities and field trips (organized by most regions)

  6. Which kinds of companies do offer internships ? Well, just about any kind … to name just a few of the 300+ companies participating each year in the program... • Musée du Louvre • Coca-Cola Belgium • • Futuroscope de Poitiers • IKEA • Baxter R&D • • Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles à Paris • Citibank • • Kraft Jacobs Suchart • Peugeot • • Université de Besançon • Cockerill Sambre Charleroi • FNAC • • Champagne Veuve Clicquot • Chocolaterie Jacques • Stella Artois • • Feria de Valencia • Dow Corning Petroleum • Palaţul Culturii Arad • Centro do Mar da Universidade dos Açores • Caritas France • • Biblioteca judeţeană (Tulcea) • Instituto ASES • Amnesty Int’l • • Palais des Congrès de Liège • Hotels ACCOR • TECHNOMEDIA • • COSPIRIT Research Lyon • Opéra Royal de Wallonie • ...

  7. A regional representative ensures the placement in a suitable company, finds the accommodation and follows up your training... So... To sum it up...

  8. Acquire new skills • Energize your résumé & be more attractive on the labor market • Discover another culture & make new friends • Become autonomous • Open up your mind !

  9. For the regions, a chance to... • take part actively in the professional training of the region’s youth • recognize youth as one of the regions’ greatest wealth • abolish borders while promoting a European and regional consciousness

  10. give your region’s youth a chance to broaden their horizons, both professionally and personally • make your region known abroad through these young ambassadors • invest in your region’s future How does a Region handle Eurodyssey ?...

  11. It’s quite easy... • Your region is a member of the AER (or is ready to consider joining the AER after 1 year of full participation to Eurodyssey) • You run the program quite freely, according to the following principles : • Autonomy : define method of managing, financing criteria,… • Reciprocity : finance incoming trainees - send yours for free

  12. Vote a budget according to what you want your Eurodyssée Exchange Program to be : • Host and send from 2 to X trainees per year • Decide whether you will finance or not trainees’ travel costs • ...

  13. Designate an officer to implement Eurodyssey in your region and to ensure a suitable management of the program • NB: Regions benefiting from the ESF (European Social Fund) can apply for co-financing. This concerns all 10 new member states. • You receive help from the Eurodyssey General Secretariat and are tutored by a seasoned member Region

  14. Attend the Eurodyssey Forum • A yearly event for member regions & non-member regions • Exchange experience, get information • See where the trainees are living, learning and working in the Forum’s host region • Discuss problems encountered and find help • Discuss and vote on future trends of the program (members only)

  15. For the companies in the regions, a chance to... • take part in the professional training of young people • exchange know-how and skills • open up to Europe • learn about other regions (markets) • show off dynamism and creativity

  16. Eurodyssey member regions • Bruxelles-Capitale, Wallonie (B) • Jura, Valais, Ticino (CH) • Baden-Württemberg (D) • Castilla y León, Catalunya, Murcia, Valencia (E) • Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Île de France, Limousin, Poitou-Charentes, Rhône-Alpes (F) • Adjara (GE)

  17. Istra (HR) • Akershus (N) • Açores, Madeira (P) • Caraş-Severin, Harghita, Hunedoara, Tulcea (RO) This list is regularly updated...

  18. Number of young people sent abroad : about 500 young people each year, 7 500 since the program was created in 1985, 10 years before Leonardo

  19. According to young people, Eurodyssey helped them find a job when they came back home...

  20. Eurodyssey is also a cultural experience. In 2005, young participants got an opportunity to discover one of the following cultures

  21. Internships for everyone… From Hair dresser to lawyer, from Web Master to Archeologist !! 2005 figures

  22. Walloon Presidency 2003-2006 For further information, please contact : Eurodyssey General Secretariat Espace International Wallonie-Bruxelles Place Sainctelette 2 B - 1080 Bruxelles  : +32 2 421 8512 : + 32 2 421 84 81 @: eurodyssee.dri.dgre@mrw.wallonie.be www.eurodyssee.net

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