“Enhancing skills and employability of youth in Türkiye who are not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEIY) or at risk of becoming NEIY” project is funded by the European Union Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). Coordinated by the General Directorate of International Organizations and Foreign Relations, our project’s implementation units are General Directorate of Education, Research and Coordination and the General Directorate of Youth Services. In partnership with UNICEF, the project will be carried out across 81 youth centers in 12 provinces including İstanbul, Edirne, İzmir, Bursa, Ankara, Adana, Kayseri, Samsun, Giresun, Ağrı, Elazığ and Gaziantep.

Our project, to be implemented in 81 youth centers, aims to enhance inter-institutional cooperation for youth who are not in Education, Employment or Training (NEIY) and to develop national policy frameworks and tools to address this issue. Funded under the thematic priority of “Education, Employment, Social Protection and Inclusion Policies” within the IPA III period, the project aims to establish a multi-stakeholder coordination network. This network will focus on enabling young people to acquire skills, continuously monitor the effectiveness of employment policies, participate in policy dialogues, and provide recommendations on the factors influencing NEIY rates. Additionally, the project aims to positively influence negative norms and behaviours that hinder young people’s full participation in the labour market.

As part of our project, a stakeholder meeting was held with public institutions, international organizations, NGOs, academics, and young people, all of whom have a role and interest in the project’s goals and implementation in order to enhance the impact of the planned activities on the target group and to establish the foundations for effective cooperation. Our project aims to work to positively influence and address the negative norms and behaviours that hinder young women's full participation in the labour market.