“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. The project aims to positively influence negative norms and behaviours that hinder young people’s full participation in the labour market.