Youth information in Austria

Youth information in Austria has been a concern of youth work and youth welfare since the 1970s . In Austria , the first youth information centers were founded in the 1970s, in which young people can obtain information on topics such as Europe, work, education and leisure according to their specific needs.

History and development of youth information in Austria

The first youth information centers emerged in Austria at the beginning of the 1970s. At this time, the first international meetings and conferences on youth information took place. While hundreds of information points opened in Europe at the beginning of the 1980s, the centers in Austria were closed. It was not until 1985 that a (mobile) youth information center was founded again. Over the next few years, the several youth information centers merged and began building a national information network. This was followed by the establishment of a working group of Austrian Youth Information and the creation of the first European Youth Information Charter by ERYICA . With the association jugendinfo.cc , there has been a national support structure for youth information in Austria since 2004. At the end of 2010, the association ARGE Österreichische Jugendinfos, for short: jugendinfo.cc, changed its name to the Bundesnetzwerk Österreichische Jugendinfos, for short: Austrian Youth Info .

Founding of youth information centers in Austria

• 1973 Vienna: Youth Information Center
• 1985 Establishment of a mobile youth information center by the Federal Ministry for Family, Youth and Consumer Protection
• 1985 Upper Austria: Youth Service
• 1989 Vienna: Reopening of the youth information center
• 1990 Tyrol: Jugendinfo InfoEck mobil
• 1991 Salzburg: Akzente Jugendinfo
• 1992 Vorarlberg: aha - tips & information for young people
• 1993 Tyrol: InfoEck
• 1993 Founding of the ARGE Jugendinfo -leiter, European Youth Information Charter
• 1994 Vienna: Youth information from the Federal Ministry
• 1995 Styria: LOGO JugendINFORMATIONSservice
• 1997 Burgenland: Youth Information Burgenland
• 1998 Carinthia: Youth Information Carinthia
• 2001 Upper Austria: JugendService regional points in every district capital
• 2001 Lower Austria: TOPZ youth information
• 2004 umbrella organization ARGE Österreichischer Jugendinfos jugendinfo.cc
• 2005 Web portal infoUP.at - your youth information ⁽¹⁾ by the association jugendinfo.cc
• 2006 Web portal jugendinfo.at Österreichisches Jugendportal (Austrian youth portal) ⁽²⁾ by the Federal Ministry for Health, Family and Youth (BMGFJ)

International partners

The Austrian Youth Info provides information and support for the EU funding program Youth in Action , which supports extracurricular youth projects (e.g. European voluntary service , youth encounters).

Quality standards

On the basis of the European Youth Charter , the Austrian youth infos follow certain guidelines. These should guarantee the right to information for all young people ( Article 17 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children ). These include B .: Open access for all young people to objective, neutral and free information, guarantee of anonymity .

Offers in the Austrian youth information

information

In the youth information, there are free brochures, information sheets, further addresses, tips and information on the following topics, among others:

• Europe & abroad: au pair , job abroad , language trips
• Job & Work: Vacation jobs , career orientation , job offers , civil and military service
• Education: educational orientation , tutoring , studies , further education
• Advice & help: protection of minors , sexuality , housing , money , addiction
• Leisure time : Events, festivals, camps, voluntary work, security on the Internet, creative and sporting activities

service

Most youth information centers have additional services that differ according to the state. These include B. Information events, computer and internet use, job coaching , babysitting exchange, ticket sales, summer open-air cinema, issuing of discount cards ( youth card , international youth hostel card , international school and student ID card , ...). Some facilities also offer psychosocial counseling for young people.

See also

• Federal Youth Representation
• bOJA - Nationwide network of open youth work
• Youth press Austria

literature

• ARGE JIM.at: GEZU . History - present - future. A study about the Austrian youth information. Basic training for youth information workers 2001/2002.

Web links

• ⁽¹⁾ www.infoup.at ARGE Austrian Youth Information
• ⁽²⁾ www.jugendinfo.at Youth Portal Austria Federal Ministry of Economics, Family and Youth (BMWFJ)
• European information center EURODESK
• European youth portal
• European Youth Information and Counseling Agency (ERYICA)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Charter of Youth Information (de) ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; European Youth Information Charter (en) ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Youth information in Europe: ERYICA - European Youth Information and Counseling Agency
3. ↑ About us. The Austrian youth portal - jugendinfo.at. (No longer available online.) Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth, archived from the original on December 22, 2008 ; Retrieved January 20, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; dslb. (Ed.): Jugendinfo.at - The Austrian Youth Portal . Brochure ( pdf ).  
4. ↑ Ursula Haubner : Federal Minister for Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection, Sigisbert Dolinschek: State Secretary for Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection (ed.): Youth Policy in Austria . Brochure, Vienna 2006, p.  9 ( pdf , eu2006.bmsg.gv.at - German, English and French). pdf ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ See also: Silvia Jindra: International experiences for Austrian students . Ed .: European Office of the SSR Vienna. February 2007 ( doc - directory of international contact sites).