NEETwork – Equipping Integration Professionals to Address the Challenges Faced by NEET Youth

The project was developed in response to the following observations:

• The alarming situation of NEETs in Europe: This group—representing 14.2% of the EU population aged 15 to 29 (Eurofound, 2022)—is highly heterogeneous: unemployed youth, young people in transition, those with family responsibilities, or young people living with disabilities or illness… Given the worsening of their situation, implementing a project focused on re‑engagement appears essential.

• Mentoring as a tool for integration: Employment‑focused mentoring is a support relationship based on mutual learning. It addresses a key challenge faced by disengaged NEET youth: their socio‑professional integration. The mentoring relationship engages deeply personal identity dimensions and therefore contributes to the vocational maturity of everyone involved.

• Re‑engagement as a tool for integration: Re‑engagement aims to set participants in motion again, helping them regain an active role in their professional and personal lives. The discovery activities span art, culture, the environment, and sport, providing a holistic approach to personal development.

Objectives

• Create a community of stakeholders to reflect on methodologies related to the integration of NEET youth.
• develop a better understanding of the needs of both young people and professionals through interviews;
• Identify and pass on good practices for re‑engaging a professional network among young people.