COMUNE DI CINISELLO BALSAMO

The Youth Policy and Social Innovation Department of the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo, together with the European Projects Department (and its Eurodesk service), organizes and manages actions with/for young people aged between 16 and 30 years old. The activities promoted are aimed to develop the soft skills, referring to the key competences for lifelong learning as well as the growth of active citizenship and youth participation. As a Public Body we work for a youth policy shared strategy which leads to a sustainable development of the territory. Our approach is non-formal education, in which we developed expertise over local and European projects that include: - Training and professional orientation activities at multiple levels (i.e., alternation school-job, internship experiences, transnational mobilities, training courses). - Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship topics (like financing actions proposed and managed by youngsters and offering a co-working space) - Actions aimed to enhance the social and job market inclusion (information and orientation services, job proposals, projects aimed to enhance housing access). - Direct support to active youth participation in social life (National Civil Service, European Solidarity Corps). - Artistic workshops (in collaboration with local organizations and international networks to work on social inclusion for youngsters with various backgrounds in youth exchanges and events). - Digitalization (involving a project with the local co-working space, training courses and internships). - Training courses for youth workers to acquire and develop competences. Since 2005, the Service has taken part and managed over 40 European projects financed by Youth in Action, Lifelong Learning Program, Erasmus+ and Europe for Citizens.