The document summarizes a Navigatorcentrum project in Östersund, Sweden that aims to help youth ages 16-25 who are not in education or employment. The project creates an accessible center for cooperation, coaching, and providing a path to jobs, education, or other planned activities. Over the course of the project, 660 youth participated, 70% of whom obtained jobs, education, or otherwise strengthened their position. The project has been successful due to cooperation between multiple authorities and treats youth with humor, objectivity, and commitment.

3. Background Project background Long story... Navigatorcentrum – What is it? Navigator network Common ground for Navigatorcentrum Needs in focus Voluntary Attractive, accessible facilities Personal coaching Operated in collaboration between various authorities Municipal responsibility to provide information per the Education Act a point of departure

4. Navigatorcentrum Ö stersund Our target group Our purpose Our goals Ordinary activity Our results Create arena for cooperation Create "added value" 660 youths (60 born abroad) 70% to jobs, education, other activity or have strengthened their position Develop trainee positions Being implemented Evaluation by Serus Social economic evaluation by Payoff Final report for project on the way ESF project PO2, execution Project period: 1 Nov 2011 – 31 Oct 2012 SEK 16 million (EU, 6 million) Municipality of Ö stersund project proprietor Public Employment Service, Federation for Upper Secondary Schools in J ä mtland collaborative partners Young people 16 – 25 years of age without work and education Create an arena for: Cooperation Coaching of youths Shortening path to own means of support As of November 2011, an ordinary activity in Municipality of Ö stersund !

5. All questions are welcome! Positive treatment Centrally located, welcoming facility Drop-in times Marketing Interactive! Youth portal "Ung i Ö stersund" Path for young people Drop-in Social services Public Employment Service Responsibility for municipalities to provide information per Education Act Via others Dropping out of upper secondary school Activity Follow-up Reception Survey

6. www.ostersund.se/ung

7. Registration Cognitive approach Coaching Plans of action Municipality's responsibility to provide information Drop-in Social services Public Employment Service Responsibility for municipalities to provide information per Education Act Via others Dropping out of upper secondary school Activity Follow-up Reception Path for young people Survey

8. Trainee positions Job training Orientation course Applying for jobs Workshops Youth mobility (such as EVS) Drop-in Social services Public Employment Service Responsibility for municipalities to provide information per Education Act Via others Dropping out of upper secondary school Follow-up Reception Survey Path for young people Activity

9. Conclusion Reflection, feedback Evaluations Quality work Informal education, such as ELD, OCN Drop-in Social services Public Employment Service Responsibility for municipalities to provide information per Education Act Via others Dropping out of upper secondary school Reception Survey Activity Path for young people Follow-up

10. Cooperation Practical level Strategic level Authority Authority Authority Authority NC

11. Factors for success Cooperation, cooperation, cooperation This is REQUIRED! Treatment Humour, objectivity, burning commitment Staff! Good relations on various levels Strategic approach

12. "Problem" factors Cooperation, cooperation, cooperation Levels of cooperation Wanting too much... Leading, allocating and prioritising

13. What is going on now : Business as usual = development! "Ung i Ö stersund", video on the Web Methods book Region? New form of upper secondary school? Youth coordination The "international" Trainee positions Other projects

14. Navigatorcentrum Ö stersund Our target group Our purpose Our goals Ordinary activity Our results Create arena for cooperation Create "added value" 660 youths (60 born abroad) 70% to jobs, education, other planned activity or have strengthened their position Develop trainee positions Being implemented Create an arena for: Cooperation Coaching of youths Shortening path to own means of support