Policy makers should integrate youth media communication into the political process locally. Research is needed on European youth media education criteria and sharing best practices. Youth should help evaluate media education projects. The database of European youth media projects should be approachable and visible to all youth. Consider using audiovisual reports for grant applications to include youth with fewer skills. Form experts to coach youth media creation projects. Incorporate media education into formal school curriculum using non-formal methods. Provide free internet access with education on critical use. Ensure time for non-formal education opportunities like media projects. Promote free software and establish equipment renting/redistribution for youth projects.

1. Recommendations
for Policy Makers
Communication with policymakers and stakeholders
We suggest that media should be more integrated into the political processes on the local level.
Make sure that there are opportunities for youth to communicate to policymakers and
stakeholders through audiovisual media. This could be done by researching and promoting
ways to use media for communication and informing youth in approachable, youth friendly
way, with emphasis on inclusion of youth with fewer social economical and physical
opportunities.
Comprehensive research on the European level in order to
establish the quality criteria and give visibility and recognition to
the needs of youth
More research should be done in the media educations and training. The projects should be
evaluated and best practices shared.
Ensure that young people take part in the evaluation.
The quality criteria should focus on the media education projects (methods, processes) but be
very flexible about the product in order to include and motivate youth to participate.
Results of the research should be shared by creating a database of all the projects and results of
media education on the European level.
All useful resources, media messages, tools, trainers, organizations should be contained within.
Ensure that the database is visible and approachable by all young people, most notably youth
with fewer opportunities. Youth should be educated and enabled to use this
information and give feedback and evaluate the projects.
Opportunities for youth to participate
Include media in the process for applying for grants. Consider using audio/visual reports,
because they could include youth with less language and academic skills, and learning
disabilities, and is more attractive and visible for other young people, thus inviting them to
actively participate themselves.
A group of experts on non formal media education which can support (coach) young people
to get the opportunity for creating their own projects should be formed on the European level.

2. Dissemination of media education through formal school system
Good practices and methods from the non formal media education should be further
developed and disseminated also through the formal school system.
Put media in the formal education curriculum. The methodology for media education should
be in a non-formal way of learning.
Use media in the educational system to support youth with fewer opportunities to take part in
the regular class setting by providing different educational methodological approaches
including audio-visual support methods.
Educate the educators in using media in their regular activities.
Provide free internet for all young people which comes with teaching the youngsters and
educators how to use the internet critically analytically and responsibly.
Insure that time is allocated in the formal curricula for young people to take part in non-formal
education opportunities. For example everyone gets 14 days per year where they can freely
take part in non-formal learning. This will create opportunities for youngsters who are already
working or studying to have the time to go and broaden their horizon, knowledge.
Equal access to the material resources
Promote education and recognition of importance of using free software in media projects,
education and within youth organizations.
Ensure that you can ask for equipment, editing software and other media software in your
application forms or promote establishment of renting system for youth in their communities.
Moreover, ensure that there is insurance system for the technical materials.
Provide and promote possibilities that used equipment gets redistributed especially to
young people with fewer opportunities.
Take away legal restrictions for re-use of equipment and material in educational purposes.