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14 students from vocational education institutions get a permanent role in policy discussions
Amsterdam will involve young people in important policy matters such as education, discrimination in the labour market and the coronavirus pandemic. The Municipality announced on Wednesday that they have created a sort of a “youth think-tank”, composed of fourteen local MBO students (in vocational education and training), which will get a permanent place in policy discussions with city councillors and policymakers.
They will be given the chance to speak about issues affecting their own lives and suggest possible solutions.
Fourteen VET students from Amsterdam with different study backgrounds will be the first members of a VET think tank in the Dutch capital. Their “term” runs from January until the end of the academic year with a frequency of meetings at least once a month.
Participating students, who have received the appropriate training in the fields of policy making, effective communication, lobbying or pitching, are more than enthusiastic to be able to shape municipal policies in important domains. Valeria, legal services and HRM student, quoted on the municipal website says “I want to mean something to the city. Thinking and helping to create a better future".
Some, like Kees, enterprising furniture making student, are more critical: "I miss certain things in my education, I would like to be made to think outside of my study".
Qichell, event production student, was even more vocal about the current state of affairs: “I see a lot of things going wrong in education. Lots of old people who decide about us. Young people must represent themselves”.
For young people, the barriers to entry on the public policy arena are often high. Yet, local policy, as unattractive as it might seem sometimes, has a major impact on their lives, in the opinion of the authorities.
They are confident that young people can make a difference in their own city, school or neighbourhood, but this must happen in an organized way. Therefore, the MBO think tank, was established to give them the platform to do so.
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The local authorities have reached and agreement that is expected to reduce crowding on roads and public transport
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
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The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
It will show all open-air sports facilities in the city, plus 12 running routes
The Baltic country prepares to respond to rising air traffic and to futureproof the sector
Almost three-quarters of civil servants have decided that going to the office is a thing of the past
Locally designed, a prototype will be created next year so that the residents of the city can have their say as well
The special offer popularizing railway journeys among the 18-30 age group will be available until 15 September
The special offer popularizing railway journeys among the 18-30 age group will be available until 15 September
In fact, in the UNESCO-protected old town priority will be given to long-term tenants
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