Expert seminar on the transition of Croatian Roma youth from

education to employment and working life

4-6 September - Marija Bistrica, Croatia

AGENDA

Wednesday, 04 September 2019

10:00 - 10:30  Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:30 - 10:45 Opening Speeches 

-            Alen Tahiri, Director, Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities

-            Veljko Kajtazi, Member of Croatian Parliament

-            Denis Durmish, Project Officer, Roma and Travellers Team, Directorate of Anti-Discrimination of the Council of Europe

10:45 - 11:15 Introduction of the seminar   - aims and objectives, methodology, get to know each-other, expectations, etc. 

11:15 - 13:30  Understanding the context and setting the scene  

-          From Education to employment, current state and existing challenges –   PhD Predrag Bejaković, Institute of Public Finances

-          Croatian Youth: overview of research and data in the field of education and employment - PhD Dunja Potočnik, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Centre for Youth and Gender Studies  

13:30 - 15:00   Lunch

15:00–16:30    European and regional experiences addressing the transition of Roma youth from education to employment

-       Policy tools and guidance about the transition life of young people to personal autonomy and working life; access to social rights of young people - Denis Durmish, Project Office, Roma and Travellers Team of the Council of Europe

-       Regional experiences from the Western Balkans and Turkey - Adi Sinani, Education, Employment and Labour Policy Officer, Roma Education Fund

Thursday, 05 September 2019

09:00 - 10:30  Educational policy frameworks, programmes and projects for young (Roma) people (Part 1)

-       Education of Roma within the educational system – Nandor Čapo, Ministry of Science and Education

-       Educational opportunities for Roma within the adult education - Dragica Kovčalija, Agency for vocational and adult education

-       Education of Roma in Međimurje - Maja Odrčić Mikulić, Međimurje County

10:45 - 11:15   Coffee

11:15 - 12:45  Educational policy frameworks, programmes and projects for young (Roma) people – group workshops

12:45-14:15     Lunch

14:15-15:45    Employment and labour marker policy frameworks, programmes and projects for young (Roma) people – part 1

-            Active labour marker measures and their impact on the Labour market in Croatia - prof. dr. sc. Zdenko Babić, Social Work Study Center, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb

-            Measures for young people within the Operational programme for investment, growth and jobs 2014-2020 – Ana Puh, Ministry of Labour and Pension System

-            Activities of the Croatian employmnet agency in the field of employment of Roma national minority – Luci Marin, Croatian Employment Service

15:45-16:15     Coffee

16:00-17:30    Employment and labour marker policy frameworks, programmes and projects for young (Roma) people – group workshops

Friday, 06 September 2019

09:00-10:00    Supporting the transition of young Roma people – identifying challenges

10:00-10:30     Coffee            

10:30-11:30    Developing specific recommendations in support of the transition of young Roma from education to employment and working life

12:30-13:15    Conclusions and closing remarks

Ø Bahrija Sefic, Deputy Director, Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities

Ø Denis Durmish, Project Office, Roma and Travellers Team of the Council of Europe

13:15-14:30     Lunch

14:30               Departure of the participants