What opportunities are available?

By Helen Shymanski

I am an individual
  • I am a youth entrepreneur, youth entrepreneurship expert, researcher or practitioner.
  • If you are interested in being involved in YEPA activities or learning more about recent developments in youth entrepreneurship policy, please join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates or email us to express interest in joining the network in the future.
I am a network or organisation
  • I am involved in a youth network or organisation supporting youth entrepreneurship and self-employment. My organisation provides support for youth entrepreneurship policy. My organisation helps to facilitate professional networks or business associations.
  • If you are interested in being involved in YEPA activities as a future national or international youth network representative, please join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates. You can also email us a brief description of your network that includes a brief professional biography (4-5 sentences) that highlights your relevant experience in youth entrepreneurship, including your role in the network and some of the main activities of the network.
I work in local, regional or national government.
  • I am a policymaker in a local, regional or national government working on youth policy and youth entrepreneurship policy.
  • If you are interested in being involved in YEPA activities as a future national or international government representative, please join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates. You can also email us a brief message that includes your name, ministry/agency, contact details and a brief (4-5 sentences) professional biography that highlights your connection with youth entrepreneurship policy.
Participating from outside the EU
  • There are selected opportunities available for governments, networks, organisations and youth entrepreneurship experts from across these areas.
  • Organisations from countries outside the EU can take part in selected events of the YEPA. If your organisation is hosted in one of the OECD countries, it may be eligible to take part in some YEPA activities. Please send an email to the OECD Secretariat with a brief description of your work, a brief professional biography (4-5 sentences) that highlights your experience and relevance to the project.
  • If you are from a non-EU and non-OECD country, we invite you to join our mailing list, watch the public recordings of the YEPA events and read the related reports and notes featured on our website.