In this joint effort, employees from our corporate partners share their time, skills, expertise and own career stories. These volunteers plan workshops, facilitate exposure to professional environments and act as professional mentors. Volunteers and young people can connect in person or online through the digital platform YouthLinks Community, which enables worldwide collaborative learning.
YouthCan! combines mentoring, soft and technical skills training and first work experiences into one comprehensive approach. The programme is locally led, tailored to the local labour market and to the needs of each young person.
This is made possible through the commitment and engagement of 1,941 volunteers from 399 partners worldwide. While YouthCan! continues to grow and improve in both reach and activities that use digitalization to their advantage, the leading challenges for young people remain access to digital devices and connection to the internet.