6 Country Reports on Youth Work - Jugendpolitik in Europa

Findings:
The numbers of associations in Enna providing youth work in different action fields are the
following:
Table 39: Youth work activities in Italian municipalities
Category of youth work Total Number of Association
Cultural youth work 5
Extracurricular youth education. 1
Children and youth recreation 1
Open youth work, youth clubs, etc. 1
Youth associations and youth groups 4
Street work/ Mobile youth work 0
Sports 11
Youth counselling 4
Advised (Adventure) playgrounds 1
International youth work 0
Youth social services 8
Youth Education (within the formal system) 8
Youth employment/career services 5
Youth information 5
These numbers show that most youth work activities are available at local level. Thus the
absence of an adequate reporting structure and a coordinating agency seem to be the main
reason for the invisibility of youth work in Italy.
The employment centre reported that 1,207 young people were participating in special
employment services, 75% of them male.
From the municipality of Caltanissetta, the information available refers to the number of
pupils taking part in extracurricular education activities organised by the high schools. In
2005/2006 196 pupils took part in these activities. 59% choose to get involved in services for
children and disabled people, 21% in civil protection activities, 11% in services for children,
young people and the elderly, and 10% in youth work
In Caltanissetta there are four associations addressing their activities especially to young
people. It is not possible to trace the activities for young people in the other associations.
The youth information / professional orientation desk “ECAP” in Caltanissetta provides
training courses and information for young people. Data about the number of courses and
the staff involved was not available. In 2006, 800 students were counselled at school and
220 frequented the institution.
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