18 Kvaternikova Street
Zagreb
Croatia
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- Heritage
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Youth and education
The Institute for professional development of youth is a non-profit association founded in 2010. Until today, Institute implemented numerous projects regarding youth in Croatia. Currently, in partnership with other association (City of Zagreb, European council for mentoring and coaching...), Institute is implementing three projects financed by European Union. The Institute is as well partner on projects Club for youth Zagreb and Youth for EU, where the Institute is employing young people in jobs connected to European Union Projects. Institute currently employs 12 people, and around 30 volunteers are helping in work of the Institute. In 2015 Institute had through various projects and donations earned around 60.000,00 euros.
The goal of the Institute is to significantly increase the level of social inclusion of youth into the society. Through the project Job Club Črnkas the Institute is helping young unemployed people from fifteen to thirty years of life, by teaching them methods how to properly introduce themselves to a possible employer. The Institute is as well partner on projects Club for youth Zagreb and Youth for EU, where the Institute is employing young people in jobs connected to European Union Projects. The goal Institute for professional development is trying to achieve is the greatest possible social inclusion of young people in the society.
Črnkas – Črnomerec Job club is currently the biggest project Institute is working on. Project is the result of cooperation between the three parties, City of Zagreb, Institute for Professional Development of Youth and European Mentoring and Coaching Council Croatia. The Project overall objective is to increase the employment rate of the youth of any profession which is domiciled in the territory of City of Zagreb and to increase number of young people applying to the youth unemployment schemes. With the implementation of Črnkas – Črnomerec Job Club project, the Institute is as well partner on projects Youth Club Zagreb, Youth for EU and Youth for Črnomerec, where the Institute is employing young people in jobs connected to European Union Projects.