Creating youth information standards with young people in Estonia

2025

Creating youth information standards with young people in Estonia

Estonia is actively working to improve the availability of youth information. Rakvere City has established a youth information service standard and is currently developing a digital youth information service. Young people are involved throughout the entire process, and the work follows the principles of the European Youth Information Charter. 

The service standard is a shared agreement between all information providers and sets the minimum requirements for responsibility, quality, and accessibility. The service will gather essential information for young people together across different areas of life - from education and employment to health, free time, rights, and opportunities. Currently, youth information is distributed through various channels and finding it is not always easy.

“This development action aims to make youth information more accessible, strengthen cooperation between partners in the youth field, and implement shared principles,” says Katrin Joselin, Culture and Youth Work Specialist for the City of Rakvere.

The activities are carried out in phases: in 2025, feedback and needs from young people were collected, the cooperation network was launched, and the youth information service standard was created and began to be tested. By spring 2026, the digital youth information platform will be ready to test, and the launch is planned for the end of the year. In spring 2027, the service’s impact will be evaluated, and the standard will be updated if necessary.

The development of youth information in Rakvere City is based on the national initiative “Quality Youth Sector Services”, which is coordinated by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia and the Ministry of Education and Research, funded by the European Social Fund.

For more information, please contact: Katrin Joselin (katrin.joselin@rakvere.ee).