Based on the Federal law on the Promotion of extracurricular Youth Welfare, the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO), section Youth, grants financial assistance to organisations working in this area; it also helps fund the training of youth workers and individual projects.
The FSIO is responsible for the planification und part of the financial assistance of the Federal Youth Session. Every year 200 or more young people from all over Switzerland have the possibility to participate in a Swiss Parliament Simulation and bring in their own political concerns and ideas. The Federal Youth Session is organized and supported by young volunteers. Lead of project has the Swiss National Youth Council (SNYC).
The FISO / section Youth is the focal point for delegates to the conference of cantonal child and youth workers.
The FISO represents Swiss Youth Policy in international fora. The Council of Europe is an important forum for international cooperation on child and youth policy. Switzerland participates in a number of programmes.
Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union (EU), it follows EU child and youth policy closely. Since 2011, thanks to a bilateral agreement between Switzerland and the European Union, Switzerland is now able to fully and directly participate in the education and youth programmes, such as Youth in action.
