The only source of information that German young people with no experience of searching for mobility-related information saw as more likely to use than their peers from other countries was Eurodesk (about 74% overall agree in comparison with 63%, respectively; see Figure 12). This is a positive result, as it indeed places the German Eurodesk office among the highly relevant potential information sources. On the other hand, there are many information sources which German young people marked as less likely to use than their peers from other countries (see Figure 13). EURES and Europe Direct would be used by about 30% of the German youth in contrast to 43% of their peers in Europe. Youth clubs or youth organisations would be used by about 40% of German youth, compared with 70% of their peers from other countries. Lastly, youth information centres or services, the use rate is the highest with about 51% for Germans versus 72% youth abroad. These information sources either need boost in awareness among young Germans, or they are less likely to be effective or efficient in delivering mobility information. Let’s now have a more detailed look at the young people who already did try searching for mobility-related information. Almost all young people from Germany as well as their peers from other countries used web search (99% and 98%, respectively). Young people from Germany were more likely to use some information sources than their peers from other countries (see Figure 14), namely: friends and family (87% in comparison with 72% in their peers from other countries), Eurodesk (63% versus 54% among their peers in Europe), and schools or universities (82% while their peers from other countries report 78%). There are also information sources which German young people used less than their counterparts from other countries, namely (see Figure 15 and Figure 16): youth information centres or services, youth clubs or organisations, EURES, European Youth Portal, regional or national youth portals, Europe Direct, and social media. All the information in this section is useful to the youth information services mostly in strategic planning. While some information campaigns can be planned internationally and German young people are just as likely to be reached via certain information sources, some are better planned nationally, as in some cases usage of information sources can differ substantially.
Figure 14: Usage of sources of mobility-related information, comparison of German youth and their peers from other countries with search experience, part I.
What sources of information about mobility opportunities have you used? Friends and family
Germans
87%
13%
Others
72%
28%
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a) Yes c) No
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