The multiple challenges that our ocean is facing requires the mobilisation of everyone. It is crucial that youth initiatives to protect the ocean reach their full potential as soon as possible. That is why we are developing a catalogue of coaching and mentoring initiatives and online tools to help the Youth4Ocean Forum members connect with mid to late career professionals, gain new skills and develop their projects.
If you know of a coaching/mentoring programme or online resources for young people that must be on our list, please contact us.
Ocean Literacy
Ocean Literacy for All: a toolkit by IOC-UNESCO
This 136-page toolkit presents the history of ocean literacy, propose examples of activities and outlines future perspectives.
For all
The Ocean Decade Publications
This repertory gather all the publications from UNESCO's Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
For all
Ocean Literacy Portal by IOC-UNESCO
This portal gather Ocean literacy resources and content available to all, with the goal of creating an ocean-literate society able to make informed and responsible decisions on ocean resources and ocean sustainability. .
For all
ECOP Ocean Literacy task team
An ocean literacy task team to develop capacities for ocean literacy, broaden engagement in the UN Ocean Decade, create resources and tools.
For young people
Education & Training
Youth4Ocean Forum Meet a Blue Expert
The Meet a Blue Expert is a series of meetings organised by the Youth4Ocean forum to empower its members: learn good practices to start your project, tips to develop it or discover whole new subjects through this series of video
For young people and mentors
Blue Generation MOOC Platform
10 modules about Blue Economy opportunities and career paths: facts & recent data, roles & working conditions, training prospects & education required, European regulations.
For young people and mentors
Submariner Network Ocean Moocs directory
A directory that list online oceanic courses to help young people develop their knowledge.
For young people
Marinetraining.eu
A directory that list european oceanic university courses to help young people choose their curriculum.
For young people
Master programmes directory
A directory that list european oceanic university courses to help young people choose their curriculum.
For young people
National Geographic Online Course for Educators
Courses range in content, length, and schedule, and are open to any educator from anywhere in the world who works with students in either a formal or informal setting.
For young people
Blue Career Development
Blue Generation Job Portal
A free platform with open job positions, training and internship opportunities in the maritime sector in Europe: aquaculture, coastal tourism, fisheries. marine biotechnology maritime transport, ocean energy, ship building and maintenance.
For young people and compagnies
Blue Generation Blue Career Guide
A guidebook about career opportunities in the Blue Economy growth areas: coastal tourism, aquaculture, ocean energy, marine biotechnology, shipbuilding, maritime transport and fisheries.
For young people between 15 to 29 years old
ECOP Training & Mentoring programme
A programme to improve Early Career Ocean Professionals expertise and professional development, to strengthen the impact the ECOPs will have on the UN Ocean Decade and become the future ocean leaders.
For young people
ECOP Jobs & internships
A programme to improve ECOPs’ expertise and professional development, to strengthen the impact the ECOPs will have on the UN Ocean Decade and become the future ocean leaders.
For young people & compagnies
ECOP Ocean Bridges
A working group on research & innovation on topics: marine litter & zero pollution, biodiversity & marine protected areas, marine heatwaves, sea level rise, blue food.
For young people, mid and late ocean career professionals and other stakeholders
Submariner Network Mentoring & Accelerator Programme for Blue Growth
The Blue Growth Mentoring & Accelerator Programme of SUBMARINER aims at connecting mentors to young blue tech companies and actors to further advance the next generation of blue biotechnology innovations in the Baltic.
For young people and mentors
Sustainable Ocean Alliance Ocean Solution Accelerator
With the Ocean Solutions Accelerator and the Ocean Leadership programs, the SOA offers two different programs which connect Youth with mentors all other the world to help them to develop their projects for the ocean.
For young people and mentors
Networks - European Wide
Youth4Ocean Forum
The Youth4Ocean Forum is a free platform for young ocean changemakers like you. Our common goal is to shape our future with a healthy ocean that sustains us all. Therefore, the Youth4Ocean Forum provides you with the opportunities to speak up for our generation, share your ideas, present your projects and connect with like-minded young people and experts all over Europe.
For young people
European Youth Portal
The European Youth Portal offers young people information on opportunities in Europe and beyond. Explore initiatives to learn, work and volunteer. Find ways to make your voice heard as a European citizen.
For young people
European Year of Youth
Make your voice heard! 2022 is the European Year of Youth, shining a light on the importance of European youth to build a better future – greener, more inclusive and digital. With plenty of opportunities to learn, share your vision, meet people and engage in activities all over Europe
For young people
Youth Environment Europe
This initiative aims to unite environmental youth non-profit organisations in Europe. Its goal is to mitigate the climate and biodiversity crisis by baising awareness and building capacity among youth on the climate crisis, by enhancing international cooperation and knowledge-sharing among our members and by strengthening participation of youth in environmental and climate decision-making processes.
For young people
Eurocean's Youth
The concept of Eurocean's Youth is to link young Europeans to the maritime world within a unique network. Developed by Surfrider Foundation Europe in partnership with the French Ministry of the Sea, this network bring together young people from 20 to 27 years-old, coming from each country of the European Union (EU). The Eurocean's Youth network will promote the youth's vision of the European maritime world during high-ranking international events throughout the year 2022
For young people
Networks - Regional & National
All Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors
The idea of this programe is to equip a broader community of early-career ocean professionals with the skills, education and training to enable them to drive movements of positive change and sustainable development along and across the Atlantic Ocean.
For young people
Arctic Youth Network
The Arctic Youth Network is a youth-founded and youth-led non-profit organization supporting a global network of youth through international cooperation and capacity-building.
For young people
Black Sea Young Ambassadors
Black Sea Young Ambassadors are young early career ocean professionals who come from different backgrounds in marine and maritime research, industry, policy, civil society, and either in educational programmes or in the early stages of their carrier.
For young people
Black Sea Youth Network
Sustainable Development Solution Network Youth is a program of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network - an initiative launched to mobilize global expertise around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
For young people
Irish Ocean Literacy Network
The mission of the Network is to create, maintain and develop an informal network of ocean literacy champions to facilitate collaboration, sharing and coordination of marine outreach and ocean literacy projects across the island of Ireland.
For all