• Members of Youthwise, the OECD’s Youth Advisory Board supported by the TUI Care Foundation, come together in Berlin to bring young people's perspectives into OECD work on entrepreneurship and education

• Workshop connects young people with experts from the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities and the Directorate for Education and Skills

• TUI Care Foundation supports Youthwise to strengthen sustained youth participation in international policy discussions.

Youthwise is the OECD's Youth Advisory Board and provides young people with a platform to contribute their perspectives to the organisation's work. Its current 2025–2027 cohort brings together 18 young people aged between 18 and 30 from OECD member countries, including students, researchers, youth advocates and NGO founders. Launched by the OECD in 2021 and supported by the TUI Care Foundation since 2023, the initiative combines consultations, workshops and events that connect young people directly with OECD policy experts and create opportunities for their perspectives to shape OECD work.

The Berlin workshop, held at the Federal Representation of Lower Saxony, focused on two areas that will play a significant role in shaping opportunities for the next generation. In a session with the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, participants explored youth entrepreneurship and discussed the opportunities and barriers young people face when developing their own ideas and businesses. Their perspectives will contribute to ongoing OECD reflections on inclusive entrepreneurship and the experiences of young entrepreneurs.

The session was followed by a consultation with the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills focused on PISA, the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment. The workshop explored how PISA can be made more relevant, engaging and meaningful for young people, with Youthwise members drawing on their recent lived experience of education systems as well as perspectives gathered through their wider youth networks.

The consultation forms part of a broader reflection on the future of PISA ahead of its tenth cycle in 2029. Youthwise members developed recommendations arising from the Berlin discussions, which will be shared with OECD education policymakers and shapers, and contribute to wider discussions on the future evolution of PISA.

The workshop builds on the launch of the 2025–2027 Youthwise cohort at OECD Headquarters in Paris, where members began engaging with experts from across the organisation.

Over the course of their two-year term, Youthwise members will contribute to work on topics including education and skills, digitalisation, the future of tourism and social inclusion. They take part in dedicated consultations with OECD experts, contribute to events and panels, co-create written and multimedia content and connect with youth organisations and young leaders internationally.

The Berlin consultation continues a partnership between the TUI Care Foundation and the OECD that began with the 2023–2024 Youthwise cohort. During that first term of collaboration, participants explored issues including the transition from school to work, climate resilience and the path to net zero, skills development and youth participation. The current cohort builds on this experience, expanding engagement into new areas whilst continuing to strengthen the role of young people in discussions that will influence their futures.

Through its support for Youthwise, the TUI Care Foundation helping to create a sustained model of youth participation in international policy discussions – connecting young people with policy experts, expanding their networks and creating opportunities for their experiences and ideas to inform discussions on issues that will affect their generation for years to come.