The Youth Development Administration (YDA;
;Bopomofo :ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄨˇ) is a branch of the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
with a responsibility for youth affairs.
History
It was established on 28 January 1966 as the National Youth Commission (NYC; ) under the
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...
until 1 January 2013 when it was put under the administration of the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
as a result of the reorganization of the Executive Yuan and renamed to Youth Development Administration.
Organizational structure
* Planning and Career Consultant Division
* Public Participation Division
* International and Experiential Learning Division
* Secretariat
* Personnel Office
* Civil Service Ethics Office
* Accounting Office
Transportation
The YDA office building is accessible within walking distance North East from
NTU Hospital Station of the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan.
It was the first rapi ...
.
See also
*
Ministry of Education (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Education (MOE; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kau-yuk Phu'') is the ministry of Taiwan responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools and it oversees the educational administrative agencies of local governmen ...
References
行政院青輔會青年職業訓練中心 (NYC website)
1966 establishments in Taiwan
Youth organizations based in Taiwan
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