Strategic Digital Youth Work Leader
Awarded to youth work managers who complete a structured learning journey across multiple digital youth work themes. This badge recognises your leadership in building organisational resilience, forging partnerships, and embedding digital strategies that are values-based, inclusive, and sustainable.
Skills and experiences gained:
This badge is aligned with the Digital Capacities of Youth Work Organisations framework, covering key dimensions of organisational development in the digital age:
- Strategic Capacity – Building and implementing clear, values-based digital strategies; recognising the importance of negotiation, long-term planning, and systemic development.
- Partnership and Collaboration – Forging sustainable partnerships with local organisations, experts, and communities to expand digital youth work opportunities.
- Programme and Service Design – Adopting playful digital tools in youth programmes to strengthen teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.
- Quality and Evidence – Collecting feedback and measuring impact through structured processes; recognising that digital youth work quality varies across contexts.
- Youth-Centred Empowerment – Supporting young people in applying their digital skills for positive change and ensuring their voices are central in digital strategy development.
- Organisational Resilience – Contributing to a strategically minded and adaptable organisation able to thrive in changing digital environments.
This badge demonstrates your commitment to strategic leadership, organisational development, and digital transformation in youth work. The Cities of Learning Network partners recognise this achievement and issue the badge based on reflective evidence and completion of key activities.
Tasks
Task no.1
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
You will earn the Strategic Digital Youth Work Leader badge after completing Digital Youth Work activities and earn badges tailored to management and organisational strategy.
Activity:
- Complete at least 60% of activities relevant to youth work managers on the Digital Youth Work platform.
- Collect and claim the corresponding badges for each activity.
Unlocking the meta-badge:
Once you have gathered your badges, reflect on your overall leadership journey:
- What strategic capacities has your organisation developed?
- How have you embedded digital youth work into your organisational mission, values and practices?
- What partnerships and collaborations have you strengthened through this process?
Add evidence:
Submit a reflection (written strategy outline, video presentation, or case study) that demonstrates how your organisation has progressed in digital capacity and strategic development.
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