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Pathway to developing digital competencies for youth work
Pathway to developing digital competencies for youth work
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This playlist is designed to strengthen the digital competencies of youth workers, managers, and organisations aiming to enhance the quality and impact of their digital youth work.
Through five interconnected activities, you will explore how to build the skills, mindsets, and leadership capacities needed to adapt to the digital transformation in youth work.
Starting with the development of your digital competencies and capacities, you will learn the essentials of using technology meaningfully and strategically in your practice. The next activity will help you understand the digital infrastructure needed to support effective and sustainable digital youth work within your organisation.
As digital transformation requires not only skills but also the right attitudes, you will reflect on building a broad-minded and transformational working culture that embraces innovation and collaboration. Moving forward, you will explore the principles of digital leadership, learning how to guide and inspire others towards successful change.
Finally, you will engage with quality assessment of digital youth work, ensuring that your efforts lead to meaningful, measurable, and lasting impact for young people and organisations.
By completing this playlist, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to integrate digital tools, strategies, and leadership practices into youth work development, supporting both individual growth and organisational transformation.
Claim open badge recognition.
By completing this activity and earning the related badges, you will qualify for the Digital Competencies for Youth Work Development badge. The badge will confirm your understanding of digital transformation in youth work and your ability to apply digital strategies, leadership practices, and quality standards in your organisation’s context.
The badge can be added to your CV, LinkedIn profile, or portfolio, giving visibility to your competencies and commitment to innovation in youth work.
Who created this resource?
This meta-activity has been developed by the Digital Youth Work partnership and Cities of Learning partners, based on resources available through www.digitalyouthwork.net.
- Awero, Lithuania (Project Lead)
- Breakthrough Foundation, Netherlands
- Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute (CITI)
- TiPovej! Zavod - Institute for Creative Society, Slovenia
Next steps:
- Apply your new digital competencies in youth work projects and share results with your organisation or peers.
- Use the meta badge as evidence of skills in CVs, portfolios, or Erasmus+ / ESC project applications.
- Join the Digital Youth Work community to exchange practices and continue learning with peers across Europe.
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This activity invites youth workers, youth work managers, and youth organisations to explore what it takes to create a broad-minded and transformational working culture.
The activity draws on insights from the Digital competences and digital capacities, European Report 2022 and the development of a framework dedicated to the digital transformation of youth work organisations: Digital capacities of youth work organisations. Broad-minded and transformational working culture is one of the 5 competences named in this framework.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Understand what a broad-minded and transformational working culture entails and its importance for effective youth work, especially in the digital realm.
- Reflect on your current practices and identify opportunities for fostering a more inclusive and belonging-oriented environment within your organisation.
Get inspired
Building a thriving culture: Where every young person, youth worker, and manager truly belongs – In every space, online and off!
Sometimes you just click with a group, right? You feel valued, understood, and like you're part of something bigger. That's the magic we're aiming for in our youth work organizations – a truly broad-minded and transformational working culture where everyone, from the young people we serve to every single youth worker and manager, feels like they absolutely belong. And in today's world, that belonging needs to extend seamlessly across all the spaces where young people live, learn, and connect – including the digital realm.
We've all heard stories, or maybe even experienced it ourselves, where people feel disconnected, undervalued, or just not quite in sync with their workplace. It's like that song Taylor Swift sings – you want to be with the one who truly appreciates you! And it's not just about good vibes (though those are super important!). When people feel a sense of belonging, purpose, and connectivity, our work thrives. Disengagement costs us so much – not just in numbers, but in lost opportunities to truly make a difference in young people's lives, both in person and in their ever-present digital worlds. An inclusive culture isn't a "nice-to-have" anymore; it's the engine that drives us forward, helps us solve complex problems, and keeps everyone passionate and engaged, whether we're in a youth center or on Discord.So, how do we make this happen, especially as youth work increasingly embraces its digital dimension? It’s not about doing things the same old way. It's a journey, a movement, and it needs all of us to be on board!
Gain practical insights and actionable steps tailored to your role (youth worker, youth work manager, or young person) to contribute to this cultural shift.
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore these role-specific entry points to build a thriving, digitally-inclusive culture in your youth work context:
- Youth workers can model desired digital behaviours, foster young people's ownership in digital activities, introduce new digital program designs, leverage digital networks for peer influence, and ensure their own digital well-being through supportive organisational cultures.
- Youth work managers can articulate a clear digital vision, invest in staff digital capability, empower digital adoption, embed new digital norms, identify and champion digitally adept staff, and prioritise staff digital well-being.
- Young people can show staff the way in online spaces, voluntarily enrol in digital engagement opportunities, shake things up with digital innovation, act as digital influencers, and advocate for their personal digital well-being.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing this activity, participants can earn badges that recognise:
- Their commitment to fostering broad-minded and transformational working cultures in youth work.
- Their understanding and application of concepts related to digital competences and capacities in youth work organisations.
- Their active participation and contribution to building inclusive and belonging-oriented environments for young people and youth workers.
Who created this resource?
This activity was developed by members of Digital Systemic partnership within the Cities of Learning Network, in response to the insights from the field of digital youth work policy and practice. It builds on the understanding that effective digital youth work depends on more than just tools — it requires infrastructure, skilled professionals, and strategic investment.
Next steps: Use this activity to assess your organisation's readiness for a broad-minded and transformational working culture. Identify areas where you can invest in fostering a sense of belonging, promoting inclusivity, and empowering all staff and young people.
Start internal conversations around allocating resources for cultural development initiatives, providing staff training on inclusive practices, and establishing mechanisms for continuous feedback and adaptation. Look for ways to connect your efforts with broader national and EU-level strategies for youth empowerment and social inclusion. By doing so, you'll contribute to a more equitable, sustainable, and secure future where every young person truly belongs.
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Broad-minded and transformational working culture Pridobi to značko
This activity invites youth workers, youth work managers, and youth organisations to explore what it takes to create a broad-minded and transformational working culture.
The activity draws on insights from the:
By completing this activity, you will:
Get inspired
Building a thriving culture: Where every young person, youth worker, and manager truly belongs – In every space, online and off!
Sometimes you just click with a group, right? You feel valued, understood, and like you're part of something bigger. That's the magic we're aiming for in our youth work organizations – a truly broad-minded and transformational working culture where everyone, from the young people we serve to every single youth worker and manager, feels like they absolutely belong. And in today's world, that belonging needs to extend seamlessly across all the spaces where young people live, learn, and connect – including the digital realm.
We've all heard stories, or maybe even experienced it ourselves, where people feel disconnected, undervalued, or just not quite in sync with their workplace. It's like that song Taylor Swift sings – you want to be with the one who truly appreciates you! And it's not just about good vibes (though those are super important!). When people feel a sense of belonging, purpose, and connectivity, our work thrives. Disengagement costs us so much – not just in numbers, but in lost opportunities to truly make a difference in young people's lives, both in person and in their ever-present digital worlds. An inclusive culture isn't a "nice-to-have" anymore; it's the engine that drives us forward, helps us solve complex problems, and keeps everyone passionate and engaged, whether we're in a youth center or on Discord.So, how do we make this happen, especially as youth work increasingly embraces its digital dimension? It’s not about doing things the same old way. It's a journey, a movement, and it needs all of us to be on board!
The European Commission, alongside youth work researchers, calls for:
Why are we addressing
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore these role-specific entry points to build a thriving, digitally-inclusive culture in your youth work context:
- Youth workers can model desired digital behaviours, foster young people's ownership in digital activities, introduce new digital program designs, leverage digital networks for peer influence, and ensure their own digital well-being through supportive organisational cultures.
- Youth work managers can articulate a clear digital vision, invest in staff digital capability, empower digital adoption, embed new digital norms, identify and champion digitally adept staff, and prioritise staff digital well-being.
- Young people can show staff the way in online spaces, voluntarily enrol in digital engagement opportunities, shake things up with digital innovation, act as digital influencers, and advocate for their personal digital well-being.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing this activity, participants can earn badges that recognise:
- Awareness of digital infrastructure as a foundation for digital youth work
- Advocacy for equitable access to digital tools and safe online environments
- Contributions to long-term strategic planning for digital transformation
- Commitment to youth-centred, inclusive digital systems
Who created this resource?
This activity was developed by members of Digital Systemic partnership within the Cities of Learning Network, in response to the insights from the field of digital youth work policy and practice. It builds on the understanding that effective digital youth work depends on more than just tools — it requires infrastructure, skilled professionals, and strategic investment.
Contributors include:
- TiPovej! Institute – Slovenia
- Breakthrough Foundation – Netherlands
- Awero – Lithuania
- Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute – Curaçao
Next steps: Use this activity to assess your organisation's readiness for a broad-minded and transformational working culture. Identify areas where you can invest in fostering a sense of belonging, promoting inclusivity, and empowering all staff and young people.
Start internal conversations around allocating resources for cultural development initiatives, providing staff training on inclusive practices, and establishing mechanisms for continuous feedback and adaptation. Look for ways to connect your efforts with broader national and EU-level strategies for youth empowerment and social inclusion. By doing so, you'll contribute to a more equitable, sustainable, and secure future where every young person truly belongs.
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#Odlična raven. Izvaja digitalne dejavnosti mladinskega dela, ki temeljijo na smernicah organizacije, idejah mladih ter načelih nacionalnih in evropskih organizacij
#Odlična raven. Skupaj z mladimi in/ali drugimi mladinskimi delavci nenehno ocenjuje kakovost digitalnega dela in razmišlja o tem, kaj se je naučil_a; kot nameren proces, ki je del strategije digitalnega mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Izvaja proces, ki je bil zasnovan skupaj z organizacijo, s katerim skupaj z mladimi oceni individualne in organizacijske prednostne naloge/potrebe, povezane z digitalno preobrazbo.
#Odlična raven. Zagotavlja možnost za aktivno sodelovanje mladih na digitalnih srečanjih in projektih za razvoj mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Razvija sposobnost spodbujanja inovativnega duha pri digitalnih dejavnostih mladinskega dela; namerno posodablja kompetence na tem področju in se zaveda trendov ter tudi politik na tem področju.
#Odlična raven. Samozavestna uporaba različnih digitalnih orodij in platform za podporo mladinskega dela in zagotavljanje storitev mladinskega dela (npr. napredna tehnološka oprema, digitalne kamere ali programska oprema, orodja umetne inteligence)
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade in druge mladinske delavce pri določanju ciljev za smiselno digitalno mladinsko delo, jih ocenjuje in skupaj razmišlja o rezultatih.
#Odlična raven. Opolnomoči skupine mladih, da uporabijo svoje kritično mišljenje in domišljijo ter razpravljajo o etičnih posledicah in najdejo rešitve za vprašanja, kot so profiliranje, algoritemsko filtriranje ali algoritemska pristranskost.
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade, da ocenijo svoja spoznanja po izvedbi dejavnosti na področju digitalnih pravic in opredelijo nove načine, kako jih obravnavati
#Odlična raven. Ustvarja različne vrste digitalnih vsebin in zna podpirati druge pri podobnih dejavnostih (npr. podcasti, videoposnetki)
#Dobra raven. Skupaj z mladimi določi učne cilje za digitalno mladinsko delo
#Odlična raven. Mlade enakopravno vključuje v načrtovanje, izvajanje in vrednotenje digitalnih dejavnosti; so sestavni del strateškega pristopa k digitalni preobrazbi
#Odlična raven. Izvaja proces, ki je bil zasnovan skupaj z organizacijo, s katerim skupaj z mladimi oceni individualne in organizacijske prednostne naloge/potrebe, povezane z digitalno preobrazbo.
#Odlična raven. Samozavestna uporaba različnih digitalnih orodij in platform za podporo mladinskega dela in zagotavljanje storitev mladinskega dela (npr. napredna tehnološka oprema, digitalne kamere ali programska oprema, orodja umetne inteligence)
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade, da ocenijo svoja spoznanja po izvedbi dejavnosti na področju digitalnih pravic in opredelijo nove načine, kako jih obravnavati
#Dobra raven. Zagotavlja, da mladi z manj priložnostmi sodelujejo pri dejavnostih digitalnega učenja, kot so tematski dogodki, reševanje problemov, ustvarjanje lastnih vsebin ali ustvarjanje vlogov.
#Odlična raven. Zagotavlja možnost za aktivno sodelovanje mladih na digitalnih srečanjih in projektih za razvoj mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade in druge mladinske delavce pri določanju ciljev za smiselno digitalno mladinsko delo, jih ocenjuje in skupaj razmišlja o rezultatih.
#Zadovoljiva raven. Podpira mlade pri učenju socialnih veščin s sodelovanjem v digitalnih skupnostih, kot so diskusijske skupine, strani za življenjski slog, vlogi ali igre.
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade, da ocenijo svoja spoznanja po izvedbi dejavnosti na področju digitalnih pravic in opredelijo nove načine, kako jih obravnavati
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade in druge mladinske delavce pri določanju ciljev za smiselno digitalno mladinsko delo, jih ocenjuje in skupaj razmišlja o rezultatih.
#Odlična raven. Zagotavlja možnost za aktivno sodelovanje mladih na digitalnih srečanjih in projektih za razvoj mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Opolnomoči skupine mladih, da uporabijo svoje kritično mišljenje in domišljijo ter razpravljajo o etičnih posledicah in najdejo rešitve za vprašanja, kot so profiliranje, algoritemsko filtriranje ali algoritemska pristranskost.
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade pri ustvarjanju lastnih skupnosti na podlagi vnaprej določenih učnih ciljev, pri tem pa razmišlja o rezultatih.
ETS-TR
#Applies digital technologies, tools and e-learning where necessary/relevant in planning, designing, delivering and evaluating activities
ETS-TR
#Promotes reflection on the specific policies (or lack of policies) related to the digital transformation of many aspects of people’s lives
ETS-TR
#Works with the notion of change and overcomes resistance within the group of learners
ESCO
#adapt styles of leadership
ESCO
#principles of leadership
#Odlična raven. Razvija sposobnost spodbujanja inovativnega duha pri digitalnih dejavnostih mladinskega dela; namerno posodablja kompetence na tem področju in se zaveda trendov ter tudi politik na tem področju.
#Odlična raven. Izvaja digitalne dejavnosti mladinskega dela, ki temeljijo na smernicah organizacije, idejah mladih ter načelih nacionalnih in evropskih organizacij
#Odlična raven. Mlade enakopravno vključuje v načrtovanje, izvajanje in vrednotenje digitalnih dejavnosti; so sestavni del strateškega pristopa k digitalni preobrazbi
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade, da ocenijo svoja spoznanja po izvedbi dejavnosti na področju digitalnih pravic in opredelijo nove načine, kako jih obravnavati
#Dobra raven. Zagotavlja, da mladi z manj priložnostmi sodelujejo pri dejavnostih digitalnega učenja, kot so tematski dogodki, reševanje problemov, ustvarjanje lastnih vsebin ali ustvarjanje vlogov.
#Odlična raven. Samozavestna uporaba različnih digitalnih orodij in platform za podporo mladinskega dela in zagotavljanje storitev mladinskega dela (npr. napredna tehnološka oprema, digitalne kamere ali programska oprema, orodja umetne inteligence)
#Odlična raven. Zagotavlja možnost za aktivno sodelovanje mladih na digitalnih srečanjih in projektih za razvoj mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade in druge mladinske delavce pri določanju ciljev za smiselno digitalno mladinsko delo, jih ocenjuje in skupaj razmišlja o rezultatih.
#Zadovoljiva raven. Usposablja mlade, da kritično ocenijo prakse v ponudbi mladinskega dela.
#Zadovoljiva raven. Vključuje mlade v kritični razmislek o njihovih spletnih izkušnjah - kaj se po njihovem mnenju na koncu naučijo iz različnih izkušenj.
#Odlična raven. Mlade enakopravno vključuje v načrtovanje, izvajanje in vrednotenje digitalnih dejavnosti; so sestavni del strateškega pristopa k digitalni preobrazbi
#Odlična raven. Zagotavlja možnost za aktivno sodelovanje mladih na digitalnih srečanjih in projektih za razvoj mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Skupaj z mladimi in/ali drugimi mladinskimi delavci nenehno ocenjuje kakovost digitalnega dela in razmišlja o tem, kaj se je naučil_a; kot nameren proces, ki je del strategije digitalnega mladinskega dela
#Odlična raven. Izvaja proces, ki je bil zasnovan skupaj z organizacijo, s katerim skupaj z mladimi oceni individualne in organizacijske prednostne naloge/potrebe, povezane z digitalno preobrazbo.
#Dobra raven. Načrtuje in izvaja več digitalnih dejavnosti mladinskega dela z uporabo različnih digitalnih orodij
#Zadovoljiva raven. Usposablja mlade, da kritično ocenijo prakse v ponudbi mladinskega dela.
#Odlična raven. Podpira mlade in druge mladinske delavce pri določanju ciljev za smiselno digitalno mladinsko delo, jih ocenjuje in skupaj razmišlja o rezultatih.
Aktivnosti: 5
Začeto: 3
Dokončan seznam predvajanja: 0
Potreben čas za dokončanje: 3 ur
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