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Developing Digital Youth Work: needs, practices, policies.
Developing Digital Youth Work: needs, practices, policies.
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This activity supports youth workers and youth work managers in understanding and integrating digital youth work into their practices and organisational policies.
Through interactive tasks, you will explore ways to develop digital youth work strategies, ensuring that young people can engage in meaningful, innovative, and inclusive digital experiences.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Gain a clear understanding of what digital youth work is and how it relates to youth work goals.
- Learn practical ways to integrate digital tools and methods into youth work practice.
- Identify how your organisation can implement digital youth work strategies and policies.
Get inspired
Youth work has always adapted to the changing needs of young people. As digital technology increasingly shapes young people’s lives, youth work must evolve to integrate digital tools and approaches effectively.
- Read through the key recommendations and good practice examples.
- Reflect on how digital youth work aligns with the goals of youth work and how it can be applied in your context.
Watch the animated videos explaining what digital youth work is and how it aligns with youth work goals.
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore the following role-specific badges to access activities designed to enhance your digital youth work within the organisation: Navigate to a specific badge and complete activities as a youth worker, and youth work manager. Involve young people in co-designing digital youth work solutions:
- Youth workers can use the Digital Life Explorer badge to facilitate young people in reflecting on and exploring their digital lives.
- Digital Youth Work to Practice badge is designed for youth workers to deepen their understanding and application of digital youth work in their professional practice.
- Digital Youth Work Integrator badge has an activity for youth work managers to develop and implement effective digital youth work strategies within their organisation.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon successful completion of the activities, participants can claim digital badges recognising their competence in:
- Understanding digital youth work principles.
- Ethical and effective digital youth work practices.
- Strategic digital youth work development and integration.
Who created this resource?
This activity is based on Developing Digital Youth Work (European Commission, 2018) and has been adapted by the Cities of Learning Network members supporting digital youth work developments:
- Awero, Lithuania (Project Lead)
- Breakthrough Foundation, Netherlands
- Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute (CITI)
- TiPovej! Zavod - Institute for creative society, Slovenia
Next steps
Explore more learning opportunities and resources on digital youth work through the Digital Youth Work platform. Apply what you’ve learned to implement digital youth work strategies effectively.
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Developing Digital Youth Work: needs, practices, policies.
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Digital Youth Work Resource Hub
Badgecraft hosts this platform and develops it together with leading educational organisations. The European Union's programme Erasmus+ granted co-funding for building the first version of this platform. Contact support@awero.org
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