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Developing digital competencies and capacities in youth work
Developing digital competencies and capacities in youth work
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This activity supports youth workers and youth work managers in recognising, assessing, and developing digital competencies and capacities within their organisations.
Drawing from the key European frameworks DigComp, Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers, and Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organizations, it offers tasks and reflections tailored to each group to guide their digital development in practice.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Identify your current digital competencies and areas for growth.
- Engage in reflective and practical tasks to improve digital skills and practices.
- Understand how digital competencies support inclusion, participation, and innovation in youth work.
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Digital competencies are essential for navigating today’s world—whether as an individual, a youth worker, or an organisation. According to DigComp, digital competence involves not just using technology but doing so critically, ethically, and effectively. Youth workers and managers need specific competencies to facilitate digital youth work and build organisational readiness.
Explore the following resources:
- DigComp (Digital Competence Framework for Citizens) is used to understand core digital skills.
- Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers – for youth work-specific digital skills.
- Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organisations – for assessing and developing organisational digital readiness.
Watch the following videos on digital competencies:
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 Skills Navigator badge activities and tasks to help young people identify and reflect on their digital competencies.
- The Digital Practice Shaper badge offers youth workers to assess and strengthen their digital youth work competencies.
- The Digital Capacity Strategist badge invites youth work managers to evaluate and build their organisation’s digital capacity.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing the activities, participants can claim digital badges recognising their competence in understanding personal and professional digital skills development, ethical and inclusive digital youth work practices, strategic planning, and organisational digital transformation.
Who created this resource?
This activity is based on:
- DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (European Commission, 2022)
- Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers (DYW SNAC, 2023)
- Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organisations (DYW SNAC, 2023)
The Cities of Learning Network members used the above resources to create activities 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 additional activities related to AI literacy, digital participation, and online safety. Use your badge portfolio to track your growth and discover learning pathways.
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Developing digital competencies and capacities in youth work
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Digital Youth Work Resource Hub
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