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Blended training on building digital youth work strategies

E-learning

5-26 June 2025 | Online, Lithuania

Join the Cities of Learning blended course to advance your expertise in building unique digital youth work strategies guided by a systemic approach to facilitate digital transformation.

Cities of Learning partners invite your organisation to an exclusive opportunity to learn how to build a digital youth work strategy. Benefit from our 10 years of expertise in facilitating digital transformation in the youth work and NFE fields.

Dates: 5-26 June 2025

Apply now, not later than the 5th June: https://forms.gle/4ojvmjBWEVA6pH619

Course digital spaces: Zoom, www.digitalyouthwork.net platform

 

Through the course activities, you will explore the following topics:

  • 5th of June 16.00-17.30 CEST Brussels time // Digital competences for youth workers and young people with Nerijus Kriauciunas (Cities of Learning Network), hosted by Laimonas Ragauskas (Awero)
  • 10th of June 16.00-17.30 CEST Brussels time // Digital infrastructure with experts Nejc Benčič (Creation Hub, Slovenia), hosted by Urška Česnik, TiPovej! and Sandra Zoomers, Dutch Cities of Learning
  • 12th of June 16.00-17.30 CEST Brussels time // Broad-minded and transformational working culture with experts Uršula Butković (UrsuLab, Slovenia) and Louise Aniba (Online impact coordination Dynamo Amsterdam, the Netherlands), hosted by Urška Česnik, TiPovej! and Sandra Zoomers, Dutch Cities of Learning
  • 24th of June 16.00-17.30 CEST Brussels time // Leadership of digital transition with experts Nermin Zejnilovic (Quantum Workflow, Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Deva Dee Sillie (Reshapers, Curaçao), hosted by Urška Česnik, TiPovej! and Monique Raphaela-Boezen, CITI.
  • 26th June, 16.00-17.30 CEST Brussels time // Quality assessment with expert Michele di Paola (Spazio Giovani - Impresa Sociale, Italy), hosted by Nerijus Kriauciunas, Cities of Learning Network and Sandra Zoomers, Breakthrough, Dutch Cities of Learning

The blended course will include interactive online workshops with valuable expert input. Course participants will also have access to self-paced activities to transfer their learning and advance their organisations' digital youth work strategy and practice. Self-paced activity examples are available on the www.digitalyouthwork.net platform. Estimate 2-4 hours a week to complete additional tasks on the Digital Youth Work platform.

The course organisers will provide additional onsite or online activities to participants from Curaçao, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Slovenia.

 

Highlights of this online training activity:

  • Self-paced online course with an opportunity to meet and learn from the Digital Youth Work experts and Cities of Learning partners
  • Focuses on developing digital youth work strategies and practices in youth work and non-formal education; 
  • Certified training: The Cities of Learning Network will offer opportunities for course participants to assess, validate, and recognise learning. 
  • Digitally friendly: The training and learning methodology and activities will include digital tools, platforms, and Open Badges.
  • Although the initial phase will be short, the course will offer long-term involvement opportunities to join the Cities of Learning Network activities in the follow-up.
  • Endorsed by the broad partnership of Cities of Learning members.

Participants profile:

This course is for people who are:

  • Youth work managers
  • Youth workers* and non-formal educators
  • Group leaders in youth projects
  • Trainers, facilitators and educators
  • Youth programmes and projects managers
  • Mentors and coaches
  • Career counsellors and advisers
  • Organisation managers

Age: from 18 years.

Language: A sufficient level of English is necessary to read and communicate with other participants during this course.

Eligible countries: any

*A Youth worker works with young people in various non-formal and informal learning contexts, typically focusing on young people's personal and social development through one-on-one relationships and group-based activities.

Participants' recruitment and selection

Please apply using this form: https://forms.gle/4ojvmjBWEVA6pH619 

Cities of Learning partners will make the pre-selection and invite you to join this course based on your profile and interest.

 

Digital credentials and certification

This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges (more about the badge here).

Participants who complete 70% of this training programme's activities (e.g., attending online workshops, completing badge tasks) will receive a badge certificate.

 

Costs

This course is free, as it is part of the Erasmus+ co-funded cooperation partnership “Digital Systemic,” which aims to support digital transformation systemically and strategically in the youth work sector and beyond. 

Project partners address the needs, interests, and potential of young people, youth workers, and organisations' managers to innovate digital youth work services. 

Youth workers will initiate and facilitate digital youth work developments in their practice, and organisation managers will lead their organisations toward integrating digital youth work services. 

More about the project here.

 

Organisers

For more information, please get in touch with the organisers:

An experienced team of facilitators will facilitate this training activity:

Disclaimer!

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Your kind of training?

Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 4 June 2025 Date of selection: 5 June 2025

Training overview

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13567

This E-learning is

for 40 participants

from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Other countries in the world , Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU

and recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Youth researchers

Accessibility info:

This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.

Working language(s):

English

Organiser:

Awero | Cities of Learning Network (Youth NGO)

Awero is dedicated to lifelong learning and recognition. We integrate digital solutions and offer competence development, assessment, and recognition across learning domains, plus training and consultancy using engaging methodologies.

A City, Region, or Island of Learning is a network and platform that connects learning activities across territories and makes them more visible and accessible to all learners. We use the latest digital technology to map learning opportunities, offer local and digital Activities combined into Playlists, and use digital Open Badges to value and recognise learning and achievements.

Co-organiser(s):

  • Breakthrough | Dutch Cities of Learning (Youth NGO)
  • Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute | Curaçao Island of Learning (Others)
  • TiPovej! | Ljubliana City of Learning (Youth NGO)

Contact for questions:

Nerijus Kriauciunas

E-Mail:

Phone: +37068618778

Costs

Participation fee

Free to join

Accommodation and food

Not applicable

Travel reimbursement

Not applicable

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:

Youthpass Logo
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