Media Literacy, Misinformation & Digital Citizenship Online Activity-Based Civic Education Training for Trainers, Educators, Teachers & Youth Workers

Are you a trainer, youth worker, teacher, educator or expert interested in media literacy, digital citizenship and young people's democratic participation?

This training is designed to prepare trainers and youth workers to confidently facilitate activity-based workshops, equipping them with inclusive and participatory civic education methods and practical exercises to help young people participate critically and responsibly in today’s digital information environment.

Through interactive activities, reflection and peer exchange, participants will explore how misinformation, manipulation and algorithms influence the information young people encounter online and how media literacy and digital citizenship connect to democratic and civic participation.

AIM

The training aims to equip trainers, educators, and youth workers with the knowledge, competencies, methodologies, and practical tools necessary to support young people in navigating today's digital information environment critically and responsibly.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the training, participants will:

• Experience and explore activity-based methodologies for addressing media literacy and digital citizenship through non-formal and participatory learning.
• Develop their facilitation skills by applying practical tools and hands-on activities for analysing information, identifying manipulation and exploring how algorithms shape online information.
• Explore interactive and learner-centred approaches that support young people's critical thinking and responsible participation in the digital information environment.
• Strengthen their ability to adapt and facilitate media literacy and digital citizenship activities for different groups of young people and local contexts.
• Exchange experiences, methodologies and good practices with trainers, educators and youth workers from different organisations and countries.
• Increase their confidence in designing and implementing media literacy workshops for young people.

TRAINING PROGRAMME

The training will be delivered through an interactive 3-hour online session combining presentations, practical activities, group work, breakout exercises and peer exchange.

The session is designed in a participatory and engaging format, ensuring balanced interaction and active involvement of participants. 

Participants will experience selected media literacy and digital citizenship activities themselves before reflecting on how they can be adapted and applied in their own educational practice.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Date: 15 October 2026
Time: 16:00–19:00 CET
Duration: 3 hours
Format: Online
Working language: English
Participation: Free of charge
Format: Online

Participants will be among the first trainers and youth workers to experience and test the Youth4Change civic education methodology before implementing it in their own educational contexts.

Participants who complete the training will receive:

• a Certificate of Participation
• access to the Youth4Change Civic Education Toolkit and training materials
• additional educational resources developed within the project 

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

youth workers, trainers, facilitators, educators, teachers, NGO and civil society organisation staff, project coordinators, volunteers, community educators, and youth leaders. 

APPLICATION

Participation is free of charge.

How to Apply? Applications form here. Deadline for application 16.09.2025

Selected participants will receive further practical information before the training. 

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This Training is organised within the Youth4Change project, an international cooperation initiative that aims to strengthen young people's civic competences, democratic participation and European citizenship through non-formal education and participatory learning approaches.

The project brings together seven partner organisations from Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Belgium, Italy, and Spain combining their expertise in youth work, civic education and non-formal learning to develop innovative educational resources for young people across Europe.

To support youth workers, trainers, teachers and educators in delivering high-quality civic education, the project is developing a Civic Education Curriculum, a Structured Dialogue Toolkit & Best Practices Guide, and a Handbook on Civic Education. These resources provide practical methodologies, interactive activities and facilitation guidance that can be adapted to different learning contexts and the needs of diverse groups of young people.

Through this Training of Trainers, participants will explore these educational resources, experience selected workshop activities, and strengthen their capacity to facilitate inclusive, participatory and learner-centred civic education workshops.