AI Toolkit for Youth Workers (2026)

Aims of the tool

- To enhance youth workers’ digital and AI literacy through practical, accessible tools;
- To support the design and facilitation of engaging non-formal education activities;
- To promote intercultural dialogue, inclusion, empathy, and active participation through AI-assisted learning;
- To provide resources for creating role-plays, simulations, storytelling activities, and creative workshops;
- To improve project planning, communication, content creation, and knowledge management in youth work;
- To encourage the ethical, responsible, and human-centred use of artificial intelligence;
- To inspire innovation and creativity in Erasmus+ projects and other youth initiatives;
- To help youth workers save time on routine tasks and focus more on meaningful learning experiences and participant engagement;
- To offer a curated collection of AI tools that can be directly applied in youth work practice.

Description of the tool

The AI Toolkit for Youth Workers (2026) is a practical resource designed to help youth workers integrate artificial intelligence into non-formal education, intercultural learning, and youth participation activities. It presents a curated selection of AI tools for research, content creation, project management, storytelling, simulations, and creative facilitation, accompanied by QR codes and practical use cases.

Through this toolkit, youth workers can explore innovative ways to design engaging workshops, role-plays, intercultural dialogue activities, and digital learning experiences. The resource promotes the ethical and responsible use of AI while encouraging creativity, inclusion, critical thinking, and active participation among young people.

Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the potential applications of AI in youth work and non-formal education;
- Identify and use AI tools for communication, creativity, facilitation, and project management;
- Design AI-supported learning activities, simulations, and storytelling exercises;
- Apply ethical and responsible approaches to AI use in educational and intercultural contexts.

The Toolkit can be downloaded from the attachment or via the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K0OGuA8iXQpBKbzwz-LypYOfrvVQ7YV2/view?usp=sharing