ATOM Booklet

Aims of the tool

1. Define a framework of key competences
- Map and describe the social, intercultural and critical-thinking abilities needed to foster inclusion among young people.
- Provide operational indicators—knowledge, attitudes and behaviors—on which to design and evaluate non-formal learning pathways.
2. Illustrate the VIBES method step by step
- Explain the five phases (Explore – Learn – Share – Build – Give) with concrete activity examples.
- Offer practical tips for integrating storytelling, music and art as levers of engagement.
3. Offer a repertoire of non-formal exercises
- Present workshops, ice-breakers and laboratory sessions suited to mixed groups of young people, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Supply ready-to-use activity sheets that can be adapted to local contexts.
4. Equip trainers with evaluation tools
- Provide pre- and post-workshop questionnaires, observation rubrics and guidelines for gathering evidence of learning.
- Enable continuous monitoring of the impact on participants’ competences.
5. Guide context personalization
- Suggest criteria for tailoring activities to different age groups, specific needs and intercultural dynamics.
- Encourage trainers to co-design with young people, ensuring each pathway is genuinely inclusive.
6. Promote transnational sharing
- Harmonize terminology and approaches across Italy, Greece and Lithuania to facilitate the exchange of best practices.
- Lay the groundwork for future collaborations and exchanges among practitioners from different countries.
7. Strengthen youth workers’ professional development
- Offer a comprehensive tool for continuous professional development (CPD) and documentation of newly acquired competences.
- Contribute to raising recognition of the youth-worker role at the European level.
8. Ensure replicability and sustainability
- Create a user-friendly manual, translated into four languages, ready for download and printing.
- Provide guidelines for keeping the pathway active beyond the project’s end by fostering local facilitator communities.

Description of the tool

⛰️OVERVIEW

The ATOM Booklet is a comprehensive manual designed for youth workers, trainers, and educators engaged in inclusive youth work across Europe. Developed within the Erasmus+ framework, it offers a structured approach to fostering inclusion, participation, and empowerment among young people from diverse backgrounds.
It is available in 4 languages: English, Italian, Greek, Lithuanian.