Skill IT Training Toolkit for Youth Workers

Aims of the tool

The training toolkit aims at enabling youth workers and educators to deliver digital skills enhancements workshops for young people.
The Training Toolkit was developed within the framework of the Skill IT for Youth – Integrating Digital and
Future Skills into Youth Work project.

Description of the tool

Welcome to the Skill IT for Youth Training Toolkit - your friendly guide in helping young people to better face the challenge of developing the right skills to meet the requirements of the modern job market.
The Toolkit was compiled as part of the Skill IT for Youth – Integrating Digital and Future Skills into Youth Work project.

The Training Toolkit is a tool for youth workers and more generally educators to enhance their competence in providing workshops to young people (16 -24 yrs old) to develop their 21st century employability skills.

What we propose in this Training Toolkit is a digital perspective on well-known competences. We encourage youth workers to enrich their activities using the tools and resources that new technology brings to the learning process.

The toolkit provides:
- detailed instructions on how to hold workshops for young people on selected competences (creativity & innovation, communication, collaboration & teamwork, productivity & accountability, critical thinking & problem solving, information and media literacy) including ready-to-use scenarios, digital tools and resources suggestions, timings and other practical pointers;
- theory and research-based facts on selected competences, digital skills needs and attainment;
- workshop scenarios developed for young people aged 16-24; however the same ideas and methods can be used in working with other age groups, and also in formal education.

The toolkit design is grounded in what we heard from the various stakeholders regarding young people’s digital learning needs; we also consulted other research and especially considered the P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning. This is how we selected the seven competences, referring not only to the needs of young people but also to employers and the expectations of the modern workplace.