TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
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The Erasmus+ training course Immersion in the Digital World: A Step Towards Employability aimed to strengthen youth workers’ capacity to support young people in developing digital competences and improving their employability. The activity addressed the growing need for youth workers to understand digital recruitment tools, online professional identity, emerging digital occupations and the opportunities and risks associated with artificial intelligence.
I delivered three days of training within the project, contributing to its objective of equipping youth workers with practical knowledge and approaches they could adapt to their work with young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment. The activity aligned with the participating organisations’ objectives of promoting youth empowerment, employability, digital inclusion and international cooperation.
The project brought together partner organisations from eight countries: France, Germany, Georgia, Spain, Estonia, Albania, Morocco and Algeria. The target group consisted of youth workers and youth educators working directly with young people, including those seeking career guidance, vocational orientation and employment opportunities.
The international composition provided opportunities to exchange experiences, compare approaches to youth employability and explore how digital tools could be adapted to different national and local contexts. The project encouraged intercultural cooperation and the sharing of good practices among organisations working in the youth field.
During my three-day contribution, I focused on practical, participant-centred learning related to digital employability and the application of digital tools in youth work. Relevant learning areas included online personal branding, professional profile development, digital resources for job searching and the opportunities, limitations and risks of artificial intelligence.
The project framework included practical digital workshops and intercultural learning. Where applicable to the sessions I personally facilitated, the methods used included practical exercises, guided exploration of digital tools, peer learning, group discussion, experience-sharing and reflection on how participants could transfer their learning to their work with young people.
My contribution supported the project's overall aim of strengthening youth workers’ ability to help young people navigate the digital employment landscape. The intended outcomes included increased awareness of digital employability resources, a better understanding of online professional identity and AI-related opportunities and risks, and ideas for integrating digital approaches into youth work.
The international exchange also supported peer learning and the sharing of experiences among youth workers from the participating countries. The project planned to document and disseminate its learning resources through a training booklet and a Padlet collecting the training content. These resources were intended to support follow-up activities and the transfer of learning to participants’ organisations.
I contributed as a trainer, delivering three days of training within the Erasmus+ project. My responsibilities included facilitating the learning activities assigned to me, presenting relevant concepts and practical approaches to digital employability, engaging participants in the learning process, and connecting the training content to the needs of youth workers supporting young people.
My contribution focused on helping participants explore how digital tools, online professional branding and an informed understanding of artificial intelligence could support employability-related guidance in youth work. I contributed to the wider educational objectives of the international training activity and to the exchange of practical knowledge among participants from different countries.