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Reimagining Recognition of youth work competencies
Saturday, November 15, 2025 6:00 PM - November 21, 2025 10:00 AM
Via delle Laste, 22, 38121 Trento TN, Italy
Reimagining Recognition of youth work competencies
Saturday, November 15, 2025 6:00 PM - November 21, 2025 10:00 AM
Via delle Laste, 22, 38121 Trento TN, Italy
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Associazione InCo and Civico13, Awero, AssoAssociazione Interculturale NUR, and the Cities of Learning Network are organising a Youth Workers Exchange to promote the recognition of skills and competences in youth work, volunteering, and non-formal learning through digital Open Badges.
Dates: 15-21 November 2025
What will you gain?
- Learning how to work with skills and competencies to design youth work programmes.
- Understanding how to recognise skills and competencies developed in youth work, volunteering and non-formal learning.
- Inspiring examples of youth work programmes focused on skills and competence.
- Explore tools and solutions, such as Youthpass and digital Open badges, to support the development and recognition of skills and competencies.
- Skills in designing recognition processes by using Open Badges and/or other tools.
- Understanding levels of recognition
- Access to numerous resources to learn about Open Badges and how learners, issuers and organisations can benefit from them
- Hands-on practice of using digital platforms for skills and competencies assessment and using Open Badges
- Chance to be engaged in the community of Cities of Learning and Open Badges practitioners
Who can apply for this training course?
- Youth workers
- Youth work managers
- Youth trainers and facilitators
- Practitioners working in the field of non-formal learning and/or youth work
Participants should be involved in their daily work (or highly interested in it):
- Dealing with recognition of learning outcomes
- Willing to explore how to start using Open Badges and digital platforms in their programmes and projects
- They should also be: residents in the countries identified in the call
- Able to communicate in English
- Above 18 years old
Participants' recruitment and selection:
Please apply using this form before 20th August 2025: https://forms.gle/es6xGfE8Ktf12jRy8
Our trusted partners will pre-select and nominate participants based on your profile and motivation.
Organisers
For more information, please get in touch with the organisers:
- Associazione InCo: Anya Ivanova, anya.ivanova(a)incoweb.org
An experienced team will facilitate this YWE activity:
- Nerijus Kriauciunas, Awero, Cities of Learning Network
- Jan Lai, Associazione Interculturale NUR, NINFEA, International Youth Work Trainers Guild
Costs
Travel costs will be reimbursed based on the actual costs, not exceeding the lump sums based on the travel distances, in Euro:
- 10-99 km - 28 / green travel - 56
- 100-499 km - 211/ green travel - 285
- 500-1999 km - 309/ green travel 417
- 2000-2999 km - 395/ green travel 535
Only justified costs will be eligible for reimbursement. If travel costs exceed the lump sums, the remaining costs shall be covered by the participant or their sending organisation.
Participants may opt for the “green travel” options, which come with a slightly higher travel budget. Please get in touch with the organiser for more information about eligible green travel options.
Board, lodging, local transportation and programme implementation costs will be covered upon full participation in the event.
To balance the YWE activity budget, we invite participants to contribute a 50 euro participation fee, which will be deducted from the travel costs reimbursement. In justified cases, participants may request a discount or waive the contribution. Participation fee should not be a barrier to participation.
Digital credentials and certification
This youth workers exchange is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges. Every participant will get a Youthpass certificate and a portfolio of Open badges linked to specific learning experiences.
Watch some videos to understand what Open Badges are and how they can be beneficial:
This training activity is an offer by the Cities of Learning Network to get ready for using digital Open Badges for recognition. It is our commitment to support organisations in building their badge-based recognition practices. Organisations that attend the training and start using badges will have the opportunity to apply for the Quality Label for Badge recognition. Find out more about this badge quality standard.
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Apply to participate in the training course to gain the following:
- Understanding of the importance of supporting non-formal education learning outcomes with a solid system of awareness, visibility and shareability of such outcomes
- Knowledge and skills in how to use the technology of digital Open badges
- Skills in designing recognition processes by using open badges
- Understanding of issuing badges is a non-formal setting, and how issued badges can be valuable for the earners
- Access to numerous resources to learn about Open Badges and how learners, issuers and organisations can benefit from them
- Hands-on practice of creating and issuing Open badges
- Chance to be engaged in the community of Open Badges practitioners
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Location
Via delle Laste, 22, 38121 Trento TN, Italy
Organisers
Network of Cities and Regions of Learning
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Awero not-for-profit organisation manages this platform and develops it together with leading educational organisations. The European Union's programme Erasmus+ granted co-funding for building the first version of this platform. Contact support@awero.org.
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