Key Concepts of Youth Work, Skils Non-formal Learning and Recognition
This badge recognises that the earner has explored the seven concepts Youth360 is built on: young people, non-formal learning, 21st century skills, digital badges, recognition, employability, and the youth worker.
In this 90-minute session, participants from European and African countries worked in mixed-country teams, using a structured handout to guide their conversation — naming what each concept means in their own practice, positioning their local contexts on a scale, and comparing how the same terms are understood across very different youth work realities.
The learning connects to:
- ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers to Work Internationally — Supporting young people in meaningful learning-to-learn processes, with elements of Displaying intercultural competence.
- LifeComp — Critical thinking and Managing learning, and Communication in the Social area.
- DigComp 2.2 — foundational awareness in 2.6 Managing digital identity, as it applies to digital credentials.
Duration: 90 minutes, Level: Introductory, Evidence verified by organisers
This badge is issued by the Cities of Learning Network within the YOUTH360 capacity building project, which aims to strengthen youth employability and the recognition of non-formal learning through digital tools, Open Badges, and the Cities of Learning ecosystem across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Erasmus+ co-funds the project.
Tasks
Task no.1
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
To earn this badge, the participant:
- Took part in the full 90-minute session, including the introduction to the Youth360 project and its objectives.
- Explored at least four of the key concepts in their group, naming what each meant in their own practice and context.
- Contributed to the group exchange — shared their own understanding of the key concepts and listened to how colleagues from other contexts understood the same terms.
Submit evidence:
1. Similarities and differences.
What similarities and differences have you observed in the meaning and understanding of 2–3 concepts central to this project? Draw on what you heard from colleagues working in other contexts. Text, audio or video (up to 2 minutes) all work.
2. Photos
Upload photos of 2–3 key concept posters your groups contributed to — choose the ones that mattered most for your own learning.