The badge earner identified the role they took on in a team, and described how communication, cooperation and relationships between team members affected the team's ability to reach its goal — drawn mainly from a team-building activity with an international group and/or their own professional or volunteering practice. Youth workers can earn this badge through independent reflection, a peer or mentoring conversation, or as part of a training session — a training is one possible path to the evidence, not a requirement.
To get this badge, youth workers:
- Identified the role they took on in a team, drawing mainly on a team-building activity with an international group and/or their own professional or volunteering practice;
- Related their teamwork experience to at least one aspect of the ETS "collaborating in teams" competence area;
- Identified factors — such as communication, cooperation and relationships between team members — that help or hinder a team's ability to reach its goal;
- Presented their conclusions to others — peers, colleagues or a mentor — in a reviewable form.
Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for youth workers working internationally, in the competence area of collaborating in teams — specifically promoting communication and collaboration amongst team members to nurture qualities and deal with resistance, and the ability to build team spirit and trust.
EQF level: Level 4
Estimated learning effort: 90 minutes.