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Developing digital competencies and capacities in youth work
Developing digital competencies and capacities in youth work
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This activity supports youth workers and youth work managers in recognising, assessing, and developing digital competencies and capacities within their organisations.
Drawing from the key European frameworks DigComp, Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers, and Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organizations, it offers tasks and reflections tailored to each group to guide their digital development in practice.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Identify your current digital competencies and areas for growth.
- Engage in reflective and practical tasks to improve digital skills and practices.
- Understand how digital competencies support inclusion, participation, and innovation in youth work.
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Digital competencies are essential for navigating today’s world—whether as an individual, a youth worker, or an organisation. According to DigComp, digital competence involves not just using technology but doing so critically, ethically, and effectively. Youth workers and managers need specific competencies to facilitate digital youth work and build organisational readiness.
Explore the following resources:
- DigComp (Digital Competence Framework for Citizens) is used to understand core digital skills.
- Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers – for youth work-specific digital skills.
- Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organisations – for assessing and developing organisational digital readiness.
Watch the following videos on digital competencies:
Take action: activities for different roles:
Explore the following role-specific badges to access activities designed to enhance your digital youth work within the organisation: Navigate to a specific badge and complete activities as a youth worker and youth work manager. Involve young people in co-designing digital youth work solutions.
- Youth workers can use the Digital Skills Navigator badge activities and tasks to help young people identify and reflect on their digital competencies.
- The Digital Practice Shaper badge offers youth workers to assess and strengthen their digital youth work competencies.
- The Digital Capacity Strategist badge invites youth work managers to evaluate and build their organisation’s digital capacity.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing the activities, participants can claim digital badges recognising their competence in understanding personal and professional digital skills development, ethical and inclusive digital youth work practices, strategic planning, and organisational digital transformation.
Who created this resource?
This activity is based on:
- DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (European Commission, 2022)
- Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers (DYW SNAC, 2023)
- Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organisations (DYW SNAC, 2023)
Next steps: Explore additional activities related to AI literacy, digital participation, and online safety. Use your badge portfolio to track your growth and discover learning pathways.
Preuzmi značku znanja aktivnosti
Digital Competence and Capacity Explorer Preuzmi ovu značku znanja
This badge recognises your commitment to recognising, assessing, and developing digital competencies in youth work practice. It is awarded to youth workers and youth work managers who explore the activity content and resources and demonstrate an understanding of how digital competencies strengthen inclusion, participation, and innovation in youth work.
This badge aligns with the SNAC Digital Competences Framework for Youth Work, particularly within the following competence areas:
- Supporting Creative Self-Expression – developing practical digital skills and tools for youth engagement
- Shared Guidelines and Peer Learning – reflecting on and strengthening digital practice within teams
- Identity Growth – critically and ethically navigating digital environments as a youth work professional
Earning this badge demonstrates your capacity to assess your own digital competence development, apply digital skills responsibly and effectively, and contribute to strengthening digital practice within youth work.
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Dokaz verifikovan od strane: jedan/na organizator/ka aktivnosti
To get this badge:
Complete the following steps:
- Identify three digital competences that are most relevant to your role and assess your current level in each.
- Describe at least two actions you will take to strengthen your digital skills and practices.
- Explain how developing these competences will improve inclusion, participation, or innovation in your youth work context.
Evidence: Submit a short digital or paper competence portfolio including:
- A self-assessment of the three selected competences
- A short reflection on strengths and development needs
- A concrete development plan with a timeline
- A brief explanation of how these competences improve inclusion, participation, or innovation in your work
Veštine
#Identity growth of the youth worker
#Supporting creative self-expression
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Critical Digital Literacy
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Digital Rights
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Identity Growth
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Pathway to developing digital competencies for youth work
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Shared Guidelines and Peer Learning
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