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to document and make visible young people’s non-formal and informal learning outcomes, i.e. knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, achieved through youth work and to support the validation of achieved competences.

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Introduction

Equally important to talking about learning objectives is that the learning that has taken place is documented and recognised. Making the learning that has taken place visible will, in itself, strengthen it and at the same time make it possible for the young person to show his/her abilities to others.

Being able to show that young people develop new competencies through taking part in youth work will also strengthen the recognition and position of youth work.

References

  • Two well-recognized tools for documenting young people’s learning are Youthpass and ELD

Guiding questions

To what degree does our local youth work meet this bullet point?

Are there sides/aspects of it that are not reached?
Are there differences related to different activities?
Are there differences related to different groups of young people?
Are there differences related to different youth work providers?
Are there other differences? Related to what?

Specific questions
  • How do we talk to young people about what they have learned through taking part in activities and projects?
    • Do we need to find support material/methods for these kinds of discussions?
  • How are we supporting young people to get recognition for competences acquired in youth work?
    • Do we need to find support material/methods for doing this?
  • Are we hesitant to talk to young people about what they have learned?
    • Are we afraid of getting too ‘formal’?
    • Don’t we think that they learn?

Self-assessment

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Good practices & tools

  • Working with Youth as a common framework for cooperation between participating organisations

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  • ACCOMP+

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Future steps

What different steps do we need to take in order to meet this bullet point?

Do we miss any knowledge that we need?
Do we need to take contact with stakeholders not present in our discussions?
Do we need to develop new competences, methods, work processes or organisational structures?
Can we find good practices or tools that might help us to improve this?
Do we have positive experiences from other areas of youth work that we can use also in this case?
Are there other organisations that we can contact and learn from regarding this?
Do we need to take other measures?
Do we have to revise our perspectives and/or priorities regarding youth work?

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