COMPETENCE CORNER

Eurodesk produces practical resources for youth (information) workers, empowering them to build capacity and deliver quality, inclusive, and sustainable youth services. This includes a variety of thematic guides and training materials tailored to support their work.

GUIDES FOR YOUTH WORKERS

Guide on the use of AI in youth information services

The Eurodesk guide on the use of AI in youth information services is designed to help youth information workers understand the basics of artificial intelligence, its impact on our sector, and how to use AI tools responsibly and effectively in their daily work.

Guide on mental health literacy in youth information work

This guide equips youth workers to recognise signs of mental health distress, offer effective support, and make referrals when needed. It includes practical tools for communicating about mental health, managing crises, and working with professionals.

Gamification and game-based learning

This guide introduces gamification principles, game-based learning, and the basics of game design, illustrating with practical examples how these methods can boost youth engagement and motivation in the context of youth information services.

Guide on youth participation in youth information services

Eurodesk and ERYICA have released this guide to clarify the concept of youth participation within youth information services. It outlines various models and formats to ensure the meaningful involvement of young people and shares best practices.

Virtual facilitation guide

In this guidebook, you will find valuable tips and tricks for planning, facilitating, and evaluating your online events. This resource is ideal for anyone organising virtual or hybrid events for a youth audience.

Social media guidebook

Eurodesk’s Social Media Guide offers essential guidelines and tips to boost youth information services’ digital outreach, covering user insights, branding, platform strategies, audience engagement, and storytelling.

Guide on inclusive comunication

Supports youth workers in creating inclusive information services. It offers clear principles, practical tools and case studies to help reach diverse audiences, break down communication barriers, and promote inclusion, equity, and youth participation.

Greening youth information services

A practical guide with tips, best practices, and strategies for developing sustainable youth information services. It also explores their role in informing, engaging, and empowering young people regarding environmental sustainability.

TRAINING MATERIAL

Youth focus cards

Helps youth workers build empathy and understanding for young people with fewer opportunities. Through real-life scenarios and practical insights, these cards highlight barriers to learning mobility and encourage reflection for enhanced inclusion.

Eurodesk opportunity cards

These cards are designed to assist youth workers in quickly identifying key EU programmes, initiatives, portals, and networks relevant to young people. Each card contains a brief description and links for further information.

Qualifying training programme

A hands-on training programme for Eurodesk mobility advisors, organised into six thematic modules covering the purpose of Eurodesk, International Mobility Programmes, and aspects of support, inclusion, and communication.

Eurodesk eacademy

A digital wiki-style eLearning platform that provides a thorough introduction to Eurodesk, its services, and European youth policies and programmes. It serves to train newcomers and enhance the skills of Eurodesk mobility advisors.

Youth information competence framework

Eurodesk and ERYICA developed the YouthInfoComp to enhance the quality of youth information services across Europe and foster understanding and recognition in the sector among young people, policymakers, and stakeholders.

Eurodesk mobility advisor competence framework

The framework sets out the essential competences for providing quality information about European opportunities to young people, ensuring consistency, clarity, and recognition for the Eurodesk Mobility Advisor role, and guiding ongoing professional development.

PRIORITIES

Initiatives