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D(at)YW – Upgrading Digital Youth Work is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for innovation and exchange of good practices.

The project pioneers to design a Complete Tool Kit and a Knowledge Pack for developing, implementing and monitoring various inclusive strategies for promoting deep digital skills.

Methodological Approach

UTILIZING THE NON-WORKING TIME

(i.e. after school/college, summertime, afternoon) available in a constructive way to set up a deep tech club.

CREATING SYNERGIES

between youth organisations, schools and the business world to bridge the skills-gap between education and the labour market.

INTRODUCING OPEN BADGES

as a method to validate and award the digital skills acquired by both young people and youth workers.

CREATING TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION

between partners for the organisation of competitions, events, C1 mobility, digital movement as part of the EU strategy.

Stages

Research

During the first stage the consortium is conducting various surveys to identify the existing digital skills gap between young people’s abilities and the existing requirements of the job market.

Research

Design

The second stage is about designing and developing all essential teaching and learning material to support the promote of deep-tech digital skills through synergies and hubs.

Design

Testing

At the third stage a short-term training for youth workers will be organised to test all developed materials.

Testing

Implementation

After testing, the feedback will be incorporated into the designed product and presented again to the wider audience.

Implementation

Dissemination

During the final phase of the project’s dissemination plan, which includes the completion of the planned activities and the implementation of the D(at)YW for digital literacy, each partner will organise a national conference in their country.

Dissemination

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Modules developed
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Deep tech clubs

Results

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Timeline

May, 2019

Kick-off Meeting in Erfurt, Germany

October, 2019

Transnational Meeting in Lancaster, UK

March, 2020

Transnational Meeting in Reus, Spain

June, 2020

Short-term Joint Staff Training Nicosia, Cyprus

December, 2020

Multiplier Events in Germany, UK, Greece, Spain and Cyprus

December, 2020

Transnational Meeting in Brussels, Belgium

January, 2021

Final Conference in Brussels, Belgium

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Blog Posts

Monthly project meetings in Erfurt, Germany

November 1, 2019
Since the D(at)YW project has began, the leading partner Plattform e.V. together with its local partner, CGE Erfurt e.V. has agreed to conduct monthly project ...
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Second Transnational Partner Meeting in Lancaster, UK

October 18, 2019
The second Transnational Partner Meeting of the D(at)YW project took place in Lancaster, UK at the campus of Lancaster & Morecambe College from the 14th ...
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IO1: Focus group in Berlin, Germany

August 31, 2019
On August 31st, 2019 a German focus group was conducted at the Hertie School of Governance (Friedrichstrasse 180) in Berlin with 8 participants and 2 ...
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Kick-Off Meeting in Erfurt, Germany

May 13, 2019
On May 9th-10th, 2019 the Kick-Off Meeting of the D(at)YW project took place in “SozialSalon” in Erfurt, Germany. The Kick-Off Meeting was attended by the ...
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