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Working for Youth, working with AI

2025-3-RO01-KA153-YOU-0003725552025Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: RO|BG|SK|LT · Grant: €26,446
Quality and innovation of youth workNew learning and teaching methods and approaches

Objectives

The aim of this project is to help participants explore and redefine youth work practices in the age of AI, by equipping youth workers with the mindset, tools and skills to both improve their work and effectively support young people in navigating an AI-driven world. We defined 4 objectives for this project: -Youth workers will improve their knowledge about AI, available AI tools, and how AI is changing education, employment, and identity, in order to be better informed in their effort to support young people. -Youth workers will develop their skills of integrating AI tools responsibly and effectively into at least 3 areas of their practice (youth engagement, the development of targeted educational programmes and improving training delivery methods with AI). -By the end of the project, participants will be more aware of the opportunities and risks of AI, and will develop a brochure with practical guidelines for youth workers to maintain a balanced, ethical use of AI. -At 22 out of 25 participants will report feeling more confident in supporting young people in understanding and responding to the opportunities and challenges of AI in their future careers and personal lives. AI is already in our everyday life, whether we intentionally use it or not. The movies that are suggested to us on streaming platforms, the recommendations we get when we use the internet, the ads we receive are all proposed by AI algorithms. AI is becoming part of many areas of our lives. Young people see it in social media, hear about it in school, are tooled to pick a career that will not be overtaken by AI. But what do these all things mean? They often don’t know how it works or how it affects them. Some are excited for AI, some are scared for their future. Youth workers can help fill this knowledge gap. But they need training, tools, and time to learn. Youth workers from our NGOs are keen to learn about AI, but need clear guidance. To use AI, as other digital tools, but even more so, requires not just skill, but also confidence and ethics. That’s why we didn’t just focus on teaching tools. We wanted to explore how AI affects our values, our work, and the lives of young people.

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