On 13 December, the Multiplier Event of the European project S.M.A.R.T. YOUTH CENTER (Supporting Mobility Activities Running through Tech) by DYPALL Network was held at the Lisbon Youth Centre.
This event was attended by 23 people working with young people in different sectors such as education or sport, youth trainers, and young people interested in the topic of digital skills.
During the 2 and a half hour Event, the project’s overview was presented, including its key activities, and the project results. More specifically, the project managed through its activities to develop the following Project Results:
-created an online course (MOOC) about digital work with young people;
-a virtual reality (VR) environment has been created – a youth space where youth workers can organize activities for young people;
-implemented a pilot application of digital activities for young people, among youth workers
-created a set of digital tools with practical examples that can be used in digital work with young people.
Overall, the audience offered their feedback on the project and the project results produced, while also posing their questions and proposals for further dissemination and leverage of the project results. The audience then proceeded into a discussion about the benefits of Digital Youth Work and the potentials for further evolution and elevation.
About the project
SMART Youth Centre – Supporting Mobility Activities Running through Tech is a 24-month Strategic Cooperation (Key Action 2 – KA2) about Digital Youth Work (DYW). More specifically, the Project aims to support and empower youth workers by developing their digital skills and competencies to develop their digital activities for youth, thus, contributing to the youth workers’ professional development and evolvement.
The aforementioned will be achieved through the various stages of the Project which include the training of the participating youth workers through MOOC (Mass Open Online Courses), the development of a VR Application, and a pilot application by the participants to implement their own digital activities, and lastly, the development of a Digital Toolbox with useful tools and methods regarding DYW.
The consortium consists of 8 partners (including I.R.T.E.A.) from 6 different countries. The partners are the following:
- INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH & TRAINING ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS – I.R.T.E.A, from Greece
- ZAVOD MLADINSKA MREZA MAMA, from Slovenia
- COMUNE DI CINISELLO BALSAMO, from Italy
- Vsl “Amicus Certus”, from Lithuania
- KEKS STODFORENING, from Sweden
- DYPALL NETWORK ASSOCIACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA PARTICIPACAO CIDADA, from Portugal
- Change Your Life Now (CYLN), from Greece
- BOLT Virtual Services, from Greece
For more information about the Project “SMART Youth Centres – Supporting Mobility Activities Running through Tech”, contact us at the official email smartyouthcentre.eu@gmail.com and social media of the project (SMART Youth Center – Erasmus+ on youth” @SMARTYouthCenter.eu).