Proactive networking in youth work

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Networking involves developing and managing partnerships with other relevant actors. Youth work does not happen isolated from the rest of the world. Youth workers facilitate networking with others (in their community and outside it).
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Having a chance to network, you can take a proactive stance and make the most of such an opportunity. You can take the following actions during a networking session:
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Action 1: Networking Speed Chat - introduce yourself and your organisation’s work to 3 other participants
Action 2: Find Your Connection - find 2-3 people whose youth work has common themes or potential collaboration points
Action 3: Partner Pitch Challenge - in groups of 3, each person has 1 minute to pitch their youth work and what kind of partners they are looking for.
Action 4: Collaboration Map - in small groups (4-5 people), create a quick visual map showing how your organisations can be interconnected in a project or initiative.
Action 5: Shared Commitment - commit to one follow-up action with at least 3 other participants you connected with today.
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Some inspiring videos on networking skills:
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Go to the badge and submit evidence to showcase your learning and understanding of networking skills in the context of youth work.
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The Awero organisation created this educational resource and activity for the Erasmus+ Accreditation training for youth workers.
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This activity supports youth workers' competence development in the "Networking and advocating" area. Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for youth workers to work internationally:
Attitudes: Willingness to collaborate with other actors and stakeholders.
Skills: Ability to network with various external systems and actors.
Knowledge of the needs of the community.
Attitudes: Appreciation of the added value of new partnership and collaboration opportunities.
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The badge earner had a chance to network by taking a proactive stance and making the most of such an opportunity. A person could take the following actions during a networking session:
Action 1: Networking Speed Chat - introducing self and their organisation’s work to 3 other participants
Action 2: Find Your Connection - finding 2-3 people whose youth work has common themes or potential collaboration points
Action 3: Partner Pitch Challenge - in groups of 3, each person had 1 minute to pitch their youth work and what kind of partners they are looking for.
Action 4: Collaboration Map - in small groups (4-5 people), created a quick visual map showing how their organisations can be interconnected in a project or initiative.
Action 5: Shared Commitment - committed to one follow-up action with at least 3 other participants they connected with today.
Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for youth workers to work internationally.
Learning duration: 60 mins.

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Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

To get this badge, participate proactively in the networking session and upload evidence of taking action and completing the networking tasks in the worksheet.

Skills

#Willingness to collaborate with other actors and stakeholders

#Ability to network with a variety of external systems and actors

#Knowledge of the needs of the community

#Appreciation of the added value of new partnership and collaboration opportunities

Career and job readiness

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Time to complete: 1 hour

Organisers

Nectarus

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