Join the Cities of Learning online course to advance your expertise in building unique recognition strategies using one of the most innovative tools - digital Open Badges.
Dates: 25 June - 15 July 2024
Place: online, www.badgequalitylabel.net
Application deadline: 24th June 2024
Cities of Learning partners offer your organisation an exclusive opportunity to learn how to build a bespoke recognition strategy using digital Open Badges. Benefit from our 10 years of expertise in making every learning count, valued and recognised.
By completing this course, you will:
- get to know about digital Open Badges and their special characteristics;
- understand the benefits of using digital Open Badges to support learning, participation and recognition in your organisation’s activities;
- discover how Open Badge systems can improve engagement and impact;
- learn how to design Open Badges aligned with your organisation’s goals;
- get inspired by Cities of Learning examples of our recognition practices and strategies;
- develop your organisation’s recognition strategy using digital Open Badges.
Online course schedule:
- Course starting date: 24 June 2024
- 1st online workshop: 25 June 2024, 15.00-17.00 CEST Brussels time
- 2nd online workshop: 28 June 2024, 15.00-17.00 CEST Brussels time
- Self-paced activities: 1-15 July 2024 (check the sample of online learning activities)
- 3rd progress meetup: 10 July 2024, 15.00-16.00 CEST Brussels time
- Course ending date: 15 July 2024
Highlights of this online training activity:
- Self-paced online course with an opportunity to meet and learn from the Cities of Learning recognition experts
- Focuses on developing recognition solutions in youth work, non-formal education, training and adult education contexts;
- Certified training - the broad coalition of Cities of Learning partners will offer opportunities for the course participants to assess, validate and recognise learning.
- Digital friendly - the training and learning methodology and activities will include using digital tools and platforms and digital Open Badges.
- Although a short-term initial phase, the course will offer long-term involvement opportunities - to join the Cities of Learning Network activities in the follow-up;
- Endorsed by the broad partnership of Cities of Learning members.
Participants profile:
This course is for people who are:
- Youth workers* and non-formal educators
- Group leaders in youth projects
- Trainers, facilitators and adult educators
- Youth and adult programme and project managers
- Mentors and coaches
- Career counsellors and advisers
- Organisation managers
Directly working with learners or managing education, training and learning activities and programmes
Age: from 18 years.
Language: a sufficient level of English is necessary to participate in this course.
Eligible countries: any
*A youth worker is understood as someone who works with young people in a wide variety of non-formal and informal learning contexts, typically focusing on young people's personal and social development through one-on-one relationships and group-based activities.
Digital credentials and certification
This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges.
A badge certificate will be offered to participants completing successfully this training programme.
Learn more about digital Open Badges: https://global.cityoflearning.eu/help/getting-started/open-badges
Participants recruitment and selection:
Cities of Learning partners will make the pre-selection and will invite you to join this course based on your profile and interest in the course.
Costs:
This course is free of charge thanks for co-funding by the Erasmus+ programme.
Organisers:
For more information, please contact organisers: Awero, info@awero.org, https://awero.org/
Co-organisers:
Cities of Learning Network: https://global.cityoflearning.eu/en/help/cities-of-learning
An experienced team of trainers will facilitate this training activity: