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Blockchained Youth Work (BLOCKCHAIN)

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The purpose of the Blockchained Youth Work project is to support efforts to professionalize youth work through digital and innovative dimensions and ensure the quality of education practices in youth work. We want to highlight the solution of digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience, and performance, as a main priority. The youth sector is undergoing a digital transformation, especially in the light of the pandemic. The youth sector, including young people, are becoming more and more prepared to collaborate, learn and develop competencies in digital frameworks. At the same time, youth workers must be supported in carrying out activities in the digital environment. The first stated priority will be achieved by creating a platform that provides secure storage of digital certificates that can also be identified by external stakeholders through a fixed system of evidence on secured platforms. The proposed blockchained technology will assure an easy and fast solution for solving the problem of verification and recognition of learning achievements in youth work, and recognition of similar educational activities which provide verifiable learning outcomes in the youth sector. This will add to the increasing quality, innovation, and recognition of youth work in partner countries and on EU level, which is another project’s priority. Project activities include:
  • needs analysis that will be evidence-based and will be oriented towards youth policies through advocacy activities
  • activities directly oriented towards youth work practitioners, and together they strongly support the priority of reinforcing links between policy, research and practice.
We will achieve the stated priorities by achieving our projects objectives, which are:
  • - Create a quality framework for educational practices in the field of youth
  • - Pilot the innovative platform based on the blockchain technology for the validation, recognition, quality assurance and supply of youth work relevant learning outcomes
  • - Advocate for the quality of youth work at national, regional and EU level
As a result, Blockchained Youth Work will:
  • - build 1 blockchain platform;
  • - develop quality framework based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of educational practices;
  • - include at least 25 organizations in the pilot training certification process, and at least 50 certified trainings on the blockchain
  • at least 50 certified trainings on the blockchain
  • - analyze key issues in partner countries related to youth work recognition and validation;
  • - implement a quality advocacy plan on quality of youth work and sustainable innovative solutions.
Prof. dr. Tomaž Deželan
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Maja Drobne
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Final conference of the project Blockchain : How digital innovation enhances the visibility of non-formal education in the youth sector

The final conference of the Blockchain – Blockchained Youth Work project brought together domestic and international experts at the Faculty of Social Sciences to discuss the future of validating the learning outcomes of youth work. Innovative solutions for digital recording of competences using blockchain technology were presented, along with the key results of the project, including the development of 28 quality standards to strengthen the recognition of non-formal education in the youth sector.
The future of validating the learning outcomes of youth work – final conference of the project Blockchain

Invitation to the final conference of project Blockchain, which focuses on developing innovative solutions for recognising and recording competencies acquired through non-formal learning in youth work.

Blockchained Youth Work partners meeting

Participants reviewed the progress of the testing of an innovative educational platform based on blockchain technology.
An Example of a Training Syllabus

A structured form for designing an educational programme or training course.
Required curriculum elements for youth work educational programmes An analysis of existing syllabi

The review examines how learning objectives, learning outcomes, teaching methods, and assessment practices are defined and structured.
Comparative Report on the Blockchain Platform Testing

The document “Comparative Report on the Blockchain Platform Testing” synthesises findings from four national pilot tests of the project Blockchain.
Access to and key functionalities of the Blockchained certificate

The document provides a practical overview of the Blockchain platform.

Mapping of blockchain platforms for certification of educational outcomes

The document analyses how blockchain technology can be used to securely issue, store, and verify educational credentials.
Selection of the project Blockchain programmes

Selection of Blockchain programmes presents a curated overview of non-formal education and training programmes certified within the project Blockchain.

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