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Facilitating individual and group learning in an enriching environment
Means establishing dialogue and ensuring cooperation mechanisms with individuals, groups and communities.
Designing programmes
Involves a good understanding of the different groups and environments that a youth worker works with
Organising and managing resources
Means understanding the values and working culture of youth projects and youth organisations.
Collaborating successfully in teams
Means that the youth worker contributes to team work and maintains good working relations with everyone involved with the project.
Communicating meaningfully with others
Means building positive relationships with individuals and groups.
Displaying intercultural competence
Is the ability to support successful communication and collaboration among people from different cultural contexts and backgrounds.
Networking and advocating
Involves developing and managing partnerships with other relevant actors
Developing evaluative practices to assess and implement appropriate change
Youth workers work on helping and empowering young people, the environment, and society to change for the better