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It can be used in various ways according to the context, the target group, the youth workers and the participants of various training courses.
The competence model for youth workers working at an international level helps raise the quality of training programmes and related youth worker competences in the field of youth work, covering nine competence areas.
It can be used in various ways according to the context, the target group, the youth workers and the participants of various training courses.
The Competence Model consists of
the following nine Competence Areas
Which competence area are you curious to explore?
The Competence Model consists of
the following nine Competence Areas
Which competence area are you curious to explore?
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Explore the Learning Dimensions
Find out more about the four dimensions
Explore the Learning Dimensions
Find out more about the four dimensions
The competence model can be explored through four learning dimensions, whose descriptions complement each other and thus explain each competence together in more detail. The four learning dimensions are Attitudes, Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour and each competence is precisely explained by detailed descriptions in these four dimensions which you would explore by looking at single competence areas shown in the wheel above.
Another approach to the competence model is to look at the learning dimensions separately. See the definitions of each of the dimensions, which offer a greater level of complexity or play an interconnecting role in defining the different competences.
The Competence Model for Youth Workers to Work Internationally acknowledges that youth work is becoming more and more European and international. It focuses on the competences needed to prepare, implement and evaluate learning mobility projects. In the competence model, we focus on four dimensions: attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviours.
The model understands competences as an overall system of values, attitudes, and beliefs as well as skills and knowledge that we use to successfully manage complex situations and tasks. We chose a multi-dimensional approach for this competence model. After describing a competence we divide it into attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Know the background
Ideas behind the development of the model
Know the background
Ideas behind the development of the model
Learn about the context
Characteristics of international youth work
Learn about the context
Characteristics of international youth work
The Competence Model for Youth Workers to Work Internationally has been developed within the context of ‘European youth policies and programmes’. The model refers to the international dimension of these activities and the interaction in learning mobility projects.
The characteristics of international youth work are: work is done together with international colleagues, often using a foreign language as a lingua franca; in a value-driven context, e.g. European programmes promote participation, inclusion, democracy, human rights, etc.; with a link to the wider political context.
The magical dimension
Discover the cherry on top
The magical dimension
Discover the cherry on top
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deepen your knowledge about the competence model
Get more information
deepen your knowledge about the competence model
Dive into the publication
The revised edition of the competence model was published in March 2023. Explore more in-depth the reality of learning mobilities and the competences of youth workers involved in transnational learning mobility projects.
See details in the Glossary
In your exploration, you might have come across terms that were unfamiliar to you. We have put together a list of the specific terms we use throughout the competence model, which we defined for its better understanding.
Use our self-assessment tool
The YOCOMO online self-assessment tool is based on the ETS competence model for youth workers to work internationally, which allows the users to perform a self-assessment in 9 competence areas, on their level of behaviours, knowledge, skills and attitudes. It offers visualisation of their results, as well as a possibility to upload evidence of their competence and enter reflection notes.