Embrace AI in Youth Work: Tools, Impact, Ethics

Imagine having a personal assistant by your side, acting as your shadow, supporting your activities with efficiency while maintaining a unique human connection. Whether you're just starting to explore AI or already have some experience, this course will give you the tools and knowledge to integrate AI effectively into your NGO’s life and youth projects.

Who Can Apply:
We’re looking for 24 participants who are active in youth work and have experience in managing youth projects. This project is for people who use computers in their everyday work and want to learn more about what the AI revolution has to offer. It is required to be comfortable with English as a working language.

What you will learn:

• Understand AI Basics: How does AI work and what is it all about? You will gain a clear understanding of AI and its potential in youth work. By the end, you will see how AI can support your projects.
• Gain Practical AI Skills: Try it first-hand and be confident. By the end, you will be able to use AI tools to enhance your work.
• Apply AI in European Youth Programs: Collaborate with your new digital colleague. Learn how to integrate AI into youth and project management activities and use its potential as a helpful ally that is making your job easier.
• Use AI Responsibly and Ethically: Dive into the ethical issues around AI, including data privacy, bias, and how to use it responsibly.

Program Overview

Day 1: Team Building

Develop trust, connect with peers, and experiment with AI tools in a fun, interactive setting.

Day 2: AI Basics & Automation Tools

Explore AI’s potential to simplify administrative tasks and increase efficiency in youth work.

Day 3: AI Learning Festival

Dive deeper into diverse AI applications based on participants’ needs and Erasmus+ priorities.

Day 4: Ethics & Closing

Discuss challenges, ethical practices, and next steps, concluding with reflections and celebration.

Methodology:
Expect a highly interactive learning experience with:

• Demonstrations and experiential workshops
• Learning by doing
• Self-directed learning with guided reflections
• Debates and discussions to explore AI's potential and challenges
• Collaborative projects where participants apply their new knowledge in concrete youth work scenarios

Join us and learn how AI can make your everyday work more efficient so you can focus more on personal connections and drive impact by creating innovative learning opportunities for young people.

Trainer Team: Nihal Ben Mansour (FR), Anastasia Pihtelkova (BG), Dimitris Maniatakos (GR), and Ábris Szép (HU)

Practicalities 

Before the activity, you will receive all the practical information you need to prepare well for this training course.

Arrival day is Tuesday, April 22nd and departure day is Sunday, April 27th. The programme starts on Tuesday afternoon and finishes on Saturday in the evening after dinner.

The training is funded by the Erasmus+ Youth programme and includes your stay at the venue in single rooms with a private bathroom, all meals from Tuesday night until Sunday breakfast time and the reimbursement of your travel costs.