Digital Youth Work | YouthLink Scotland

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Right now, digital is an incredibly important enabler for young people. That’s why we have such a strong focus on using digital well in a youth work setting, helping you incorporate digital into both face-to-face and online activities. We will work with you to develop digital youth work. That means:

Supporting all young people to navigate their online lives
Using digital to create places where young people can thrive
Helping youth workers develop their digital skills
Inspiring digital transformation
Integrating digital thinking across other major youth work themes
Exploring how emerging digital innovations can enable youth work in the future
Building cyber resilience and appropriate safeguarding thinking into all our digital youth work

Youth Work and Cyber Resilience - What Young People Said

Our new report highlights the importance of discussion with young people as a way of building cyber resilience. Young people in youth work focus groups shared their thoughts about online safety and cyber resilience and the issues that they deal with every day in the online world.

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Resources and e-Learning

The Digitalyouthwork.scot website is a great place to start if you are looking for ideas or information. You'll find some of the most relevant resources here, plus learning that is designed specifically for youth workers.

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Digital youth work research

We are gathering data to help us understand how to support digital youth work in Scotland as it becomes a core element in youth work practice.

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What is Digital Youth Work?

Digital youth work focuses on the digitalisation and digital transformation of the youth work sector and youth work practice. It means using digital media and technology in youth work practice as a tool, an activity, and as content.

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Building Cyber Resilience

We have activities, resources and a benchmark that can form the foundation for developing your own resources when it comes to supporting young people to stay safe and secure online.

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Digital Youth Network

The Digital Youth Network meets several times a year, sharing practice and developing community around this fast-paced topic.

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Training and Digital Youth Work Resources

We deliver regular training and events to meet the needs of the youth work sector. Find out about upcoming opportunities and get in touch to discuss needs for in house training. Training includes short in person workshops and a variety of e-learning opportunities.

Digital Makerspaces

Help young people develop tech skills that will help them contribute in an increasingly digitalised society. Discover how digital makerspaces create positive environments where young people can play, create, have fun and learn together.

Digital Youth Work Conference 2024

Take a look back at the 2024 Digital Youth Work conference, a day filled with thinking, collaboration and activity.

DigitalYouthWork.scot

Your resource hub for useful ideas, learning and resources.

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