1. Open digital
badges for youth
workers’ mobility
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2. Welcome to the badge world! This a step-by-step guide which will prepare you for using
Open digital badges to recognise learning that happens during international youth worker
mobility projects (e.g. training courses, seminars, etc.).
ABOUT OPEN BADGES
∎ Open Badges is a worldwide standard to
validate and recognise learning that happens
anywhere. They are visual representation of
learning and achievements.
∎ Badges are digital and thus create new
possibilities to manage achievements: store,
share and display them anywhere on the web
and include on CV.
∎ Find out more about Open Badges
BADGES IN YOUTH WORKER’S MOBILITY
∎ Youth worker’s mobility offer non-formal
and informal learning opportunities.
Badges map learning and structure the
Youthpass reflection process.
∎ Badges enable trainees to collect
evidence of their learning achievements,
verify them with their peers and training
organisers.
∎ Find out more about Youthpass
/ GUIDELINES FOR USE

3. HOW TO SET UP BADGES
Create badge project on www.badgecraft.eu
Import badge system from badge library
Specify badge content
Familiarise with tips for using badges
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4. Create badge
project
at www.badgecraft.eu
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5. Click to register your account.
Login, if you have one

6. Go to Projects/
Organisations and create
an organisation. If have
already, skip this step

7. Create a new project for your activity

8. Import badge
system
from www.badgecraft.eu/en/library
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9. On-boarding badge:
claimed with a code
Special topic badge:
3 of 5 tasks completed
Event badge:
Unlock any other
10 project badges
Facilitator badge:
3 of 5 tasks
completed
14 badges linked to European key-competences for
lifelong learning: earned by completing 3 out 5
badge tasks

10. Type keywords “youth worker”
Import full badge system to your
project
https://www.badgecraft.eu/en/library

11. Specify badge
content
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12. Go to Projects/Badges to view
all imported badges
“Draft” indicates the badge that can be modified and yet not
visible to users. You can change badge status in “Settings”

13. Modify 3 badges only
“Training topic” badge Badge for participants Badge for facilitators
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14. Select “Modify” to edit badge
description according your
project details.

15. Edit badge tasks for the
special badge to reflect the
topic of your activity

16. Tips for using
badges
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17. Give to participants the code for
the on-boarding badge to use on
www.badgecraft.eu/claim
or scan it with QR code scanner

18. SMOOTH START
∎ Introduce Open Badges to
all team members well in
advance
∎ Introduce Open Badges to
participants latest on the
2nd day of activity
∎ Use these resources:
Video What is a Badge?
Slides of Youth Work
Agent game
∎ Give out claim code for
the on-boarding badge
“Youth Work Agent”
ACTIVITY PROGRAMME
∎ At the end of the day
give time for
participants to reflect
their learning and relate
it to badge tasks
∎ At the beginning of the
day remind participants
about badges and tasks
∎ During the mid-term
evaluation discuss with
participants their badge
learning progress
SOFT END
∎ On the final day of the
programme give time
for participants to
conclude their learning
and claim badges
∎ Relate learning results
and achievements to
Youthpass
key-competences
∎ Talk how to use badges
on social networks and
on CV
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR!

19. Feedback &
support
write to info@badgecraft.eu
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20. References
EUROPEAN BADGE ALLIANCE
Promotes the use of Open
digital badges and other tools
to validate and recognise
learning during the European
mobility activities.
www.ebawebsite.net
ERASMUS+
European Union’s programme
which offers funding for
mobility projects in various
fields of education & learning
https://ec.europa.eu/program
mes/erasmus-plus
BADGECRAFT
Is a multilingual platform to
manage any achievements
using world-wide standard of
Open digital badges
www.badgecraft.eu
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