Artificial intelligence has slipped into the everyday lives of young people, who learn, create, and work with it long before anyone hands them a map. Youth workers are expected to keep pace, yet many organisations remain curious but unprepared, watching a gap widen between the young people they support and their own confidence to do so. The information exists, but rarely in a form that speaks to non-formal education, leaving youth workers to improvise and to see AI as a threat rather than a tool.
Smart Youth Work sets out to change that. The project brings together 20 youth workers from Romania, France, Hungary, Serbia, and Czechia for a seven-day training course in Grenoble, France, dedicated to using AI in youth work ethically, inclusively, and creatively. Participants explore the opportunities and risks of AI, build practical skills for non-formal education and communication, and help their organisations embed these methods through a shared online platform of tools and tutorials.
Aligned with the Erasmus+ digital transformation priority, the project also takes aim at the digital divide, reaching youth workers who face barriers to international training. The goal is simple: to move youth work from uncertainty towards a confident, ethical, and genuinely human use of AI.
More information about this project will be displayed on this page no later than 30th July