Unlocking Doors to Recognition

Developed by: This publication was written by two authors, Darko Markovic and Gülesin Nemutlu Ünal, both of whom have extensive experience in the field of recognition, learning, education and youth work. It was written with the support of SALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centre, SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre and the Slovenian National Agency.

Type of the tool/practice: Publication/Handbook

Recognition dimensions addressed by the tool/practices: Self-recognition, Social recognition, Formal recognition, Political recognition

Level of influence of your tool/practice: Organisational, Local/Regional, National

Target group(s) for the tool/practice:
Youth workers and youth organisations interested in starting working on better recognition of youth work and non-formal learning in their own context. In addition to those groups, the handbook could be useful to other actors in the youth field (e.g. policy makers, trainers, researchers).

Short description:
This practical handbook aims at helping interested youth workers and youth organisations develop their own strategies for better recognition of youth work and/or non-formal learning in their own context. The handbook is a combination of relevant, easy-to-access, background knowledge and a series of hands-on exercises helping the readers reflect and work out their own involvement in the selected recognition ‘adventure’.

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Contact details:
Contact person: Darko Markovic, co-author, email: [email protected] 
Contact person: Gülesin Nemutlu Unal, co-author, email: [email protected] 
Contact person: Kristiina Pernits, SALTO TC RC, email: [email protected]

Links and references:

• To download the handbook in English or German language :  https://www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass/downloads/

Additional material to download:

• Unlocking Doors to Recognition handbook