What is Youthpass?
Youthpass as a learning process
Youthpass is part of the European Commission’s strategy to foster the recognition of non-formal learning. As a tool to visualise and to validate learning outcomes gained in “Youth in Action” projects, it puts policy into practice and practice into policy:
- Creating their Youthpass Certificate together with a support person, participants of “Youth in Action” projects have the possibility to describe what they have done in their project and which competences they have acquired. Thus, Youthpass supports the reflection upon the personal non-formal learning process.
- Documenting the added value of a “Youth in Action” project, Youthpass visualises and supports active European citizenship of young people and youth workers.
- Being a Europe-wide validation instrument for non-formal learning in the youth field, Youthpass contributes to strengthening the social recognition of youth work.
- Making visible and validating key competences through a certificate, Youthpass finally aims at supporting the employability of young people and youth workers.
Read the Youthpass Guide
The Youthpass Guide provides background information and support material to implement Youthpass in your “Youth in Action” projects.
Do you need more background information on policy and pedagogical issues? Then click here to go directly to the Youthpass guide.
Generate Youthpass Certificates
Please click here to get to the Youthpass tool. The following page contains detailed information on the different steps to create Youthpass Certificates.
Youthpass Certificates are currently available for projects approved under the following Actions of the “Youth in Action” programme:
- Action 1.1- Youth Exchanges
- Action 1.2 - Youth Initiatives
- Action 2.1- European Voluntary Service
- Action 3.1 - Youth in the World (Youth Exchanges and Training Courses)
- Action 4.3 - Training Courses
- Action 4.6 - all activities mentioned above
All the participants of a project approved within one of these Actions from 2007 onwards are personally entitled to receive a Youthpass Certificate – and thus recognition for their non-formal learning outcomes.
If you would like to create Youthpass Certificates, please click here to get to the technical tool. Detailed instructions will guide you through each step.
By the way: The Certificates are now available in many languages! Read more on the following pages.