Youth@Work Digital Competences Forum

12-15 December 2025 | Antalya, Türkiye

Are you working with and for young people, eager to enhance youth employability and skills through entrepreneurship, digitalization, and the use of AI? Join us in Antalya for the Youth@Work Digital Competences Forum, taking place in 12-15 December 2025.

Are you a professional working with and for young people or a youth leader eager to enhance youth employability and skills through entrepreneurship, digitalization, and the use of AI? Join us in Antalya, Türkiye for the Youth@Work Digital Competences Forum, taking place between 12-15 December 2025. 

This forum aims to deepen understanding of how digital competences can be developed across sectors and how they contribute to strengthening young people’s position in the labor market through knowledge sharing, networking, and hands-on experience. The focus of the forum will be on digitalization, digital skills, artificial intelligence and employment, which will be discussed in depth by professionals, experts and youth workers from various sectors. 

What is this activity?

This activity is part of a Training and Cooperation Activity (TCA) organized by the Turkish National Agency for Erasmus+ & ESC. TCA is a tool for National Agencies to support the Erasmus+ Program and enhance its impact. As it is part of the Youth@Work Partnership, the event aims to bring together youth workers, youth leaders, youth project managers, youth policy makers, youth researchers and actors from other relevant sectors, all with a shared interest in youth employment and digitalization.

The event will be held in English, therefore applicants are expected to be able to understand and speak the language. Participants with any level of Erasmus+ experience are welcome.

Youth@Work Partnership:

The event is organised under the Youth@Work Strategic Partnership on youth employability and entrepreneurship of Erasmus+ National Agencies and SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres. The forum is part of the Youth@Work Partnership, alongside other projects tackling youth employability and entrepreneurship, organised by the twelve member Erasmus+ National Agencies and SALTO Resource Centres. More about Youth@Work is available at www.youthatworkpartnership.org and @YouthatWorkPartnership (on Facebook).

Main Objectives:

The primary objectives of this forum are:

• To explore how the job market is evolving around digital skills,
• To discuss how to re-skill and up-skill youth workers on digital literacy,
• To showcase good examples of cross-sectoral projects,
• To understand how AI is changing employability and the future of the labour market,
• To explore how digital tools can be integrated into youth work,

Structure and Sessions:

The event will be organized around five thematic clusters, each addressing a key aspect of digital competences and their impact across different fields. Sessions under these clusters will take place concurrently, allowing participants to choose the topics most relevant to their interests and expertise.

Cluster 1 – Current and Emerging Digital Competences

Cluster 2 – Digital Competence Development: Across All Sectors

Cluster 3 – Youth Work and Digital Competences

Cluster 4 – AI & Future of the Labour Market

Cluster 5 – The use of digitalization and digital tools for better employment

Some Other Practicalities:

The forum will take place in Antalya, between December 12-15, 2025.

December 12, 2025 – Arrivals,

December 13-14, 2025 – Activity days,

December 15, 2025 – Departures

A more detailed info-kit and schedule will be sent to the selected participants.

Available downloads:

• Draft Programme.pdf
• Your kind of training?
• Apply now!Application deadline (24h UTC): 31 October 2025Date of selection: 14 November 2025
• Training overview
• http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14047
• This Conference – Symposium – Forum is
• for 120 participants
• from Eastern Partnership countries, Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries, Southern Mediterranean countries, Western Balkan countries 
• and recommended for
• Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Youth researchers
• Working language(s):
• English
• Organiser:
• Turkish National Agency (National Agency)
• Contact for questions:
• Emine Seher Filiz
• E-Mail: [email protected]
• Phone: xxx
• Before applying please contact the NA of your residence country to check if it is involved in this concrete project and committed to cover travel costs. NB! Learn about possible participation fee and other relevant rules.
• Costs
• Participation fee
• Please get in touch with the NA of your country of residence 
• Accommodation and food
• The hosting NA of this offer will organise/cover the accommodation, programme and food.
• The accomodation will be in single rooms. 
• Travel reimbursement
• FOR ERASMUS+ PROGRAM COUNTRIES
• The NA of your country of residence will reimburse your travel costs.  Before applying, please contact the NA in your country of residence to confirm if they are willing to cover your travel expenses for this activity.
• FOR PARTNER COUNTRIES
• Turkish National Agency will reimburse travel expenses of participants from partner countries. Details will be sent to those who are selected. 

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