The Book of Standards for Digital Youth Work is now online

The Re(In)novating Digital Youth Work consortium, coordinated by CONNECT International, has published the Book of Standards for Digital Youth Work, co-funded by the European Union.

The publication offers a practical, rights-based framework for youth workers and organisations delivering online, hybrid and digitally supported youth work, with one clear aim: keeping youth work values at the centre of digital transformation.

Ten standards

The framework covers ten standards:

• Access, inclusion and equal participation
• Youth participation, co-creation and empowerment
• Digital youth work design and educational quality
• Digital competence and support for youth workers
• Ethical selection and use of digital tools and platforms
• Online safety, privacy and safeguarding
• Relationships, interaction and community building online
• Evaluation, learning and impact beyond numbers
• Digital rights, AI and algorithmic awareness
• Organisational responsibility, strategy and sustainability

A tool for every organisation

Each standard includes indicators, practice examples and a self-check tool, so organisations at any stage of digital development can use the framework to reflect on their practice and plan improvements.