Skills, Rights, and Opportunities: Your Way to Quality Career

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This playlist equips you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to secure quality employment, advocate for fair workplace practices, and prepare for future job trends. It is designed to support you in becoming a proactive and informed individual capable of confidently navigating the job market, understanding your workplace rights, and contributing to better employment conditions for all.
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This playlist is part of the European Youth Goals initiative and supports actions contributing to European Youth Goal #7: Quality Employment for All. Through interactive activities and practical tasks, you will explore job-seeking strategies, workplace rights, practical experience, future career trends, and advocacy for employment policies.
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Why should you care?Find quality jobs: Learn how to identify and pursue meaningful job opportunities that offer fair conditions and room for growth.
Know your rights: Understand your workplace rights and gain the confidence to address unfair treatment.
Build future-fit skills: Gain practical experience, adapt to future job market trends, and develop transferable skills employers value.
Advocate for change: Get involved in campaigns and initiatives that improve employment conditions for young people.
Earn recognition: Receive badges that showcase your achievements and skills, boosting your credibility and employability.
Connect with others: Collaborate with peers, mentors, and policymakers to share ideas and create impact.
Take real action: Use your knowledge and skills to influence policies, support workplace fairness, and secure quality jobs.
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How partners and organisations in Cities of Learning can support you:
Highlight successful career journeys: Share inspiring stories of young people who have secured quality jobs, showcasing their paths and the skills that helped them succeed.
Promote employability opportunities: Use social media and events to connect young people with job fairs, internships, and volunteering programs that align with quality employment standards.
Facilitate mentoring and networking: Partner with local businesses, trade unions, and career advisors to provide mentoring programs and networking opportunities for participants.
Organise skills workshops: Collaborate with organisations to deliver workshops on future-proof skills, resume building, and interview techniques tailored to quality employment.
Support advocacy efforts: Facilitate campaigns, hackathons, and policy dialogues focused on improving job quality and access for young people to help amplify their voices.
Celebrate achievements: To encourage ongoing engagement and recognise participants’ efforts and milestones through badges, social media shout-outs, and local events.
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How to get started:Select an activity that interests you and complete the related tasks to gain knowledge and develop new skills. 
Apply for each badge by submitting the required evidence. 
Once you have completed all activities, you will receive the playlist badge, which recognises your overall achievement and contributions to European Youth Goal #7: Quality Employment for All.
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This playlist is a part of the European Youth Goals for Cities of Learning cooperation partnership implemented by four partner organisations:
System&G, lead partner in Greece
CODEC, Belgium
Badgecraft, Lithuania
System&G Finland
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The EU Erasmus+ programme co-funded this activity.
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Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

Quality Job Seeker

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Know Your Rights at Work

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Content

This activity helps you understand your workplace rights and equips you with the knowledge to identify and address unfair treatment or discrimination. Exploring real-life scenarios and learning how to advocate for fair treatment will make you more confident in navigating your future workplace. You will gain practical skills for understanding employment contracts, recognising your rights, and taking action if those rights are violated.
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First, get inspired!Watch short videos in which the Youth Futures Foundation provides lived experiences and the real-life impact of its findings on the day-to-day impact of workplace discrimination on ethnically minoritised young people today.
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones isn't afraid to speak her mind or be the dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. "Your silence serves no one," says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker. In this bright, uplifting talk, Ajayi Jones shares three questions to ask yourself if you're teetering on the edge of speaking up or quieting down -- and encourages all of us to get a little more comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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One billion people worldwide are living with a disability, and too many of them are left unemployed or feeling like they need to hide their conditions due to discriminatory hiring practices, says social innovator and TED Fellow Ryan Gersava. With a focus on healing and disclosure, he created an online school to provide people like him with the technical skills and employment aid they need to thrive. Now he's calling for every company to initiate efforts to welcome and support those with disabilities, creating a future of work that leaves no one behind.
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Now, take action!By participating in these activities, you will learn how to identify your workplace rights and take steps to address unfair treatment or discrimination.
Attend a discussion led by representatives from trade unions or activists advocating for fair and quality jobs. Hear their experiences, gain insights into workplace rights, and learn how to seek support when needed.
Take part in role-playing scenarios where you’ll practice handling common workplace issues, such as dealing with unfair treatment or negotiating working conditions.
Search for, follow, and actively join campaigns that promote job quality and workplace fairness. Participate in initiatives that advocate for fair wages, safe working conditions, and equal opportunities. Share what you’ve learned and how you contributed to these campaigns.
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Get your badge.Complete some activities above and apply for a badge (=click the "Get this badge" button below). Share your reflections and experiences by submitting evidence that includes a summary of the discussion, a description of how you handled a role-play scenario or documentation of your involvement in a campaign.
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Who is behind this activity?Cities of Learning Network partners invite you to learn and take action on European Youth Goal #7: Quality Employment for All. This badge recognises your efforts and contributions.
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Contact us for more details about the Erasmus+ co-funded project “European Youth Goals for Cities of Learning.”
System&G, Greece – the project lead partner
CODEC, Belgium
Badgecraft, Lithuania
System&G, Finland
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Disclaimer: We are grateful for the ideas generated by youth leaders and youth workers during the international study visits. To create this activity, humans collaborated with AI using the Youth Goals Hub GPT custom-built version, informed and inspired by the best youth work practices.
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Young Worker Rights Defender Get this badge

This badge recognises your ability to understand and advocate for your workplace rights. By completing the “Know Your Rights at Work” activity, you have demonstrated the skills and confidence to ensure fair treatment in the workplace and help others understand their rights.
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Skills and experiences gained:
Understanding workplace rights: Developed knowledge of employee rights, including fair pay, anti-discrimination protections, and safe working conditions.
Problem-solving skills: Gained experience in handling workplace issues and resolving conflicts through role-playing scenarios.
Campaign participation and advocacy: Engaged with campaigns promoting workplace fairness and job quality, learning how to contribute to broader social change.
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This badge demonstrates the badge earner’s readiness to navigate the workplace confidently, ensure fair treatment for yourself, and advocate for others. Your efforts contribute to achieving European Youth Goal #7: Quality Employment for All.

You have to finish 2 tasks to get the badge

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Understand workplace rights:
Task: Identify three essential workplace rights and explain why they are important to young employees.
Evidence: Submit a short written or video explanation of these rights and their importance.

Task no.2

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Participate in a role-play scenario:
Task: Take part in a role-playing activity where you practice addressing a workplace issue, such as unfair treatment or unclear contracts.
Evidence: Submit a reflection on the scenario, including what you learned and how you would apply it in real life.

Task no.3

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Join a campaign for job quality:
Task: Find a campaign that advocates for workplace fairness or job quality. Participate by sharing, supporting, or contributing to the initiative, such as attending an event or creating awareness online.
Evidence: Submit proof of participation, such as photos, screenshots, or a summary of your contributions.

Gain Experience for a Better Job Future

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Prepare for the Future of Work

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Advocate for Quality Employment Policies

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Activities: 5

Started: 1

Completed playlist: 0

Organisers

Network of Cities and Regions of Learning

Badgecraft hosts this platform and develops it together with leading educational organisations. The European Union's programme Erasmus+ granted co-funding for building the first version of this platform. Contact support@badgecraft.eu.