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======Virtual engagement activities are gaining importance, and are considered a useful complement to face-to-face activities.======
The world is becoming increasingly digitalized and different online tools now allow us to connect with the young people more easily. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular has shown us the added value various online tools can bring as they have made it possible to stay connected under challenging circumstances.


=====Online / Virtual Engagement=====
By connecting with young people online, we can encourage the development of important technical skills. The ability to operate different virtual communication tools will be a huge benefit for their future competitiveness on the job market.   
In the sense of complementing face-to-face activities, virtual engagement is gaining higher importance for our menu of activities. The world is turning more and more digitalized and different online-tools enable us to connect with the young people – and also stay engaged under challenging circumstances: especially the Covid-19 pandemic showed us the added value of different online tools.


By getting engaged with young people virtually, we further enable them to develop important technical skills. This ability to operate different means for virtual communication is also a huge benefit for their future competitiveness on the job market.   
Different supporting documents on the topic of virutal engagement can be found here: [[GoTeachInternal:GoTeach Activities/Digital Activities/Support Ressources|List of Documents - Virtual Engagement]].


Please access a guide for virtual engagement in the GoTeach context (English, French and Spanish) here.
Below, we will take a look at some of the dedicated platforms and tools used within GoTeach for the purposes of virtual engagement:  


In the following, we want to describe some dedicated platforms and tools used within GoTeach for virtual engagement:  
======YouthLinks Platform======
YouthLinks – is an initiative of SOS Children’s Villages that seeks to promote the use of technological tools, aiming to continue and increase the impact of employability programs within YouthCan!


YouthLinks is mainly hosted on Workplace – a private social network hosted by Facebook. This platform accessible via a computer, a laptop, tablet or smart phone allows young people to connect with corporate volunteers and SOS Staff to develop their employability prospects. The platform offers three main options:
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*'''Online Mentoring''' – The platform offers the opportunity to host one-to-one, and group mentoring session (video-chat function available). There is also prepared mentoring content available:
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**Who am I? (Self- awareness, personal & professional Awareness)
====YouthLinks - Digital Pillar of YouthCan!====
**Getting a job? (Getting ready to apply for a job)
'''[[Scaling GoTeach/YouthLinks|YouthLinks]] – is an initiative of SOS Children’s Villages that seeks to promote the use of technological tools, aiming to foster and develop the impact of employability programs within YouthCan!'''
**Other topics are in development currently


Each package consists out of 6-8 sessions, lasting between 60 to 90 minutes. Currently, they are available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Further language-versions are in the making. Access the mentoring-content [https://soscv-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/helena_camacho_sos-kd_org/Er49LmEuZi1Fi1i80W9qQvMBkyJJ0RmcCTYvTORr-SC0Ww here].
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*'''Virtual courses''' – Skills training session recorded and posted on the Youthlinks for youth to access and learn from e.g. Budgeting; How to write a CV


*'''Virtual community'''  - Engaging as teams (Mentors Team; Youth Engaging with each other; SOS Staff engaging with each other)  


Please consult the following handout for further information on YouthLinks: Access the handout here.
The project currently utilizes the YouthLinks Community platform as the central digital space for online activites; connecting young people with Mentors from the corporate world. Get an impression of the YouthLinks Community platform [https://youtu.be/A1UOjoME6Oc in this video] and learn more about YouthLinks on chapter [https://www.goteach-wiki.com/wiki/Scaling_GoTeach/YouthLinks 4. Scaling GoTeach].  
======Volunteer Vision======
Volunteer Vision – is a digital platform providing mentoring solutions that maximize collaborative learning, employee engagement and social impact.


Corporate volunteers serve as mentors. There are different sessions predefined, promoting skills development in regards of the employability aspects of mentees. For example, the following content is covered:


#Motivate yourself
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#Identify your skills
#Practice an interview with a simulated CV
#Learn how to communicate at work
#Make your own development plan
 
Virtual Engagement also means that mentors may get creative. There are many options to develop content that may be used for virtual interaction. Here are some examples:
 
*(Online Site Visits (Recorded video)   -   Provide an immersive and interactive Site visit for local young people /students. Young people gain valuable insights into how the Logistics industry works and meet colleagues with a range of different roles and career paths.)  # Employees 2+  Time commitment 3-4 hours
*Online quiz about DPDHL for students with i.e. kahoot, films about job/profiles. Creating different Quiz-session that could be played ether within the classes or virtual. 2 h preparation 1h to play.
*Helping schools and teachers to settle up an  digital format or virtual learning.  Foster the exchange with the schools representatives and help them with our know how through the digital jungle. Additional country specific screening of digital solutions and preparation of a work shop 1 – 2 days
 
Please access here a support document with further ideas for different formats of virtual engagement.
 
Find out more about virtual good-practices from Indonesia and Peru.
 
Also, we created another independent Wiki-page, collecting all relevant documents for virtual engagement. Access the page here: [[List of Documents - Virtual Engagement]]




''Find out more about "virtual" good practice examples in GoTeach [[Good Practice Examples/Country Practices/GoTeach in Madagascar|here]]. <br />''
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 23 August 2022

Online / Virtual Engagement

Virtual engagement activities are gaining importance, and are considered a useful complement to face-to-face activities.

The world is becoming increasingly digitalized and different online tools now allow us to connect with the young people more easily. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular has shown us the added value various online tools can bring as they have made it possible to stay connected under challenging circumstances.

By connecting with young people online, we can encourage the development of important technical skills. The ability to operate different virtual communication tools will be a huge benefit for their future competitiveness on the job market.   

Different supporting documents on the topic of virutal engagement can be found here: List of Documents - Virtual Engagement.

Below, we will take a look at some of the dedicated platforms and tools used within GoTeach for the purposes of virtual engagement:  


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YouthLinks - Digital Pillar of YouthCan!

YouthLinks – is an initiative of SOS Children’s Villages that seeks to promote the use of technological tools, aiming to foster and develop the impact of employability programs within YouthCan!


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The project currently utilizes the YouthLinks Community platform as the central digital space for online activites; connecting young people with Mentors from the corporate world. Get an impression of the YouthLinks Community platform in this video and learn more about YouthLinks on chapter 4. Scaling GoTeach.


Young Participant from the Cape Verdes


Find out more about "virtual" good practice examples in GoTeach here.

Chapter lead Susanne Novotny
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