ALOUT – Advancing Learning Outcomes

The ALOUT project equips youth workers, trainers, and educators with tools, training, and know-how to write clear, measurable learning outcomes. By improving the quality of youth work and youth work training, it enhances recognition of competencies within the field and beyond, including the labour market and education systems.

It empowers organizations to connect their learning outcomes with systems like EQF, Youthpass, and Open Badges. The project includes research, roadmap creation, workshops, tutorial videos, updated guidelines, and a GPT assistant. Outcomes will be tested, compiled into a best practice guide, and shared through dissemination and advocacy, strengthening recognition and impact of youth work across Europe.

The project will receive up to 250.000 Euros from the Erasmus+ Programme and is planned to be implemented within 30 months, starting in November 2025.

Main Project Goals

  • Strengthen the knowledge base: Analysis of the status quo of learning outcomes in youth work

  • Empower organizations: Practical instruments for orientation toward the NQF/EQF

  • Increase recognition: Improve the visibility and comparability of competencies gained from youth work

Key Deliverables

  • Roadmap for the step-by-step alignment of trainings with NQF/EQF

  • AI-powered tool for writing learning outcomes

  • Digital recognition formats (e.g., Open Badges) compatible with NQF/EQF

  • Best-practice guide based on pilot workshops

Partners

Lead Organisation: Österreichische Kinder- und Jugendvertretung (OJV) / aufZAQ (Austria – NQF Service Point for the youth sector). Partners: • NINFEA – National Informal and Non-formal Education Association (Italy) • Stichting Breakthrough Foundation (Netherlands) • Awero, VsI (Lithuania) • NACIONALNA ASOCIJACIJA PRAKTIČARA/KI OMLADINSKOG RADA – NAPOR (National Association of Youth Workers, Serbia)