What is a competency? In the context of the European Union and the Council of Europe, a competency is something much larger than knowledge or skill. It is the ability to work effectively in a demanding situation. This includes three inseparable elements: what one knows, what one is capable to do, and the way in which one treats a given situation, people, and oneself. Knowledge, skill, and attitude are the foundation of almost every European educational and youth instrument

A strong cause doesn't communicate itself. That is one of the first things that fellow Kalina Kirova learns at Telerik Academy Foundation - and the reason her work there is more complex than it appears from the outside. With this post, we begin our new series, in which we present the host organizations in the fourth edition of the "Digital Marketing for Meaningful Causes" program (DMF 4.0). Telerik Academy Foundation is the most recognizable private initiative for digital edu

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia · 5–8 May 2026 (Through the youth worker’s eyes and heart of Theodora) There are events you attend, and there are events you carry home with you. The 4th European Academy on Youth Work (#EAYW) in Kranjska Gora was very much the second kind. Over four intense days, I together with around 200 other youth workers, trainers, researchers, policy makers, National Agency representatives, SALTO Resource Centres and contributors from across Europe (and beyond)

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