Rural and Urban Careers Exchange

This badge is awarded for completing the Rural and Urban Career Exchange activity. You’ve demonstrated adaptability, curiosity, and a commitment to knowledge sharing by exploring diverse career and learning opportunities through collaboration with urban peers. 
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You have expanded your career options through city-based experiences and an innovative skills swap and contributed valuable ideas empowering rural and urban communities. Your efforts promote mutual learning and bridge connections between rural and urban areas, creating pathways for shared growth and inspiration.
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Skills and competencies gained (aligned with the EntreComp framework):
Spotting opportunities (connected to EntreComp 1.1 competence): You’ve learned to identify and leverage career, learning, and entrepreneurial opportunities available in an urban setting, broadening your professional horizons.
Mobilising others (connected to EntreComp 2.5 competence): You’ve collaborated with urban peers to exchange ideas and resources that benefit rural and urban communities.
Learning through experience (connected to EntreComp 3.5 competence): Through hands-on experiences like job shadowing and a skills swap, you’ve applied new knowledge and skills that prepare you for diverse career pathways.
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Earning this badge demonstrates your growth as a connector between rural and urban career opportunities, and you are committed to fostering mutual learning and support. You have shown adaptability, initiative, and collaboration in building pathways to success, contributing to the European Youth Goal #6: Moving Rural Youth Forward. Cities of Learning Network partners value badge earner's efforts and contributions and issue this badge after reviewing the provided evidence.

Om deze badge te verdienen dien je 2 taken te voltooien

Taken

Taak nr.1

Bewijs bevestigd door: één activiteitenorganisator

Career fair or job shadowing experience:
Task: Attend a local career fair or participate in a job shadowing experience with support from urban peers. Use this opportunity to explore different career paths, learn about industries, and connect with mentors or employers.
Evidence: Submit a summary of your experience, including key takeaways, any new contacts made, and how it has informed your career goals.

Taak nr.2

Bewijs bevestigd door: één activiteitenorganisator

City startups & rural innovation:
Task: Collaborate with urban youth to organise an idea exchange event where you explore how city-based startup models, entrepreneurship networks, and tech solutions can inspire rural innovation. Invite local entrepreneurs, mentors, or tech innovators to share insights and discuss ways to bring these ideas back to rural communities.
Evidence: Provide a summary or photos of the idea exchange, including the ideas discussed, insights gained, and how you plan to apply these concepts to rural settings.

Taak nr.3

Bewijs bevestigd door: één activiteitenorganisator

Rural-urban skills swap:
Task: Partner with urban youth to organise a skills swap session where rural and urban youth share career-building skills. Rural youth can share insights into skills like sustainable agriculture, local business practices, or community engagement, while urban youth share digital skills, remote work tips, or networking strategies.
Evidence: Submit a summary of the skills swap, detailing the skills exchanged and how each can be applied to support career growth in rural and urban communities.

Activiteiten

Rural and Urban Careers Exchange

Roots and Routes – A Journey Between Rural and Urban Life

Organisator

Network of Cities and Regions of Learning

Badgecraft host dit platform en ontwikkelt het samen met toonaangevende educatieve organisaties. Het programma Erasmus+ van de Europese Unie heeft cofinanciering verleend voor de bouw van de eerste versie van dit platform. Neem contact op met support@badgecraft.eu.