The activities to be funded are classes during non-school hours and periods following the training content established by the European Digital Competence Framework DigComp 2.1 of the European Commission. These extracurricular activities in digital skills are developed in two training lines adapted according to age ranges:
- Basic digital skills: boys and girls from 9 to 13 years old, which is further broken down into:
- 9 to 11 years old
- 12 to 13 years old
Advanced digital skills: teenagers from 14 to 17 years old and young people from 18 to 25 years old who have been through the protection system and up to 30 years old in the case of people with disabilities, promoting employability training with a gender perspective.
The training included in the CODI program is delivered mainly in a face-to-face manner, using digital materials and active learning methodologies, which include games and project-based learning, facilitating the participation of children, adolescents, and young people in vulnerable situations.
For the deployment of the program, the Ministry has developed a Digital Platform for training that includes materials and didactic guides. It also features a 30-hour train-the-trainer course. The platform allows for simple collection of the main project monitoring indicators for subsequent reporting to the European Commission. Even so, projects using other materials will also be funded, as long as they train children and adolescents in the set of competencies included in DigComp 2.1.
To obtain a certification, children, adolescents, and young people participating in the program must dedicate at least 30 hours to it. Trainers, however, will have 90 hours of content available on the digital training platform to best tailor their classes to their students.
The contents and competencies of the training are:
Dimension 1. Digital Literacy: the ability to search, critically evaluate and use digital tools and information effectively to make justified decisions.
Dimension 2. Digital Security and Resilience: the ability to protect oneself and others from harm in the digital environment.
Dimension 3. Digital Participation and Agency: the ability to interact equitably, participate, and positively influence society through ICT.
Dimension 4. Emotional Intelligence
The CODI program aims not only to close the digital gap among vulnerable youth but also to provide them with essential tools for their personal and professional development. Through close collaboration between the Autonomous Communities and Third Sector entities, the aim is to ensure that resources and training effectively reach those who need them most, thus promoting a more equitable society with greater opportunities for all children and adolescents. This joint effort represents a crucial step towards a more digitally inclusive future, where all young people can access the necessary skills to face the challenges of the 21st century.
Automatically translated with OpenAI from Spanish