Catalogue

All modules

Every module is a self-contained, auto-graded micro-lesson. Pass to earn a credit.

5 min

Avoiding 'Euro-jargon'

Translating EU-speak into language ordinary citizens understand.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Bilingual signage in public spaces

When and how to do it well.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Easy-read documents

How to write information that everyone — including people with learning difficulties — can use.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Saying hello in 10 European languages

A respectful greeting goes a long way at a community event.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Code-switching with respect

The everyday switching between languages — and how communities can welcome it.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Reading to a child in another language

Why reading to children in your mother tongue helps THEIR new language too.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Sign language families across Europe

Sign languages are not one — they are many, with rich histories.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Working with interpreters

Best practice when speaking through an interpreter at a community event.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Plain language: rewriting a leaflet

Six rules that make any document twice as readable.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

The Common European Framework

How A1, B2, C1 — the CEFR levels — actually work.

Languages and Communication
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5 min

Disability rights and the UN CRPD

What the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities means in practice.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Refugee and migrant rights basics

What every newcomer is entitled to under EU and international law.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Petitioning local government

How to write a petition that actually gets read and acted on.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Schengen in a nutshell

What the passport-free area is — and isn't.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

The European Pillar of Social Rights

20 principles that frame a fair European social market.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Whistleblower protection under EU law

Reporting wrongdoing at work is now protected across the bloc.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Council of Europe vs European Union

Two organisations, easily confused, with different jobs.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

The European Citizens' Initiative

How 1 million citizens can put a proposal on the EU's agenda.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Voting in European Parliament elections

How and why to vote in the only EU-wide elections.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

How EU laws are made

The ordinary legislative procedure, in five minutes.

Citizenship and Society
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5 min

Boundaries for community volunteers

Why a healthy 'no' is part of the role.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Bereavement: a few things to say

When you don't know what to say, here is what helps.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Supporting carers

Caring for a relative is invisible work. What helps?

Wellbeing
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5 min

Welcoming people with anxiety into groups

Small design choices that lower the threshold to joining.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Movement snacks at your desk

Tiny bursts of movement that protect against the harms of sitting.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Sleep hygiene without gadgets

Five free habits that beat any wearable.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Cold homes and health

Why a chilly living room is a medical issue.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Loneliness in Europe

Why the EU now treats loneliness as a public health priority.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Active listening in 4 minutes

The single most useful conversational skill — explained simply.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Mental health first aid basics

How to support someone in distress until professional help arrives.

Wellbeing
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5 min

Avoiding burnout in mission-driven work

Why people who care most are most at risk — and what helps.

Enterprise
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5 min

Time accounting and non-monetary value

Counting what matters beyond cash.

Enterprise
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5 min

Pricing fairly for low-income communities

How to keep services accessible without becoming unsustainable.

Enterprise
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5 min

Distinguishing charity, social enterprise, B-Corp

Different vehicles, different rules. Pick the right one for your purpose.

Enterprise
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5 min

EU funding for social enterprises

The main funding streams a social enterprise can target.

Enterprise
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5 min

Ethical procurement for community groups

How to spend your group's money in line with its values.

Enterprise
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5 min

Worker-owned models

When a company is owned by the people who work in it.

Enterprise
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5 min

Setting up a not-for-profit association

The minimal viable steps to register a community group as an association.

Enterprise
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5 min

Co-operatives 101

The seven International Co-operative Alliance principles every member should know.

Enterprise
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5 min

What is the social economy in Europe?

Co-operatives, mutuals, associations, foundations, and social enterprises — the EU's fastest-growing economic family.

Enterprise
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5 min

Microcredentials and the EU framework

Small certificates that travel — what the EU framework changes.

Education
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5 min

Avoiding educational ableism

Spot — and unlearn — the assumptions that exclude disabled learners.

Education
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5 min

Co-designing courses with learners

Why involving learners in course design improves outcomes — and how to do it.

Education
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5 min

Universal Design for Learning

Three principles that make a lesson work for the widest range of learners.

Education
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5 min

Erasmus+ for youth workers

How a small youth or community group can send staff on funded mobility.

Education
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5 min

Dyslexia in 5 minutes

What dyslexia is, what it isn't, and what helps in any setting.

Education
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5 min

Trauma-aware classroom basics

Five principles that help adult learners who carry trauma.

Education
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5 min

Adult literacy: where to refer

How to spot adult literacy needs and refer kindly.

Education
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5 min

Recognising prior learning

How an adult's life experience can count as formal qualifications.

Education
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5 min

Lifelong learning under the EU agenda

Why the EU is investing in learning that doesn't stop after school.

Education
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5 min

Crediting Indigenous and minority creators

Why proper credit isn't a footnote — it's an act of respect.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Working with multilingual audiences

Tools and habits that make an event usable in two or more languages.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Pop-up exhibitions on a shoestring

How to mount a credible community exhibition for under €200.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Inclusive workshops for all abilities

Six design choices that lower barriers without dumbing the work down.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Documenting intangible cultural heritage

Songs, recipes, dialects, festivals — and the UNESCO framework that recognises them.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Free-to-use European music libraries

Where to find safe, legal background music for community videos.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Public art and community consent

Why a mural or sculpture without the neighbourhood's say-so is a problem.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Making participatory theatre safe

Three rules from forum-theatre practice that protect everyone involved.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Booking a community arts grant

Where to start looking, and how to write a first application.

Arts and culture
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5 min

European Capitals of Culture: what they are

A 40-year EU initiative that puts cities (and their communities) on the world stage.

Arts and culture
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5 min

Safeguarding for community workers

The minimum every volunteer working with vulnerable people must know.

Community
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5 min

Time banks and skill-sharing

An hour for an hour — how time banking strengthens local economies.

Community
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5 min

Designing accessible community spaces

The five quick wins that make a venue usable by everyone.

Community
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5 min

Working with newcomers and asylum seekers

Practical, dignity-first guidance for community workers and volunteers.

Community
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5 min

Conflict resolution at street level

A simple framework for defusing a neighbour dispute before it escalates.

Community
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5 min

Setting up a neighbourhood WhatsApp respectfully

Three ground rules that keep a street-level group useful and kind.

Community
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5 min

Volunteering rights in the EU

What volunteers can expect — and what they should never accept.

Community
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5 min

Reaching the digitally excluded

Why posting on Facebook isn't enough — and what to do about it.

Community
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5 min

Running an inclusive welcome event

How to design a community gathering where newcomers actually feel welcome.

Community
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5 min

What is Community-Led Local Development?

How CLLD lets communities decide their own development priorities — using EU funds.

Community
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5 min

Climate grief: talking to children

How to discuss the climate crisis honestly without leaving children paralysed.

Environment
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5 min

Local seed swaps and food sovereignty

Why saving and sharing seeds matters more than ever in Europe.

Environment
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5 min

Sharing tools instead of buying

How a tool library cuts both household costs and embodied carbon.

Environment
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5 min

Plastic-free shopping habits

Five small swaps a household can make this week.

Environment
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5 min

Energy poverty in Europe

Why one in 11 Europeans cannot heat their home — and what helps.

Environment
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5 min

Reading an electricity bill

Unlocking the small print so low-income households can claim every reduction.

Environment
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5 min

Cycling advocacy in EU cities

The four arguments that move local councils on bike infrastructure.

Environment
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5 min

Community-led repair cafés

How a pop-up repair event can build trust and divert tonnes of waste.

Environment
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5 min

Composting on a flat balcony

Yes, you can compost without a garden. Here's the simplest system.

Environment
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5 min

The European Green Deal in 5 minutes

What the EU's flagship climate policy actually commits us to.

Environment
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5 min

Avoiding stereotypes in community reporting

How not to write the same tired story about your neighbourhood.

Media
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5 min

Public service broadcasting in Europe

Why your nation has a publicly-funded broadcaster — and what that means for you.

Media
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5 min

Creating a community newsletter

The 4-section template that fits any neighbourhood newsletter on one A4 page.

Media
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5 min

Local radio: pitching a slot

How to get your community story on local or community radio in three emails.

Media
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5 min

Image rights: when can you re-share?

Five rules that keep your community newsletter out of trouble.

Media
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5 min

Captioning videos for deaf access

Captions are not optional — and they help everyone.

Media
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5 min

Writing a press release that gets used

The European inverted-pyramid format local journalists actually read.

Media
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5 min

Smartphone video for community groups

The three settings to change before you film a single second.

Media
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5 min

Interviewing a neighbour with respect

Five rules that make community interviews feel safe and produce better answers.

Media
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5 min

Telling a community story with one photo

How a single, honest image can do the work of a thousand-word article.

Media
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5 min

eIDAS and the EU Digital Identity Wallet

What the new EU digital ID will mean for everyday Europeans.

Digital
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5 min

Backing up your photos for free

Three approaches so you never lose family photos again.

Digital
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5 min

Reading a URL: is this site real?

Decoding web addresses to spot fakes — in 90 seconds.

Digital
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5 min

Video calling for newcomers

Joining a Zoom, Teams or Jitsi call when you've never done it before.

Digital
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5 min

GDPR for everyday life

Five rights every EU resident has — and how to use them.

Digital
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5 min

Recognising phishing

How to spot a fake 'urgent' message before clicking.

Digital
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5 min

Using public Wi-Fi safely

A simple rule that protects you on café, library and station networks.

Digital
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5 min

Strong passwords without a manager

How to make memorable passwords that resist guessing — without software.

Digital
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6 min

Setting up an email account

A step-by-step intro for first-time email users — no jargon.

Digital
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5 min

Spotting misinformation online

Three habits that catch most fake stories before you share them.

Digital
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