Check out the latest European and international training opportunities and youth work resources.
Meet your future – Tools to navigate the future of youth work. The webinars, based on Futures Toolbox and Futures of Youth Work research will be 2-hour long interactive online sessions where you will have the chance to “taste” a bit of the tools and explore, together with other colleagues from different parts of Europe, how you can start future-related reflections in your context (your team, youth organisation, or youth worker community). The series will start with the first webinar: “Exploring futures and future readiness”, on 16th December from 10am to 12pm CET. The first webinar in the series will explore different futures and the concept of future-readiness. In this webinar, you will have a chance to experience two tools: Types of Futures and Four Quadrants of Future Readiness. You might expect to learn what are the types of futures out there, and how can we relate to them; how do different types of futures shape our thinking and our actions; what is the future readiness at the individual and the collective levels and how to start conversations about the futures of youth work.
Training course on quality essentials of international youth activities – 4th to 9th February in Strasbourg. The aim of the training course is to increase the capacities of international youth organisations and networks to carry out quality intercultural youth activities which apply principles of non-formal education and have a multiplying effect for their members, and to enable young people to actively uphold, defend, promote and benefit from the Council of Europe’s core values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The training course will, therefore, increase the competences and confidence of volunteers and professionals from international youth organisations and networks in organising and running international youth activities. Application deadline: 4th January.
The Hero’s Journey – Storytelling as a Tool for Transformation – E-learning – 17th February to 17th March. In five sessions, you will learn to use the Hero’s Journey Frame to design engaging workshops and learning programs. Work with archetype, storytelling, and metaphors. Application deadline: 22nd December.
Youth Worker Forum “Radicalization” – Training Course – 28th February to 7th March in Switzerland. Youth workers will address the topic of radicalisation and the challenges while working with young people. Through workshops, insights into selected projects, and exchanges of experiences, they will confront challenges and develop practical action plans. Application deadline: 31st December.
Stages for Group Dynamics – This brochure is a short description of activities that can be done in a training course dedicated to group dynamics, especially for people who are working with volunteers for a longer time.
Intercultural workshops for a high school visit – This booklet contains some of the objectives and findings of the “Let’s Facilitate” project, as well as descriptions of the workshops that participants created when designing activities for high school students in Békéscsaba.
Leadership 2023: A New Generation Toolbox is tailored to support educators, youth leaders, and professionals in nurturing the leadership potential of young individuals across Europe.
BODYkind – Toolkit for Facilitators. Ideas and methods to lead conversations with young people about their bodies and body image, aiming to boost their confidence, self-esteem, participation and appreciation of diversity.
Setting up a Digital Community on Discord – from start to finish (for beginners). Discover digital youth work with Discord: chat, share, and play. Explore global examples, set up your server, and build a community to meet your organization’s and young people’s needs.
W.A.L.D.E.N. Wellbeing and Artistic Learning During Erasmus+ in Nature. WALDEN was an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange project that explored the potential of nature, creativity, and international collaboration. This landing page can provide an overview of the project and its results and inspire new youth initiatives!
“Disaster Tool Guideline”. The EU go Association, in collaboration with project participants and partners, created the “Disaster Tool Guideline” booklet to provide accessible and effective resources for disaster preparedness.
Best Practice to Foster Young Life in Rural Areas. In a two-part training project in Italy and Germany best practice examples of fostering perspectives for young people in rural areas were exchanged. The outcomes have been summarised in a thesis collection.
Building Resilience and Mindfulness in Youth – Toolkit. A toolkit for resilience and mental health for young people and youth workers.
Workshops and Activities for Empowering Out-of-the-box Entrepreneurial Thinking for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Young People. Simulation Exercise, Exercise, Group Division, Info sessionThe toolkit consists of 10 educational workshops, and 15 educational activities. The workshops can be implemented as stand-alone activities, or can be combined within longer lasting educational programs
Guide for the Reception and Integration of Refugees. Co-funded by Erasmus+ through the PAAIR Project, the guide presents a wealth of best practices and tools, including innovative communication models and detailed checklists, all designed to promote equality, inclusion and empowerment for refugees.
50 Best Practices for Bridging the Digital Divide by Fostering the Collaborative Economy. The INCLUDE-CE Best Practices Guide contains 50 activities, resources and success stories addressed to professionals working with people with a migrant background to acquire knowledge and develop skills to promote social inclusion.
Toolkit to Promote Social Enterprise Through Natural Capital. A toolkit released during the Erasmus+ Training Course “Social Enterprise & Natural Capital” that took place from 4th to 13th September 2023 in Borrello, Italy.
ARTivism for a Sustainable Planet. A practical booklet of non-formal, intercultural, and creative learning activities from the “ARTivism for a sustainable planet” Youth Exchange project, aimed at promoting social inclusion, climate justice, and artistic activism.
Artificial Intelligence Competence Needs for Youth Workers.This study, part of the Erasmus+ Project “AI4YouthWork”, explores the AI competencies needed by youth workers. Chapters cover AI, youth and youth work intersections, integration challenges, and recommendations for an AI Competence Framework for Youth Workers.
Inclusive Guide on Participation in a City. This publication, stemming from the Youth 4 Bauhaus project, serves as a powerful tool to the pivotal role of inclusivity in envisioning and shaping cities that truly embrace diversity.
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) provides financial and educational support to a wide range of youth projects, focusing on a range of different topics. Whether projects take place at local or international level, EYF-supported projects all share some common characteristics. Learn more about these characteristics and check examples of projects supported at the dedicated page.
The EYF provides grants to non-governmental youth organisations. For the EYF, eligible youth organisations have the following characteristics:
The following types of organisations and/or networks are eligible:
There are two deadlines each year: 15th January 2024 for international activities and annual work plans and 15th May 2024 for international activities, annual work plans and one-off structural grants. Local youth NGOs, national youth NGOs and regional networks of NGOs can apply for pilot activities throughout the year.
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