Identifying needs, generating ideas, testing solutions, collaborating in teams, reflecting on results — these are not just entrepreneurial steps. In this training, they become a structured learning framework that youth workers can take back to their communities and apply directly in non-formal education settings.
Fundacja Instytut Europejski is organising The Entrepreneurial Process as a Learning Method — an Erasmus+ accredited training course taking place in Struga, North Macedonia, from 23 to 29 August 2026. The course brings together 32 youth workers, trainers, facilitators, and educators from across Europe, co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme with funding already confirmed.
What Is This Training About?
The course introduces the entrepreneurial process as a transferable, structured learning method within non-formal education. Rather than teaching entrepreneurship as a business concept, it uses the stages of the entrepreneurial process — need identification, ideation, solution testing, team collaboration, and reflection — as a pedagogical framework for developing key competences among young people.
The programme promotes a shift from activity-based approaches towards process-oriented, competence-driven practice — equipping facilitators with the methodological confidence to design learning environments that actually build something in the people who experience them.
Activities
🎯 Interactive Workshops — sessions on process-based learning, facilitation techniques, and developing competences such as initiative, creativity, and problem-solving
🔬 Applied Learning Sessions — participants experience and apply the stages of the entrepreneurial process in a non-formal education context
🎭 Simulation Exercises — group challenges and role-plays strengthening teamwork, decision-making, and adaptability
🪞 Reflection and Learning Circles — structured moments for individual and group reflection supporting learning transfer and personal development
🤝 Networking and Collaboration — opportunities to exchange practices, build partnerships, and explore future Erasmus+ cooperation
Outcomes
By the end of the training, participants will:
📦 Have a coherent methodological framework and practical facilitation tools
🏗️ Be able to design and implement learning experiences that support initiative, creativity, and active participation
🔄 Understand how to consciously link activities with learning outcomes
🌍 Have reflected on their own role as facilitators of learning within the Erasmus+ framework
Who Should Apply?
🔹 Youth workers, trainers, group leaders, and facilitators active in the non-formal education youth sector
🔹 Preferably aged 24 to 35 — gender balance taken into consideration during recruitment
🔹 Active within the Erasmus+ programme
🔹 Each partner organisation sends 2 to 3 participants
♿ This activity and venue are accessible to people with disabilities.
Venue & Practical Logistics
📍 Hotel Solferino, Struga, North Macedonia — located on the shore of Lake Ohrid, on the beach, near the city centre
🛏️ All participants stay in double rooms with private bathrooms — free internet in all rooms
🍽️ 3 meals per day and 2 coffee breaks provided by the hosting organisation
☀️ Sessions held in a conference room or outside in nature by the lake depending on the weather
🌍 Intercultural Night (Global Village) — one evening dedicated to presenting your country's traditions, music, food, and culture. Participants are encouraged to bring items representing their culture.
🏊 Bring a swimsuit — Lake Ohrid is right there
Getting There
✈️ Two airport options in North Macedonia: Skopje (SKP) and Ohrid (OHD)
🚌 A rented coach will depart from Skopje to Struga at approximately 18:00 on 23 August — return coach on 29 August leaves at approximately 07:00
🛬 Flying to Tirana Airport (TIA) in Albania is also an option — regular minibus connections between Tirana and Struga are available
🚗 Free parking available at the hotel for participants arriving by car
⚠️ Only public transport is reimbursable. Economy class flights only. Taxis are not covered.
⚠️ Do not purchase travel tickets without prior consultation with the Project Manager. All travel arrangements must be agreed in advance.
Financial Conditions
💶 Participation fee: €40 per participant — payable in cash upon arrival
🏠 100% of accommodation and board covered by the organisers
🚌 Coach transfer between Skopje and Struga (round trip) covered by the organisers
✈️ International travel reimbursed by bank transfer within approximately 7 days after the training, based on original tickets and receipts — up to the maximum Erasmus+ travel grant amounts
⚠️ Participants are asked not to use the full travel budget, as part of it covers the coach transfer.
🎓 Youthpass Certificate provided upon completion
💬 Want to understand how Erasmus+ training courses work and what participants are expected to do before, during, and after? This complete guide to Erasmus+ covers all the essentials: https://youthworkshub.org/15096/
Contact
👤 Natalia Polak — Project Manager
📧 cooperation@instytuteuropejski.pl
📞 +48 577 740 549
🌐 https://instytuteuropejski.pl/
Activity Details
📅 Activity Dates: 23 August 2026 – 29 August 2026 (Arrival: 23 August / Departure: 29 August)
📍 Location: Struga, North Macedonia
👤 Activity Type: Training Course
🏷️ Project Code: KA151-YOU — Accredited projects for youth mobility
📋 Date of selection: 25 May 2026
Deadline
⏰ 20 May 2026
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Apply
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🔗 Training overview: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14794
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