🧠📱 Erasmus+ Training Course in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 DREAM Digital Resilience through Education and Analyzing Media Vol 3 Empowering Youth Workers for Critical Media Literacy

This Erasmus+ Training Course brings together youth workers from across Europe and partner countries to strengthen digital resilience, media literacy, and digital wellbeing. DREAM Vol. 3 focuses on equipping youth workers with practical tools, non-formal education methods, and innovative approaches to help young people navigate digital media critically, safely, and mindfully.

📅 Activity Dates
🗓️ 1–8 April 2026
🛬 Arrival day in Sofia: 1 April 2026
🛫 Departure day from Sofia: 8 April 2026

🇧🇬 Host Country & Venue
📍 Petrohan, Bulgaria
🏡 Creative House Petrohan (mountain venue near Sofia)

🎯 Training Objectives
🧠 Strengthen youth workers’ capacity in digital resilience and media literacy
📱 Promote critical thinking and analysis of online content
🛡️ Improve understanding of digital wellbeing, online safety, and risk awareness
🎓 Support ethical content creation and responsible digital citizenship
🚀 Introduce innovative non-formal education tools for digital challenges

🧩 What You Will Learn and Do
📊 Explore media literacy and online content analysis
🧘 Understand digital wellbeing and mindful technology use
🧠 Address risks linked to overuse of digital tools
🎲 Practice interactive and non-formal learning methods
🤝 Exchange practices with youth workers from many countries

👥 Participant Profile
🧑 Youth workers aged 18+
🌍 Resident in Erasmus+ Programme Countries and associated countries
🤝 Experience in youth work, volunteering, or youth projects
📚 Open to learning and developing new non-formal education skills
🗣️ Able to work in English
📅 Available for the full duration of the training

🌍 Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇹🇷 Türkiye

🏛️ Organiser
Association “Professional Forum for Education” (Bulgaria)

🏡 Accommodation & Food
🍽️ Full board accommodation provided
🛏️ Shared rooms (2–3 people of the same gender)
📶 Wi-Fi available at the venue
🚍 Transfers Sofia–Petrohan–Sofia provided by the organiser

✈️ Travel & Costs
💶 Travel costs reimbursed according to Erasmus+ distance bands
🚌 Local transport included within reimbursement limits
📄 Reimbursement based on original tickets and boarding passes

📌 Working Language
🗣️ English

📌 Application Deadline
📅 24 February 2026 (midnight, Sofia time)

📌 Application Form
https://forms.gle/d5rUKHeqGCXxzwTU9

📄 Infopack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kNUBHfteRjxXC2w0_D-P703iOvfB36C0/view?usp=drivesdk

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