🎓🇮🇹 Erasmus+ Training Course in Italy “STAR OF EUROPE – Learn How to Make REAL Youth Exchange!” 🇮🇹🌍

🌍 About the Training

The STAR OF EUROPE – Learn How to Make REAL Youth Exchange! training course is designed to help youth workers understand how to create meaningful Erasmus+ Youth Exchange projects with real youth participation.

Instead of designing projects only from an organisational perspective, this training focuses on supporting young people to actively design, implement and evaluate their own projects.

Participants will follow a step-by-step journey through the entire Youth Exchange lifecycle, exploring how to create projects that are participatory, impactful and built on equal partnerships.

🎯 Training Focus

💡 Youth Participation
Young people are involved in every stage of the project — from idea generation to dissemination.

🤝 Equal Partnership
Participants explore how to build strong, transparent and collaborative international partnerships.

📚 Learning Design
The training introduces tools for designing meaningful non-formal learning experiences.

📣 Impact & Dissemination
Participants learn how to measure impact and share project results with wider communities.

🧩 Training Methodology

🎲 Experiential learning and non-formal education methods
👥 Group work and practical simulations
🧠 Reflection sessions and peer learning
🌍 Real examples from Erasmus+ Youth Exchange projects

Participants will also explore the Star of Europe digital platform, which provides materials and videos explaining the full Youth Exchange process.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training participants will:

📌 Understand the full lifecycle of an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange project
📌 Learn how to support young people in designing their own projects
📌 Strengthen skills in partnership building and project development
📌 Explore strategies for impact, evaluation and dissemination
📌 Gain tools to facilitate participatory learning processes

👤 Who Can Participate

This training is designed for:

👥 Youth workers
👥 Youth leaders
👥 NGO representatives
👥 Project coordinators working directly with young people

Participants should:

🎓 Be 18 years or older
🤝 Be actively working with young people
📚 Be motivated to organise or improve Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges
🌍 Be ready to participate in a non-formal learning environment

📍 Location

🇮🇹 Italy (exact venue to be announced)

📅 Activity Dates

🗓 5 May 2026 – 9 May 2026

📅 Application Deadline

🗓 28 March 2026

🌍 Eligible Countries

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

🌍 Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
🇦🇱 Albania 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇽🇰 Kosovo 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇵🇸 Palestine 🇷🇺 Russian Federation 🇸🇾 Syria 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Application Link

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14546

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