🇳🇱 Erasmus+ Training Course in the Netherlands 🌿 Morphology of Connection — Facilitation Skills & Systemic Education for Youth Workers in Ommen 🇳🇱
Are you a youth worker, trainer, or educator ready to take the next step in your professional journey and develop your identity as a skilled facilitator and space holder? You can join Morphology of Connection — a unique 6-month Erasmus+ learning programme in Ommen, the Netherlands, designed to unlock your true power as a facilitator through two residential training courses and eight online mentoring sessions. You will deepen your relational literacy, emotional awareness, conflict resolution skills, and systemic understanding — all while connecting with like-minded professionals from across Europe in a beautiful natural setting. Accommodation and food are covered by the Erasmus+ programme, and travel costs are reimbursed based on distance.
Programme Structure — 3 Parts Over 6 Months
🌿 Part I — The Art of Holding Space for Others | 16–22 June 2026 | Ommen, Netherlands
- Module 1 — Earth (Pause): Nervous system regulation, zones of regulation, recognising triggers, availability and presence
- Module 2 — Water (Feel): Active listening, recognising emotions and pseudo-feelings (NVC framework), conversational techniques and basic coaching, reflecting on feelings and connecting them to needs
- Module 3 — Fire (Assertiveness & Confrontation): Recognising and communicating clear boundaries, formulating clear messages, conflict resolution
- Module 4 — Air (Integration & Creativity): Practice, exchange of experiences, integration of learning
💻 Part II — Online Mentoring Module | July – August 2026 | Online via Zoom
- 8 weekly online sessions with experienced trainers providing guidance, new tools, and personalised support
- Each participant develops and completes a personal project related to their role as an educator, youth worker, or facilitator
- Your personal project can be a workshop for your community, an improvement in your current work, or a career development step — it should have impact both on you and on the people you work with
🌀 Part III — Systemic Education | 9–13 September 2026 | Ommen, Netherlands
- Systemic skills: mapping personal, organisational, and community systems, identifying hidden dynamics, and recognising visible and invisible roles
- Application of the 5R Model of Systems in educational contexts
- Facilitation skills for group dynamics with systemic awareness
- Conflict resolution and inclusion tools through understanding systemic dynamics of belonging and balance
- Art of Hosting and participatory leadership practices for facilitating inclusive, collaborative spaces
- Strategic planning and integration: developing long-term practice plans for mentoring, local projects, and organisational development
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏡Both residential parts of the programme take place at the Olde Vechte Foundation youth centre in Ommen — a peaceful venue surrounded by forest and a river, ideal for deep learning and connection with nature
🍽️Accommodation and food are fully covered by the Erasmus+ programme for both residential training weeks
💶A participation fee of €90 applies to this programme
🚉The venue is just a 10-minute walk from Ommen train station — easy to reach from anywhere in the Netherlands and beyond
🛏️Participants are accommodated in shared rooms of 2 to 3 persons with shared common areas, co-working space, living room, dining area, and bathrooms
♿The venue and activity are fully accessible to people with disabilities
Travel Reimbursement Rates
| Distance | Reimbursement |
|---|---|
| 10 – 99 km | €28 |
| 500 – 1999 km | €309 |
Training & Learning
🎓Every participant is entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate to formally recognise their competence development across the full 6-month programme
🌱You will complete a personal project with real impact on your community — supported by 8 weekly online mentoring sessions with experienced trainers
🌍You will connect with like-minded youth work professionals from across Europe and build a lasting network of facilitators and space holders
🔗More information about the programme: environ-mental.nl
Participant Profile
💼You are an active youth worker, trainer, youth leader, volunteering mentor, or youth coach working in non-formal education or community settings
🌱You are motivated to develop your facilitation skills, deepen your relational awareness, and grow your professional identity as a space holder
🗣️You are able to follow sessions and engage in English throughout the programme
✅You are able to commit to the full 6-month programme including both residential parts and the online mentoring sessions
🇪🇺You are based in an Erasmus+ Youth Programme country
Activity Dates & Key Information
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
Application Link
🔗 Apply here: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14573
🌐 More info: environ-mental.nl
📧 Contact: askaway.environmental@gmail.com
📞 Phone: +359890521282
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