🇸🇰 Erasmus+ Training Course in Slovakia 🌍 Youth Work Skills, Inclusion & Project Development 🤝

Build your youth work skills through real collaboration, peer learning and hands-on experience in an international training environment 🌍

“Skills Swap” is an Erasmus+ Training Course designed to strengthen competences of youth workers through exchange of good practices, mutual learning and practical activities. The programme focuses on key areas such as mental health, inclusion, sustainability, community engagement and project management.

📌 Activity Dates

📅 02 June 2026 – 11 June 2026
📅 Arrival Day: 02 June 2026 (15:00–17:00)
📅 Activity Days: 03–10 June 2026
📅 Departure Day: 11 June 2026 (before 10:00)

📅 Application Deadline

⏳ 16 April 2026

👥 Eligible Countries

🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇱🇹 Lithuania

🧩 Activities & Methodology

🧠 Workshops on mental health and well-being
🤝 Inclusion and working with participants with fewer opportunities
🌱 Sustainability and local community engagement
📊 Project management and youth work practices
🎲 Cooperative games and team-building sessions
👥 Peer learning and exchange of good practices
🗣️ Discussions and reflection activities
🛠️ Hands-on sessions and practical exercises

🗓️ Program Overview

📅 03 June → Project introduction & project management (Slovak team)
📅 04 June → Cooperative games (Hungarian team)
📅 05 June → Mental health & well-being (German team)
📅 06 June → Local community work & needs mapping (Romanian team)
📅 07 June → Work with young people with fewer opportunities (Spanish team)
📅 08 June → Sustainability & local work (Italian team)
📅 09 June → Project perspectives & development (Lithuanian team)
📅 10 June → Evaluation, dissemination and closing

🎯 Objectives

🧠 Strengthen competences in youth work
🤝 Promote inclusion and support for diverse groups
🌱 Develop sustainable approaches in youth projects
📊 Improve project management skills
🌍 Foster international cooperation and partnerships

🏠 Accommodation & Food

🏡 Venue: Ubytovanie One, Dolný Ohaj, Slovakia
🛏️ Shared rooms (2–4 participants per room, same gender)
🍽️ Full board: breakfast, lunch (sometimes packed), dinner + 2 coffee breaks
🏊 Facilities: swimming pool, sauna, training rooms
🎲 Additional: board games, volleyball, football
🚰 Drinking tap water available

⚠️ Living Conditions

⚠️ Erasmus+ project is not a holiday or 5-star hotel experience
🤝 Active participation and shared responsibility expected

✈️ Travel

✈️ Travel must be approved before purchase
📩 Contact project manager: erasmus@adelslovakia.org
⚠️ Tickets without approval will NOT be reimbursed

💶 Travel reimbursement (approximate):
🇸🇰 Slovakia → 56€ (green travel)
🇭🇺 Hungary → 285€ (green travel)
🇷🇴 Romania → 309€
🇪🇸 Spain → 309€
🇩🇪 Germany → 417€ (green travel)
🇮🇹 Italy → 417€ (green travel)
🇱🇹 Lithuania → 417€ (green travel)

🌱 Green travel encouraged

🧾 Practicalities

📄 Health insurance not provided (participants must arrange their own)
🍽️ Accommodation, food and materials covered
🎟️ Travel reimbursed after completing project tasks
🍫 Snacks for intercultural night not reimbursed
🚫 No alcohol, drugs or addictive substances allowed

🎓 Certification

📜 Youthpass certificate provided

🔄 Before & After the Activity

Before Arrival

📘 Read infopack carefully
📄 Complete participant forms
📅 Join preparatory meeting
🎒 Prepare materials for national workshop
🧾 Keep travel documents and arrange insurance

After the Project

📝 Complete evaluation and Youthpass
📢 Share results in local community (workshop, post, etc.)
🌍 Participate in follow-up and dissemination activities
🤝 Stay connected through alumni and future collaborations

✅ Participant Profile

👤 Age 18+
🌍 From eligible countries
🗣️ English level minimum B1
🤝 Active participation required
📚 Willing to prepare and contribute to workshops
💬 Engage in communication channels (WhatsApp group, meetings)

🗣️ Working Language

🗣️ English

⚠️ Important Notice

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💡 Final Note:
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