🇦🇹 Erasmus+ Conference in Austria 🎤 TEC Forum Experience 🌍 Future of Volunteering

If you are already inside the European volunteering ecosystem and want to go one level deeper—into policy, methodology, and future direction—this forum is where those conversations actually happen.

📌 Project Overview

TEC Forum 2026 takes place in Vienna, Austria, bringing together trainers, National Agency officers, and key actors involved in the European Solidarity Corps learning cycle (TEC).

This is not a beginner-friendly event—it’s designed for those actively shaping or delivering volunteering and training systems.

🎯 Focus of the Forum

🌍 Exploring the future of European volunteering
🏛️ Understanding policy and geopolitical impacts
🧠 Developing new approaches in training and methodologies
🤝 Strengthening collaboration across the TEC community
🛡️ Discussing safeguarding and peer support systems

The 2026 theme is clear: “Voicing the Future and Shaping Tomorrow Together.”

Guide: If you want to fully understand how ESC volunteering and training systems work behind the scenes, this guide gives you the full picture 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

🎯 What You Will Experience

💬 Exchange of ideas between trainers, NA officers, and SALTO experts
🏛️ Dialogue with representatives of the European Commission
🧠 Expert inputs on key topics shaping youth programmes
🛠️ Sharing tools, methods, and practical approaches
🤝 Building networks and long-term collaborations
🌐 Follow-up online sessions after the event

This is a high-level exchange environment, not a standard training.

🧩 Methodology

👥 Continuous working groups throughout the forum
🗣️ Plenary discussions and expert sessions
🧰 Tool fair for sharing methods and practices
💡 Collaborative problem-solving sessions

The structure is designed to go deep into specific challenges and solutions.

🕰️ Background & Context

TEC Forum has a long history, with previous editions held across Europe:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇹 Lithuania

This continuity reflects a strong and evolving professional community.

👥 Participant Profile

👥 80 participants

Recommended for:

🎓 Trainers
🏛️ TEC Officers
🌍 Professionals involved in ESC learning cycle

This is not for beginners—you are expected to already be active in the field.

🌍 Eligible Countries

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

🏠 Accommodation & Financial Support

🏠 Accommodation covered by hosting National Agency
🍽️ Meals provided
💶 Participation fee depends on National Agency
✈️ Travel reimbursement depends on National Agency rules
📜 Youthpass certificate provided

📅 Activity Details

📆 Activity Dates: 07 September 2026 – 11 September 2026
📅 Application Deadline: 17 May 2026

📩 Application & Contact

Application Page: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14708
Poster: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/download/salto%5Ctrainingcalendar%5Cmodel%5CDownload-10789/2026_TEC-Forum_Poster-Call.pdf
Agenda: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/download/salto%5Ctrainingcalendar%5Cmodel%5CDownload-10788/2026_TEC-Forum_Agenda.pdf
Email: clarissa.millwisch@oead.at
Email: Javier.Diaz-Perez@oead.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 53408717

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