🇨🇿 Erasmus+ Training Course in Czechia 🌱 Sustainability Education, Circular Economy & Youth Work Innovation ♻️

Four years, two successful editions, and a third chapter that goes further than anything before it. Sustainable ImPACT 3 is not an introductory workshop on recycling — it is a high-level innovation lab for environmental educators who are ready to stop scratching the surface and start changing systems.

Youth Progress, z.s. is hosting the third edition of their flagship training course at Ekocentrum Trkmanka in Velké Pavlovice, Czech Republic — a reconstructed Baroque manor house in the heart of the South Moravian wine region. The project brings together 24 youth workers from 8 countries across Europe and is fully funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

What Is This Project About?

Sustainable ImPACT 3 is grounded in the EU Circular Economy Package, the 2023 Waste Framework Directive, and the European Sustainability Competence Framework (GreenComp). The aim is clear: bridge the gap between high-level European environmental policy and grassroots youth work. Participants leave equipped with advanced tools, digital methods, and a cross-border professional network to inspire real, community-level change.

This is the third chapter of a long-term initiative, and the ambition has grown with each edition. If you are a youth worker who takes sustainability seriously and wants to go deeper — this is where that happens.

Objectives

🌍 Teach youth workers how to advocate for sustainable consumption in their communities

🛠️ Equip participants with tools, skills, and methods to teach sustainability effectively

💻 Apply digital tools in environmental education

🎯 Design and run sustainability activities that foster local engagement

📢 Design and execute promotional campaigns addressing environmental issues

📋 Familiarise participants with the European Sustainability Competence Framework (GreenComp)

🤝 Connect youth workers across Europe to share ideas and best practices

🏙️ Raise awareness of sustainability challenges and solutions in urban areas

🔗 Strengthen cross-border partnerships among professionals and organisations

Who Should Apply?

🔹 Age: 18 and above — this course is open to youth workers, not just young participants

🔹 Interested in sustainability and environmental issues — ideally with previous experience in youth work or education

🔹 Has a clear plan to apply the skills and knowledge from the project in daily practice

🔹 Seeks inspiration and networking with professionals for future cooperation

🔹 Committed to fully participating in the dissemination of the project results

What Is Expected of Selected Participants?

🔹 Attend a preparatory online meeting before arrival

🔹 Fully participate in all sessions of the training course

🔹 Contribute to the development of a Toolkit from the training

🔹 Complete a Learning Self-Assessment after the mobility

🔹 Fill in the Participant Report

🔹 Organise at least 1 offline follow-up activity in their home country with a connected social media content piece

🔹 Participate in a follow-up online meeting to share dissemination efforts and assess impact

The Venue — Ekocentrum Trkmanka

The training takes place at Ekocentrum Trkmanka — a unique environmental education centre set in a reconstructed Baroque manor house in Velké Pavlovice, South Moravia.

📍 Address: Nádražní 1/1, 691 06 Velké Pavlovice, Czech Republic

The centre includes a large conference hall, smaller classrooms, practical workshop halls, a dining room with its own kitchen, and an extensive environmental garden. Velké Pavlovice is a charming wine town known for its vineyards, wine cellars, and proximity to the Lednice-Valtice UNESCO World Heritage Site.

💬 Want to understand how Erasmus+ training courses are structured and what to expect as a participant? This complete guide to Erasmus+ covers everything you need to know before applying: https://youthworkshub.org/15096/

Accommodation & Food

🛏️ Accommodation in 6-bed or 13-bed rooms with shared bathrooms — shared living is part of the experience

🥔 Meals served in the dining room — simple, locally-sourced Czech cuisine: potatoes, rice, dairy, vegetables, pastries

🥗 The majority of meals will be vegetarian, in line with the sustainability focus — meat-based dishes served a maximum of 3 times during the week

🌡️ July temperatures: 22–26°C during the day, 12–15°C in the evenings — light summer clothing plus a sweater for evenings

🌍 Intercultural evening — each country presents traditional snacks and cultural highlights. Coordinate with your team in advance.

Travel & Reimbursement

Travel costs are reimbursed up to the following limits — approval from organisers required before booking any tickets:

🇨🇿 Czechia: up to €285 (Green Travel)

🇮🇹 Italy / 🇪🇸 Spain / 🇱🇹 Lithuania / 🇫🇷 France: up to €309

🇵🇹 Portugal: up to €395

🇷🇴 Romania / 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina: up to €417 (Green Travel)

🌿 Green Travel participants (all except Lebanon) are encouraged to travel by train, bus, shared car, or ferry. Taxi rides are not reimbursed unless no other option exists.

⚠️ Reimbursement is processed AFTER the mobility, upon receipt of original travel documents. Card payment statements are not accepted. Screenshots of boarding passes recommended.

⚠️ There is NO insurance provided by the organisers. EU citizens should obtain free coverage through their national social security. Non-EU participants should purchase private insurance.

💱 Currency note: Czech Crown (CZK). 1 EUR ≈ 25 CZK.

Participating Countries

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain

Contact

📧 Project Manager — Alexandra Šebestová: info@youthprogress.eu

📧 Facilitator & Project Coordinator — David Zajaroš: coordinator@youthprogress.eu

🌐 Youth Progress website: youthprogress.eu

Infopack & Apply

📄 Infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12amZsnkIrzMSCRhIB7imvJWCqDfIpLUX/view?usp=drivesdk

📋 Application Form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxr99PnWXyc1lZwaMIXSRCzMrwzkqtqVtbFU84UF0wPEN2pw/viewform?usp=header

Activity Details

📅 Activity Dates: 19 July 2026 – 25 July 2026 (Arrival: 18 July / Departure: 26 July)

📍 Location: Ekocentrum Trkmanka, Czechia

👤 Activity Type: Training Course

Deadline

⏰ 17 May 2026

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