Setting Sail for Strategic International Youth Work

Training Course

5-8 October 2026 | Oostend, Belgium - FL

Join this 3‑day training and explore how to embed international work strategically in your youth work organisation.

Let’s be honest: getting involved in European activities can be incredibly rewarding and fun—but it also comes with challenges. From building visibility and recognition, to finding the time, convincing your team or board of the added value, aligning it with your organisation’s mission, and balancing it with your local work… it’s not always easy.

Do any of these challenges sound familiar? Have you ever felt like you’re the only one advocating for the international dimension in your organisation? Are you motivated to shape your organisation’s strategy and strengthen its European outlook?

Then come aboard and set sail with us. Join us for a 3 day training in Ostend, a vibrant city by the North Sea in Belgium.

Aim

The aim of this training is to support youth work organisations in embedding internationalisation into their structures and practices by making strategic use of European programme opportunities for their organisational development.

Objectives

During this training, participants will engage in practical reflection and receive support and inspiration to design ways of using European programmes strategically within their organisation.

Participants will:

Reflect on how internationalization can be embedded in youth work strategies
Share practices and challenges from different national contexts
Explore how the tool ‘Land inSight’ can be used in strategic discussions
Discover other tools and approaches for international growth
Design an action plan to apply in their own organisation

For whom?

This training focuses on strengthening organisational capacity. Participants should be familiar with the mission, vision, and strategy of their organisation, and have the ability to influence its (strategic) planning.

We welcome coordinators, board members, staff members, and active volunteers. Participants are encouraged to apply in pairs (for example, together with a colleague, volunteer, or relevant partner) to maximise the impact of the training.

Participants should be comfortable using English as a working language in order to communicate effectively during sessions and group work.

This Training Course is

for 25 participants

from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU

and recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers

Accessibility info:

This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.

Working language(s):

English

Organiser:

JINT (National Agency)

Contact for questions:

Nele Leeten

E-Mail: nele.leeten@jint.be

Phone: +32 2 209 07 48

Costs

Participation fee

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Accommodation and food

Unless specified otherwise, the hosting NA or SALTO of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.

Travel reimbursement

Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity.