๐ Key Information
Activity โญ๏ธ Title
Youth@Work Conference: Value and Recognition of Youth Work for Employability and Entrepreneurship
Activity ๐ถ Type | ๐ Dates | ๐Location
Conference โ Symposium - Forum
14-18 September 2026 | Batumi, Georgia
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โ๏ธWhat Is This Training About?
The Youth@Work Conference brings together youth workers, trainers, policy-makers, researchers, NAs, SALTO RCs, employment stakeholders, and youth organisations to explore the value of youth work for employability and entrepreneurship.
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โน๏ธ Description About The Opportunity
As part of the Youth@Work Partnership, the conference will strongly highlight the role and impact of Youth@Work activities in strengthening youth employability, entrepreneurship, competence development and innovation through youth work. Special attention will be given to the Eastern Neighboring countries and Western Balkan region, recognizing the important contribution of youth work in supporting inclusive, sustainable and innovative approaches to employability and entrepreneurship within diverse regional realities and challenges.
The conference will create space for sharing Youth@Work success stories, collecting regional best practices and strengthening dialogue between practitioners, institutions and stakeholders working in the fields of youth, employment and entrepreneurship. It will also highlight how youth work contributes to the development of competences, opportunities and sustainable support systems for young people across Europe and the Eastern Neighboring countries and Western Balkan region.
Aim and objectives:
The overall aim of the conference is to strengthen the recognition, visibility and strategic value of youth work in supporting youth employability, entrepreneurship and competence development, while fostering cooperation, peer learning and exchange of practices among stakeholders from Europe, as well as the EECA and SEE regions.
- To strengthen the recognition and visibility of youth work as a key contributor to youth employability, entrepreneurship and competence development.
- To exchange and collect best practices, methodologies and success stories from the EECA and SEE regions and European countries related to youth employability and entrepreneurial learning;
- To foster cooperation and dialogue between youth workers, institutions, National Agencies, SALTO RCs, policy-makers and other stakeholders working in the fields of youth, employment and entrepreneurship;
- To explore and promote the use of competence frameworks such as EntreComp, DigComp, GreenComp, LifeComp and Youthpass within youth work practice;
- To contribute to the development of future Youth@Work strategies, collaborations, publications and knowledge resources supporting the recognition and impact of youth work.
Profile of Participants:
The conference is designed for participants who are actively involved in youth work, employability, entrepreneurship education, competence development or related policy and practice.
- Youth workers and youth leaders;
- Trainers and facilitators, youth coaches;
- Representatives of youth organizations and NGOs;
- Policy-makers and public institution representatives;
- Employment, entrepreneurship and career guidance professionals;
- Project coordinators, researchers and experts working on youth employability and entrepreneurship.
Participants are expected to:
- have experience or strong interest in youth employability, entrepreneurship and/or competence development,
- contribute actively to peer learning and exchange during the conference,
- share practices, tools, methodologies or success stories from their contexts,
- and support dissemination and follow-up activities after the conference.
Special attention will be given to participants who can contribute examples and experiences from the EECA and SEE regions and other contexts where the recognition of youth work is still developing.
Youth@Work Partnership
This event is part of the Youth@Work Partnership on Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship of Erasmus+ National Agencies. Youth@Work is the alliance of the Erasmus+/European Solidarity Corps National Agencies of Italy (the leading NA), Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, Spain, and Tรผrkiye, as well as of the SALTO-YOUTH Eastern Europe and Caucasus (Poland) and SALTO-YOUTH South- East Europe (Slovenia). It has been running since January 2018. For more information about Youth@Work, please visit our website - www.youthatworkpartnership.org and social media channels.
Training overview
This Conference โ Symposium - Forum is
for 60 participants
from Eastern Partnership countries 
, Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Western Balkan countries
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Youth coaches, Youth researchers
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
FRSE - Foundation for the Development of the Education System, Poland (National Agency)
Co-organiser(s):
- SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus (SALTO Resource Centre)
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๐ฅ Contact
Contact for questions:
Aleksej Dzienis
E-Mail:
Phone: -
๐ถ Costs
Participation fee
Participants from Poland and the Eastern Partnership countries are not required to pay a participation fee. Participants from other Programme Countries are requested to contact their National Agency to clarify whether a participation fee applies. Participants from the Western Balkan countries are requested to contact their respective SALTO Resource Centres to clarify this issue. The applicable conditions will depend on the policy of the relevant National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre.
Accommodation and food
The hosting Polish National Agency will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.
Travel reimbursement
Please contact your National Agency (NA) or SALTO Resource Centre (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.
๐ Certificate
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:
https://youthworkshub.org/15122
โ ๏ธ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 30 June 2026
Date of selection: 16 July 2026
๐ Official Link
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โ ๏ธ Important Notice
1๏ธโฃ Source of Information
This announcement has been prepared based on the information provided by the source.
2๏ธโฃ No Affiliation
YouthWorks Hub is not the organiser, partner, or representative of the projects listed. All applications must be submitted directly to the project coordinator or hosting organisation through the original link, email, etc.
3๏ธโฃ Content May Change
The project coordinator is solely responsible for the accuracy and details of the opportunity. Deadlines, eligible countries, activity dates, and other details may change, or the announcement may be withdrawn entirely, at any time after publication. Always check the original link before applying.
4๏ธโฃ Funding
All funding, travel reimbursements, and allowances are determined and provided by the project coordinator or National Agency. YouthWorks Hub is not responsible for any payments or financial matters.
5๏ธโฃ External Links
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๐ก Final Note: All listings are shared for informational purposes only. Please always verify details directly through the official project coordinator or programme website before applying.
