🇧🇪 Erasmus+ Training Course in Belgium 🎨 The Creative Toolbox 🎭

Open call for youth workers (18+) from Italy, Latvia, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Czech Republic to join the Erasmus+ KA151 Training Course "The Creative Toolbox: Becoming a Creative Youth Worker by Using Art, Music and Games," from 1 to 7 November 2026 in Saint Vith, Belgium. Discover how to use art, play, movement, media and music to make your activities fun, inclusive and inspiring. You don't have to be an artist; curiosity and a desire to experiment are more than enough.

About the Course

The Creative Toolbox offers youth workers the chance to develop competences and exchange knowledge on how to artistically shape play and meeting spaces for children and young people during their free time. By "artistically" they mean introducing young people to art and culture across music, visual arts, movement, drama, media and play. The training is based on the belief that engaging artistically with children and young people makes them more resilient, gives space to express emotions and supports a healthy mind in a healthy body.

You'll earn a YouthPass from this course. Here's what that means for your CV: https://youthworkshub.org/15122/

Objectives

🎨 Develop competences to artistically shape play and meeting spaces for children and young people

✨ Spark the desire to engage artistically and pass it on to colleagues, volunteers and young people

🛠️ Provide methods and tools to apply artistic approaches in an accessible way

👥 Teach how to engage a group of children and young people artistically

What You'll Gain

💡 Awareness of the possibilities and benefits of artistic methodologies

🎯 The ability to creatively plan activities for children and young people

🎭 Confidence applying artistic methods (you don't have to be a musician)

🤝 The ability to inspire others within and outside your organisation

📣 Tools to share your knowledge through training sessions in your own organisation

🧩 The ability to integrate the artistic approach into your organisation's youth work

Who Can Apply

🧑‍🏫 Youth workers, or anyone working with children and teens in their free time

🔞 Aged 18+

🌍 From the partner countries

✨ Curious and keen to experiment (no artistic background needed)

Eligible Countries

🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

The Details

📍 Location: Saint Vith, Belgium

🗓️ Dates: Sunday 1 November to Saturday 7 November 2026

👥 For: youth workers aged 18+ from the partner countries

💶 Funding: funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ (KA151); accommodation, food and travel covered per Erasmus+ rules (you present purchased tickets after confirmation)

🎓 Coordinated by JOETZ (Belgium)

How to Apply

📝 Read all the info on the project website, then apply via the form (linked below). You'll hear back after the deadline, so keep an eye on your inbox during the week of 29 June. Note: fully ChatGPT-generated answers are not accepted, as authenticity affects your chances