🇫🇷 Erasmus+ Training Course in France 🌟 Authentic Leaders for Collective Action 🤝

Open call for youth workers (18+) from France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Spain to join the Erasmus+ Training Course "Authentic Leaders for Collective Action," a 10-day immersion from 1 to 12 September 2026 in Chartrier-Ferrière, France, where 22 youth workers discover cooperation tools and embodiment practices to foster authentic leadership.

About the Course

A unique 10-day immersion combining theoretical moments and body practices to experiment with how we cooperate with others and understand ourselves better. It provides facilitation tools through a head-heart-body pedagogy and creative processes, offering a supportive posture for the work of youth leaders. The intention is to equip youth workers to support a generation of young people capable of working together cooperatively and inclusively, in wellbeing, while developing their empowerment and authentic leadership.

Curious about the impact youth workers really have? Here's a closer look at the role: https://youthworkshub.org/15128/

Methodology

Built on a head-heart-body approach:

🗣️ Participation and sharing personal experiences

👀 Learning by observation and critical thinking

🙌 Learning by doing through experimentation and practical application

🔄 Continuous improvement of teaching methods

🧠 Head-Heart-Body: combining theory and movement to ground knowledge in personal experience

🤝 Becoming a learning community built on trust and peer-to-peer exchange

What You'll Discover

🎲 Games and reflective concepts to rethink your role and place in a group and identify your uniqueness

💃 Dance, contact improvisation and somatic practices to better perceive your body, reactions and self (no dance experience needed; these help you return to the present, regulate stress and emotions and express yourself from a centred energy)

🛠️ Tools and methodologies such as the art of feedback, co-development and facilitation

Personal Objectives

🪞 Personal growth and self-awareness: discover more about yourself, your posture, talents and skills; improve your capacity to listen and express emotions, needs and limits; gain self-confidence and body awareness

🤝 Interpersonal and community connection: meet 22 youth workers of 5 nationalities, share experiences and create lasting connections, taking your place in a group with deeper presence and authenticity

Professional Objectives

🧑‍🏫 Head-Heart-Body facilitation skills and the ability to teach cooperation tools and attitudes

👂 Refine your posture in a group through active listening, communication and reflective observation

🤝 Create a framework of trust to encourage group learning and continuous improvement

🛠️ Acquire key practices and tools for effective cooperation within a work group

📋 Draw up a personal action plan to promote a culture of cooperation back in your country

Who Is This For

🧑‍🏫 Youth leaders, social workers, volunteers, teachers and others who work with youth, willing to experiment with cooperative tools and embodiment practices

🔞 Aged 18+, able to understand and communicate in English

📋 Committed to the whole programme (arriving late or leaving early is not allowed); prepare for an intensive experience with at least 6 hours of activities every day

Eligible Countries

🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇪🇸 Spain

About Fertîles

A 5-year-old non-profit training organisation whose mission is to spread a common culture of cooperation and empowerment to foster environmental, social and democratic change, through professional trainings that support personal growth, community building and project-management skills.

The Details

📍 Location: Chartrier-Ferrière, France (Oasis de âges ecovillage)

🗓️ Dates: 1 to 12 September 2026 (travel days included)

👥 For: 22 youth workers aged 18+ from the partner countries

💬 Language: English

💶 Funding: an Erasmus+ training course (costs covered under Erasmus+ funding)

⚡ Intensive: at least 6 hours of activities daily, with full attendance required

How to Apply

📝 Read the info page, then fill in the application form (linked below). Questions can be sent to erasmus@fertiles.co. Results are announced within one week of the deadline