๐ Key Information
Activity โญ๏ธ Title
European Solidarity Corps: TOSCA โ Training and support for organisations active in the European Solidarity Corps
Activity ๐ถ Type | ๐ Dates | ๐Location
Training Course
16-20 November 2026 | Bonn, Germany
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โ๏ธWhat Is This Training About?
The training activity aims to support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact in the respective projects.
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โน๏ธ Description About The Opportunity
Objectives and benefits of the training course
- Foster understanding, awareness and commitment to core quality criteria of the European Solidarity Corps
- Build up competences on how to design and implement European Solidarity Corps projects with a view to quality
- Ensure clarity and support on how the programme works formally: opportunities, guidelines, structures, priorities, rules, and procedures
- Give space to participants and their organisations to express burning issues and needs and offer support where possible
- Foster a supportive community of organisations involved in the European Solidarity Corps
- Awaken the learner within
Part of the course is an obligatory online preparatory phase:
Before the residential training course in Germany, there is a mandatory online preparatory/introductory phase. It aims to introduce basic information in order to establish common grounds as well as rovide a place where participants will start to form a community of learners and will carry out first homework and assessments of their own organisation, local community and own needs.
The preparatory phase will be on the date tbd in HOP Platform with an online meeting on the date tbd (in case you are selected and cannot attend the online meeting, please announce the organisers).
We are looking for participants (together with other members of their organisations) who:
โ are involved in the Volunteering Actions in European Solidarity Corps Programme
โ are connected to organisations/institutions holding a Quality Label for Volunteering
โ have a crucial role in and commitment to
- providing conditions for high quality activities
- ensuring a positive impact of Volunteering Activities within their community
- creating learning opportunities within the organisation and for volunteers
Team
The concept of the TOSCA is based on the experience of the network of National Agencies and established by a pool of trainers with the support of Resource Centres.
The activity will be facilitated by two experienced trainers:
- Pieter-Jan Uyttersprott
- Marcus Vrecer
Training overview
This Training Course is
for 25 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth project managers, Volunteering mentors
Accessibility info:
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
JUGEND fรผr Europa National Agency for the EU-Programme European Solidarity Corps (National Agency)
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๐ฅ Contact
Contact for questions:
Karin Schulz
E-Mail:
Phone: 0049-228-9506226
๐ถ Costs
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.
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): 26 August 2026
Date of selection: 21 September 2026
๐ Official Link
๐๏ธ Documents
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