🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
SHIFT - Smart Hands-on Innovation & Facilitation Tech in Youth work
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Training Course
15-22 October 2026 | Lithuania
🌍 Erasmus+ explained — the complete beginner's guide to Europe's largest youth programme.Millions of young people have taken part in Erasmus+ since its launch, but many still don't fully understand what the programme actually includes, who it's for, or how to get involved. This in-depth guide breaks down everything: the different types of mobility, funding opportunities, eligibility criteria, and what you can realistically expect from participating. If you've ever wondered whether Erasmus+ is right for you, this guide gives you all the answers in one place. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/15096/
❗️What Is This Training About?
This training course is focuses on how emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and gamified learning, can actually be used to make youth work and youth projects more engaging and impactful.
🏘️ How Erasmus+ youth projects create lasting change in local communities. The impact of Erasmus+ goes far beyond the individuals who participate. Local communities, host organisations, and even entire neighbourhoods are shaped by the projects that take place within them. This article explores the broader social impact of Erasmus+ youth exchanges — from building intercultural understanding to empowering grassroots organisations — and makes a compelling case for why these projects matter beyond the personal level. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/3595/
ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
### Aim
To empower youth workers with practical knowledge, digital tools, and ethical frameworks. To successfully integrate Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and gamified learning into modern youth work practice.
### Objectives:
* **Look at the big picture:** To figure out where tech has been, where it is now, and how we can actually use it in everyday youth work.
* **Get hands-on experience:** To try out tools firsthand—like building AI agents or setting up gamified learning activities—so participants leave with ready-to-use creations.
* **See it in action:** To step outside the training room and visit the Trakai Youth Center to explore and understand how youth work operates in Lithuania. Participants will have the opportunity to meet a local youth worker who will share insights and experiences from her daily work.
* **Keep a healthy balance:** To talk about screen fatigue and make sure well-being, movement, and downtime are built right into our daily routines and project plans.
* **Bring it back home:** To share ideas with each other, reflect on what we learned, and figure out clear next steps to take back to our local communities.
### Methodology
The Training Course is built on the foundation of non-formal educational principles. The program is experiential and based on a hands-on learning approach that blends active digital tool creation, peer collaboration, and practical experimentation with daily reflection and well-being routines.
Training overview
This Training Course is
for 30 participants
from Eastern Partnership countries 
, Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Western Balkan countries
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Volunteering mentors
Organiser:
Inovatyvi karta (Youth NGO)
https://innovativegeneration.eu/
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📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Raminta
E-Mail:
Phone: +37060227701
💶 Costs
Costs
Participation fee
No
Accommodation and food
Accommodation, food and materials are fully covered for the duration of the project for selected participants.
Travel reimbursement
Travel expenses are reimbursed based on the distance between your home and the venue, in accordance with the Erasmus+ programme distance band regulations.
📜 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
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 30 August 2026
Date of selection: 7 September 2026
🔗 Official Link
🗂️ Documents
⚠️ Important Notice
Youth Works Hub is not the organiser, partner, or representative of the listed projects. This listing is shared for information only, based on details from the source. Deadlines, eligible countries, dates, and other details may change or be withdrawn at any time, and all funding, reimbursements, and allowances are set by the project coordinator or National Agency. Applications go directly to the coordinator or hosting organisation through the official link. Listings may include third-party links (ESC Portal, infopacks, forms) that Youth Works Hub does not control. Always verify the details on the official project page before applying.
