Fully funded Erasmus+ training courses for youth workers: 3 open right now across France, Spain and Italy, each covering your travel and your stay. If working with young people is your world, these are exactly the kind of short, focused weeks that sharpen your practice and widen your network across Europe. One is a facilitation exchange on the French Atlantic coast in La Rochelle, where you swap your best youth-work tools with facilitators from across the continent and pick up expert input on mental health, extremism and using video in projects. Another, in Spain, digs into digital participation for democratic youth work, how online platforms and non-formal education can pull young people into civic life, media literacy and safe digital spaces. The third, in Sicily, is a partnership-building activity turning ancient myths and storytelling into modern youth-work tools while you build future Erasmus+ collaborations with organisations from six countries. Three countries, three angles, one shared purpose: better, more connected youth work.
These are all aimed at youth workers, trainers, facilitators and youth organisations rather than young participants, so if that is you, read on. The formats are built on non-formal education, so expect hands-on method-sharing, expert sessions and plenty of peer exchange rather than lectures, and you leave each one with concrete tools and a set of international contacts you keep. Eligibility is set per activity: the French and Spanish courses are open to applicants from many eligible countries, while the Sicilian partnership event lists a specific group, so always check the eligibility line before you apply. Deadlines are staggered through late August, with the earliest closing first, so it is worth acting on the one that fits you now rather than waiting.
On funding, these are Erasmus+ mobilities, which means fully funded in the practical sense: accommodation and food during the activity are covered, and your travel is reimbursed up to a distance-based grant. You are not paying to take part. To join you generally need to be over 18 and connected to a sending organisation in your country, which the organisers can help you sort out. You can browse more fully funded Erasmus+ training courses, youth exchanges and volunteering across the site at youthworkshub.org. Here is the batch, ordered by deadline.
In This Batch
- ๐ซ๐ท France, La Rochelle โ exchange of facilitation practices (Training Course) ยท ๐ 25 Aug
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain โ digital participation for democratic youth work (Training Course) ยท ๐ 27 Aug
- ๐ฎ๐น Italy, Sicily โ storytelling and ancient myths (Partnership-building Activity) ยท ๐ 31 Aug
3 Fully Funded Erasmus+ Opportunities ยท 3 Countries ยท For Youth Workers
๐ Erasmus+ Opportunities
1. ๐ซ๐ท Erasmus+ Training Course in France ๐ฏ Exchange of Facilitation Practices in La Rochelle ๐ค
๐ Deadline: 25 August 2026
Swap your best youth-work tools with facilitators from across Europe. In "Exchange of Practices" in La Rochelle you share your favourite facilitation methods and leave with fresh ideas to improve how you manage youth exchanges, plus talks with experts on mental health, extremism and using video in projects. Open to applicants from ๐น๐ท ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช๐ธ ๐ต๐ฑ and many more. Apply here โ
2. ๐ช๐ธ Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain ๐ป Digital Participation for Democratic Youth Work ๐ณ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 27 August 2026
Use digital tools to get young people into democracy. In "DIGI-DEM" in Spain you explore how digital platforms and non-formal education can boost civic engagement and digital citizenship, learning to run inclusive online collaboration, promote media literacy and build safe digital spaces for youth participation. Open to applicants from ๐น๐ท ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท ๐ต๐ฑ and many more. Apply here โ
3. ๐ฎ๐น Erasmus+ Partnership-building Activity in Italy ๐ Storytelling & Ancient Myths in Sicily ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 31 August 2026
Turn ancient myths into modern youth-work tools in Sicily. "Tell Me the Story / Cuntami lu Cuntu" is a KA153 partnership-building activity in Trapani bringing together youth workers from six countries to exchange non-formal education practices, explore storytelling and cultural heritage, and build future Erasmus+ partnerships. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ฌ๐ช ๐ช๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ฎ and 1 more. Apply here โ
๏ปฟ
Three Erasmus+ opportunities, three countries, one goal: making you a sharper, better-connected youth worker. If you read this far, one of them already fits how you work, whether that is trading facilitation methods on the French coast, learning to pull young people into democracy through digital tools in Spain, or mining Sicily's ancient myths for storytelling techniques while you build partnerships for future projects. Each strengthens a different part of the craft, facilitation, digital participation, cultural and non-formal methods, so the right choice is less about the destination and more about the skill you most want to grow next. All three are for youth workers and organisations rather than young participants, and each lists the countries it is open to, so check the eligibility before you commit.
The deadlines are close and staggered, La Rochelle first on 25 August, then Spain on 27 August, then Sicily on 31 August, and the courses with the widest eligibility tend to fill fastest, so it pays to move on your pick now. Before you apply, confirm you meet the eligibility and that you have or can find a sending organisation in your country. If you are new to Erasmus+ mobility or want to line up your next few courses, browse more and get oriented at youthworkshub.org. And if you would rather these land in front of you the moment they open, join our broadcast channel through the link in our bio, where every new batch drops first.
