🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
Creative Spaces in Youth Work
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Training Course
13-19 October 2026 | Presenzano, province of Caserta, Italy
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❗️What Is This Training About?
This training represents the middle phase of a long-term project, where we are going to test the practical application and effectiveness of the outputs we developed so far, addressed to both youth workers and young people.
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ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
This training is part of a KA220 project driven by the shared recognition among the partners of the transformative power of art and creativity in youth work and for youth development. By strengthening the capacities of youth workers to successfully engage with young people and provide them with meaningful experiences, the project seeks to build a robust foundation to address the diverse needs and challenges faced by young people today. Below the main project objectives:
- Enhance youth workers’ and partner NGOs’ capacities to effectively nurture young people's emotional and creative growth
- Equip youth workers with art-based resources and methods to support the creative potential of young people
- Empower young people to use their critical thinking to contribute to positive social change through artistic expression
- Engage young people in creative processes that contribute to personal development, civic participation and community building
Designed as a concrete opportunity for experiential learning, this training course is a residential event that will exceptionally gather both youth workers and young people. Through different NFE methodologies and concrete testing of the developed project outputs, notably a toolkit on creative thinking and a guide for creative spaces, youth workers will learn how to facilitate activities and shape environments that empower young people to explore art and social change.
The training represents a testing ground where to practice the application and effectiveness of such outputs in real-world scenarios, providing specific training for both youth workers and youth leaders/volunteers, as well as competence development, empowerment and capacity building through art and creativity. Participants will also have the chance to learn from other organisations and professionals with different level of expertise, compare their approaches and practically test the acquired competences.
The training will be very important to validate the effectiveness and usability of the developed outputs, ensuring they are fit for purpose - by incorporating all the needs and feedback of participants, guaranteeing a balanced and dynamic learning environment where professional insights and youthful perspectives can enrich the final materials.
Training overview
This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Greece, Italy, Portugal
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth coaches, Volunteers and young people
Accessibility info:
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
CET Platform Italy (Youth NGO)
We represente the italian branch of the international CET network, with organizations registered in 12 European Countries.
More info about us, and our previous projects, at:
https://cetplatformitaly.wordpress.com/
Co-organiser(s):
- CET Platform Hellas (Youth NGO)
- Team MAIS (Others)
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📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Andrea Bernieri
E-Mail:
Phone: +393495463343
💶 Costs
Participation fee
None
Accommodation and food
Everything is provided by CET Platform Italy (check infopack for details)
Travel reimbursement
Greece and Portugal: 285€
Italy (only green travel): 40€
📜 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): 31 August 2026
Date of selection: 5 September 2026
🔗 Official Link
🗂️ Documents
INFOPACK CSYW - Onsite Testing in Italy.pdf
⚠️ 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.
