🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
Volu.M.Entry - Basics and essentials for E.S.C projects management
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Training Course
26 November - 3 December 2026 | Guillestre, France , France
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❗️What Is This Training About?
If you just landed on the European Solidarity Corps (E.S.C) planet, this training is the compass you need to start your journey!
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ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
Context of the activity:
This activity is organised by The Constellation, a partnership of experienced organisations active in the field of European youth work, with a strong experience in the development and support of E.S.C projects for more than 10 years.
We have been developing learning activities together since 2015 , aimed at offering opportunities for people active in this field (mentors, project coordinators, youth workers, etc) to develop their competences in order to enhance the quality of E.S.C projects.
Hors Pistes, the hosting organisation for this training, has been implementing EVS and ESC projects since 2013, with a strong focus on the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities or facing more obstacles in their participation in European volunteering projects. This activity is organised in partnership with 2 other organisations :
Pro Vobis - the Romanian National Resource Center for Volunteering, that has over 20 years of experience developing learning resources and training professionals in volunteer management across Europe.
Team for Youth, with over 10 years of experience in the youth field, has as its mission to stimulate youngsters to develop themselves through voluntary work, international mobility and non-formal education, in a multicultural environment.
This activity will take place in Guillestre (French Alps), in a valley where Hors Pistes has been organizing each year since 2021 a group volunteering project, involving young people with diverse backgrounds in activities in close relation with the local community.
Objectives
If you just landed on the European Solidarity Corps (E.S.C) planet, this training is the compass you need to start your journey! This activity aims to provide ESC project coordinators/mentors/tutors with the basics and essentials, as well as a general understanding of the meaning of European volunteering.
- Discover the E.S.C program, get a clearer picture of the different types of activities, actors and roles, and locate your position on the map as well as a potential first route.
- Explore the basics of volunteers’ support in its different dimensions (learning and personal development, task organisation, integration in local communities, etc)
- What does volunteering mean and why do we do it? Discuss the meaning of ESC activities and the political dimension of volunteering
- Hear concrete examples of volunteering activities: meet with ex-ESC volunteers and hosts of activities and get hands-on advice and insights.
Who can apply?
This training is designed for people newly involved in the E.S.C program, with an active role as coordinator, mentor/tutor. Participants with more experience, willing to work on the basics and essentials, are also welcome! The training will be in English and aims at facilitating the participation of everyone, by addressing individual needs and creating a supportive and interactive learning environment.
Logistical Information
The training will take place in a youth hostel in the Alps (l’Auberge de Guillestre). Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms (dorms). All the meals will be vegetarian, and the group will contribute to the community tasks (cooking, tidying-up,etc).
We will do our best to adapt the settings and program activities to support the participation of everyone, including participants facing more obstacles in their participation.
All activities will be carried out in English.
About the constellation
“The Constellation” is a consortium of organisations collaborating to develop learning activities that enhance the quality of volunteer management. It is a living, informal network of professionals and organisations connected by trust, friendship, and a shared commitment to quality in European Youth Work.
We aim to inspire agency, participation, and long-term engagement in the European educational dimension and beyond.
The members of the constellation are EJBW (Weimar, Germany), La Vibria Intercultural (Terrassa, Spain), Politistiko Ergastiri Ayion Omoloyioton (Lefkosia, Cyprus), Pro Vobis - National Resource Center for Volunteering (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Terzo Millennio (Lecce, Italy), Hors Pistes (Marseille, France), Team for Youth (Baia Mare, Romania), Cluj-Napoca Volunteering Center (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Esplora (Itri, Italy).
Training overview
This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Volunteering mentors
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
HORS PISTES (Youth NGO)
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📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Sosthène DESHOULLIERES-DELBOS
E-Mail:
Phone: +33781445492
💶 Costs
Costs
Participation fee
There are no participation fees for this activity.
Accommodation and food
The training will take place in a youth hostel in the Alps (l’Auberge de Guillestre). Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms (dorms). All the meals will be vegetarian, and the group will contribute to the community tasks (cooking, tidying-up,etc).
We will do our best to adapt the settings and program activities to support the participation of everyone, including participants facing more obstacles in their participation.
Travel reimbursement
We will reimburse the travel costs based on the cheapest possibilities, e.g. second class railway tickets, economy class flights etc., within the provided limit, from place of residency to the venue of the activity and return, based on the rates of the “distance calculator” of the European Commission https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/de/resources-and-tools/distance-calculator and related regulations as follows (green travel possible) :
10-99 km: 28,00 EUR / 56,00 EUR
100-499 km: 211,00 EUR / 285,00 EUR
500-1999 km: 309,00 EUR / 417,00 EUR
2000-2999 km: 395,00 EUR / 535,00 EUR
3000-3999 km: 580,00 EUR / 785,00 EUR
📜 Certificate
https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-youthpass
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 6 September 2026
Date of selection: 7 September 2026
🔗 Official Link
⚠️ 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.
