🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
Empowering Youth Participation & Democratic Engagement: Online Activity-Based Civic Education Training for Trainers, Educators, Teachers & Youth Workers
🇪🇺 What is Erasmus+? Erasmus+ is the EU's programme for education, training, youth and sport, with a €26.2 billion budget for 2021–2027. It funds study abroad, internships, youth exchanges, training courses and youth worker mobility. This overview covers who is eligible, every activity type and what's funded. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/erasmusplus
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Training Course
13 October 2026 | Online, Germany
❗️What Is This Training About?
Join the Youth4Change ToT – Empowering Youth Participation & Democratic Engagement and learn how to facilitate interactive workshops and activities on citizenship, democracy, civic engagement and youth participation.
✅ Who can apply for Erasmus+ and ESC? Eligibility depends on activity: ages 13–30 for most Erasmus+ youth activities and 18–30 for ESC volunteering (up to 35 for humanitarian aid), plus country and residence rules. This guide covers roles, inclusion support, language needs and the profile coordinators look for. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/whocanapply
ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
Are you a trainer, youth worker, teacher, educator or expert working in civic education, civic engagement or EU citizenship?
This training is designed to strengthen trainers’ and youth workers’ capacity to facilitate activity-based civic education workshops, providing practical methods and exercises for engaging young people in discussions and learning experiences around citizenship, democracy, rights, responsibilities and civic participation.
Through interactive activities, simulations, reflection and peer exchange, participants will explore approaches to citizenship, democracy, civic participation and meaningful youth involvement that can be adapted to their own educational practice and local context.
AIM
The training aims to equip trainers, educators, and youth workers with the knowledge, competencies, methodologies, and practical tools necessary to support young people in moving from passive participation towards meaningful democratic engagement.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, participants will:
- Experience and explore activity-based civic education methodologies based on non-formal and participatory learning approaches.
- Develop their facilitation skills by applying practical tools and hands-on activities addressing civic engagement, democratic participation and youth participation.
- Explore interactive and learner-centred approaches for engaging young people in discussion, advocacy, negotiation and democratic decision-making.
- Strengthen their ability to adapt and facilitate civic education activities for different groups of young people and local contexts.
- Exchange experiences, methodologies and good practices with trainers, educators and youth workers from different organisations and countries.
- Increase their confidence in designing and implementing civic education workshops for young people.
TRAINING PROGRAMME
The training will be delivered through an interactive 3-hour online session combining presentations, practical activities, group work, breakout exercises and peer exchange.
The session is designed in a participatory and engaging format, ensuring balanced interaction and active involvement of participants.
Participants will experience selected activities themselves and reflect on their application in civic education and youth work.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Date: 13 October 2026
Time: 10:00–13:00 CET
Duration: 3 hours
Format: Online
Working language: English
Participation: Free of charge
Participants who complete the training will receive:
- a Certificate of Participation;
- access to the Youth4Change Civic Education Toolkit and training materials;
- additional educational resources developed within the project.
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
youth workers, trainers, facilitators, educators, teachers, NGO and civil society organisation staff, project coordinators, volunteers, community educators, and youth leaders.
APPLICATION
Participation is free of charge.
How to Apply? Applications form here. Deadline for application 16.09.2025
Selected participants will receive further practical information before the training.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
This Training is organised within the Youth4Change project, an international cooperation initiative that aims to strengthen young people's civic competences, democratic participation and European citizenship through non-formal education and participatory learning approaches.
The project brings together seven partner organisations from Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Belgium, Italy, and Spain combining their expertise in youth work, civic education and non-formal learning to develop innovative educational resources for young people across Europe.
To support youth workers, trainers, teachers and educators in delivering high-quality civic education, the project is developing a Civic Education Curriculum, a Structured Dialogue Toolkit & Best Practices Guide, and a Handbook on Civic Education. These resources provide practical methodologies, interactive activities and facilitation guidance that can be adapted to different learning contexts and the needs of diverse groups of young people.
Through this Training of Trainers, participants will explore these educational resources, experience selected workshop activities, and strengthen their capacity to facilitate inclusive, participatory and learner-centred civic education workshops.
📘 What is Erasmus+? (in-depth) Erasmus+ has run since 1987 and has had over 13 million participants, funding four main activities for young people. This pillar guide covers its history, funding, research-backed benefits, the full application process and an FAQ. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-erasmus-plus
Training overview
This Training Course is
for 50 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Youth researchers, Trainers · Youth Workers · Teachers · Educators
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
Jugend- & Kulturprojekt e.V. (Youth4Change consortium) (Others)
💡 How do you prepare a strong Erasmus+ or ESC application? Read the call carefully, write specific motivation, show skills with examples, and state clear learning goals. This guide gives 10 practical tips plus the common mistakes that lead to rejection. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/erasmus-application-tips
📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi
E-mail: victoria.kostantini@jkpev.de
E-Mail:
Phone: +49 176 991 222 09
💶 Costs
Costs
Participation fee
None
Accommodation and food
None
Travel reimbursement
None
📜 Certificate
https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-youthpass
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 16 September 2026
Date of selection: 21 September 2026
🎓 What is an Erasmus+ Training Course? A Training Course is a short funded course (5–10 days) for youth workers, educators and NGO staff to build skills through non-formal education. This guide explains who can join, what's covered and how it differs from a Youth Exchange. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/trainingcourse
🔗 Official Link
🗂️ Documents
⚖️ What's the difference between ESC and Erasmus+? The ESC is for volunteering and solidarity, while Erasmus+ is broad learning mobility (study, training, youth exchanges). This guide compares age, funding, duration and application route, and includes a "choose this if…" decision guide. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/esc-vs-erasmus
🎂 What are the age limits for Erasmus+ and ESC? Youth Exchanges are 13–30, ESC volunteering is 18–30 (35 for humanitarian aid), and training, youth worker mobility and study/traineeships have no upper age limit. This guide breaks down every activity and how age is counted (at the start date). 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/erasmus-age-limits
💶 What costs does Erasmus+ cover? For youth activities (KA152–154) it covers travel by distance band, individual support, organisational support, preparation, inclusion support up to 100% and exceptional costs. This 2026 guide details each item and what Erasmus+ does not cover. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/what-erasmus-covers
