🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
Sportive Horizons
🇪🇺 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
8-16 October 2026 | Agros, Cyprus
❗️What Is This Training About?
Sportive Horizons is a training activity for youth workers exploring how sport and tourism can foster entrepreneurship, employability and inclusion, while developing practical skills to create sustainable initiatives and opportunities for young people.
✅ 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
Sportive Horizons is an international training activity designed for youth workers, trainers, facilitators, educators and other professionals actively involved in non-formal learning and youth work.
The training explores how sport and tourism can be used as practical tools for youth development, entrepreneurship, employability and social inclusion. Rather than approaching sport only from a competitive or recreational perspective, participants will examine how sport-based and tourism-related activities can create meaningful learning experiences, develop transferable skills and encourage young people to take initiative in their communities.
The programme is particularly targeted at applicants who already work, or are preparing to work, with young people through non-formal education. Participants should be interested in developing new methods that can be transferred to youth organisations, community initiatives, NGOs, sports organisations, youth centres and other environments where non-formal learning takes place.
Through workshops, group work, practical activities, simulations, reflection sessions and exchange of experiences, participants will explore topics including entrepreneurship in sport and tourism, project and activity development, communication, teamwork, leadership, creativity, problem-solving and turning ideas into realistic initiatives. Particular attention will be given to understanding how these competences can be developed among young people through experiential and non-formal learning.
Sport will be incorporated into the programme as an educational environment where participants can experience group dynamics, decision-making, leadership, cooperation and problem-solving in practice. No specific sporting background or high level of physical ability is required. The focus is on understanding how sport can be adapted and used as a methodology within youth work.
The training will also provide space for participants from different countries and organisations to exchange practices, discuss challenges faced by young people in their communities and develop ideas for future activities and cooperation.
By the end of Sportive Horizons, participants are expected to have gained practical methods, greater confidence and new perspectives that they can apply directly in their work with young people. They will also be encouraged to transfer the knowledge and methods gained during the training to their organisations and local communities, creating a wider impact beyond the activity itself.
Sportive Horizons is therefore primarily a capacity-building opportunity for people working in non-formal learning and youth work who want to broaden their professional toolkit and explore the potential of sport and tourism as environments for learning, participation, entrepreneurship and youth development.
📘 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 28 participants
from Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Serbia
and recommended for
Youth workers
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
Moufflons (Youth NGO)
💡 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:
Nemanja Bjedov
E-Mail:
Phone: +35799856673
💶 Costs
Costs
Participation fee
N/A
Accommodation and food
Please refer to the uploaded info pack document.
Travel reimbursement
Please refer to the uploaded info pack document.
📜 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/what-is-youthpass
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 20 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
https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/sportive-horizons.15283/
🗂️ Documents
INFO PACK (Sportive Horizons- Cyprus).pdf
⚖️ 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
