🇸🇰 Erasmus+ Training Course in Slovakia 🫂 Volunteering Projects for Young People With Fewer Opportunities 🌍

Description

Did you know you can get funding for volunteering projects for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds?

Come and discover in this beginner's course how you can organise volunteering activities for inclusion in the European Solidarity Corps.

Discover the potential of volunteering projects for inclusion

In 3 training days, we show you the possibilities that volunteering (within the European Solidarity Corps) has to offer for young people from disadvantaged or underprivileged backgrounds. A volunteering project might just be the life-changing opportunity for the disadvantaged young people you are working with: e.g. those from minority backgrounds, with access needs, with socio-economic difficulties, discriminated groups, in difficult situations, with limited opportunities, geographical disadvantage, health issues…

Why participate?

Volunteering is a rewarding methodology to reach your organisation’s inclusion aims.

Come and experience the benefits that international cooperation can have for your organisation and young people with fewer opportunities. Explore the funding possibilities of the European Solidarity Corps and specific inclusion support. Learn to design a volunteering project step-by-step (sending or hosting, individual or in group, international or in-country). Discover the various resources available for volunteering and inclusion. Get inspired by local examples and fellow participants.

At the end of the course, you will be ready to start organising a volunteering project with/by/for the young people with fewer opportunities with your organisation - sending or hosting.

Who is the course for?

- This course is for NEWCOMERS to European Solidarity Corps (e.g. youth workers, social workers...) who are directly working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g. facing social, economic, educational, geographic, cultural, health & disability challenges)

- If you NEVER organised volunteering activities in the European Solidarity Corps with the young people with fewer opportunities whom you are working with and would like to know what is possible, then this course is for you!

- If you already organised ESC volunteering projects, please check the European Training Calendar for a more appropriate youth work training course because this 'Volunteering for ALL' course is for NEWCOMERS ;-)

- This course is NOT for school-related activities such as school exchanges or projects for pupils (please contact the Lifelong Learning colleagues of Erasmus+ for this).

Important to know

- The working language will be (international) English. Your English does not have to be perfect, but you need to be able to follow presentations and have discussions in English.

- There will be a 90 minutes online preparation meeting via Zoom on 23 November 12h30-14h CET = Brussels time (feel free to eat your lunch during the meeting).

- We are open to cater for different needs so that everybody can participate (e.g. also persons with a disability or health condition, single mothers, persons with geographical disadvantage...). Contact SALTO Inclusion tony@salto-youth.net regarding support possibilities.

- You will be by default accommodated in single rooms.

How to apply

- apply via the Apply Now button on this page.

- Follow the SALTO Inclusion & Diversity Facebook page to be informed of future inclusion courses. Or keep an eye on the European Training Calendar.

Team

The Volunteering for ALL-courses will be run by 2 international trainers, experienced in inclusion and volunteering, in cooperation with SALTO Inclusion, SALTO European Solidarity Corps and the National Agencies for ESC.

Activity details

Activity type

Training Course

Activity dates

7 December 2026

Location

Slovak Republic

Application deadline

Application deadline (24h UTC): 21 October 2026

Selection date

6 November 2026

Participants

25

Recommended for

Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Inclusion Workers, Social Workers, Refugee workers

Working language

International English

Organiser

Costs

Participation fee

If you are selected for this course, all costs (accommodation in single rooms, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the National Agencies involved in this project - except a PARTICIPATION FEE which varies from country to country. Ask your NA.

Accommodation and food

The SALTO EECA resource centre will organise the accommodation and cover the costs for accommodation and food for the duration of the course.

Travel reimbursement

Please contact your European Solidarity Corps agency or SALTO EECA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Looking for participants from

39 countries can apply. The activity takes place in Slovak Republic.