🇷🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Serbia 🌿 Facilitation Skills and Group Dynamics for Youth Workers 🤝

Description

HOSTING THE CHANGE is a practical Training Course for youth workers and facilitators to strengthen facilitation skills, exchange experiences and explore tools for group dynamics, communication, reflection and creating spaces of trust and participation.

From 16–23 November 2026, we're bringing together youth workers, facilitators, trainers, youth leaders, volunteers and educators at Lotus Center (Serbia) for a Training Course on Facilitation Skills . Together, through experiential learning, practical tools, reflection and peer exchange, we will explore facilitation with experienced trainers whose knowledge and practice are rooted both in ecovillage living and in the rich traditions and realities of our region. We will learn how to:

understand group dynamics

build trust & connection

navigate conflict and difficult emotions

support groups without taking over

create a safe space for people to embrace their authenticity

What will you gain in this project?

you will develop your facilitation skills for working with young people and groups

you will explore how to create safe spaces where people feel heard, supported and free to express themselves

learn how to stay present in challenging or uncertain situations

connect with like-minded people

develop practical skills, inspiration and confidence to initiate positive change in your own community

exchange experiences and ideas

get a chance to take an active role in our Youth Exchange planned for 2027.

We are looking for:

Motivated young people (20 years old or older) who are actively involved in youth work and connected to a partner/sending organisation involved in the project.

Youth workers coming from: Serbia, Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania.

We're especially happy to welcome people with fewer opportunities, coming from rural areas and those ready to bring what they learn back to their organisations and communities.

Application form: https://forms.gle/KomawJxiHQyQjpEb6

Deadline? 20th of October 2026

Activity details

Activity type

Training Course

Activity dates

16-23 November 2026

Location

Lotus Center, Kosmaj, Serbia

Application deadline

20 October 2026

Selection date

23 October 2026

Recommended for

Youth workers, facilitators, trainers, youth leaders, volunteers and educators

Working language

English

Organiser

Costs

Participation fee

No participation fee.

Accommodation and food

The host of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and vegan/vegetarian food, during the activity.

Travel reimbursement

Travel costs will be reimbursed according to the project travel budget, travel distance and means of transport. Arrival is on the 16th of November and departure on the 23rd of November.

Looking for participants from

8 countries can apply. The activity takes place in Lotus Center, Kosmaj, Serbia.