🇹🇷 Erasmus+ Training Course in Türkiye 🤖 Digital Competences and AI for Youth Work and Employability 💼

Description

This Forum moves from discussion to practice. It offers a space for professionals to explore digital pedagogy, experiment with hands-on tools and address the ethical and practical dimensions of AI in non-formal education and youth employment.

How can we turn AI and digital tools into practical solutions for youth work and employability?

Background & Overview Digitalisation has long been central to EU education and employment policies, but artificial intelligence (AI) is now transforming the field further. Youth work plays a crucial role in helping young people navigate AI critically, building essential digital competences, and ensuring those with fewer opportunities are not left behind.

The Youth@Work Digital Competences Forum 2026 moves from discussion to practice. It offers a space for professionals to explore digital pedagogy, experiment with hands-on tools, and address the ethical and practical dimensions of AI in non-formal education and youth employment.

Aim & Key Questions The forum aims to strengthen the capacity of professionals working with young people to effectively integrate digital tools and AI into their everyday practice. Key themes include: How AI is transforming employment and how youth workers can navigate this shift. Applying digital pedagogy to AI in theory and practice. Addressing the legal and ethical dimensions of AI in education and youth work.

Objectives To showcase good practices, educational projects, and practical AI tools supporting youth work and employability. To provide hands-on experimentation and peer-to-peer exchange for participants to share their own methods and tools. To foster cross-sectoral cooperation between youth work, employment, and education sectors.

Target Group & Profile We welcome youth workers, leaders, trainers, educators, project managers (Erasmus+ / ESC), researchers, and policymakers working on digital transformation and youth employment. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences and tools—no advanced AI expertise is required, only openness to learn and exchange.

The event will be held in English.

Methodology The program includes panels and keynote speeches, parallel sessions combining theoretical inputs with hands-on workshops, and dedicated networking and experience-sharing spaces.

About the Organisers The forum is organised by the Turkish National Agency for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps as a Training and Cooperation Activity (TCA) within the Youth@Work Strategic Partnership, which supports youth employability and entrepreneurship across Europe.

Activity details

Activity type

Conference – Symposium - Forum

Activity dates

1-5 December 2026

Location

Antalya, Türkiye

Application deadline

11 November 2026

Selection date

16 November 2026

Participants

80

Recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Youth coaches, Youth researchers

Working language

English

Organiser

Costs

Participation fee

Please get in touch with the NA of your country of residence. No participation fee for participants from Partner Countries.

Accommodation and food

The hosting NA of this offer will organise/cover the accommodation, programme and food. The accommodation will be in single rooms.

Travel reimbursement

FOR ERASMUS+ PROGRAM COUNTRIES The NA of your country of residence will reimburse your travel costs. Before applying, please contact the NA in your country of residence to confirm if they are willing to cover your travel expenses for this activity. FOR PARTNER COUNTRIES Turkish National Agency will reimburse travel expenses of participants from partner countries. Details will be sent to those who are selected.

Looking for participants from

54 countries can apply. The activity takes place in Antalya, Türkiye.