Youth Works Hub has rounded up 7 fully funded Erasmus+ training courses and e-learning opportunities for 2026, in Romania, Ireland, Lithuania, Italy, Finland and Belgium. Four are training courses in Lithuania, Italy and Belgium and three are online e-learning calls, with deadlines running from 9 November to 11 December 2026. Lithuania has two of the calls, both in Kaunas and both closing on 16 November. Our guide to what an Erasmus+ training course is explains the format.
The country lists differ widely. Each Lithuania course lists 34 countries and the Romania and Belgium calls list 250 each, while the Ireland, Italy and Finland calls list 55. Our overview of eligible countries for Erasmus+ and ESC explains the general country rules.
The topics range from AI in the Romania, Italy and Finland calls to career choices, video storytelling and football as a tool for social change, and the Ireland call is a self-paced course on the European Solidarity Corps.
Each call has its own angle:
🇷🇴 Romania: a 90-minute online training course on accessible generative AI tools, automation and entry routes into AI-related jobs.
🇮🇪 Ireland: a self-paced online course on everything the European Solidarity Corps offers, from volunteering abroad to launching your own project.
🇱🇹 Lithuania: a training course in Kaunas on career development, where participants create development plans and set up Career Advancement Clubs back home.
🇱🇹 Lithuania: a training course in Kaunas on video production, editing and storytelling for youth workers.
🇮🇹 Italy: Pinarella di Cervia hosts a training course on bringing AI, gamification, digital storytelling and online safety into the work of youth workers.
🇫🇮 Finland: a two-hour online seminar on the ethical guidelines for AI in youth work.
🇧🇪 Belgium: a training course in Antwerp on football as a tool for social change, inspired by the critical pedagogy of Paulo Freire.
Erasmus+ covers travel and stay for the four training courses in Kaunas, Pinarella di Cervia and Antwerp, while the three e-learning calls from Romania, Ireland and Finland run online. According to Youth Works Hub's review, the Romania e-learning call closes first, on 9 November, followed by Ireland on 11 November and the two Lithuania courses on 16 November.
📅 Deadlines: 9 Nov (1) · 11 Nov (1) · 16 Nov (2) · 30 Nov (1) · 1 Dec (1) · 11 Dec (1) 🌍 Countries: 🇱🇹 Lithuania (2) · 🇧🇪 Belgium · 🇫🇮 Finland · 🇮🇪 Ireland · 🇮🇹 Italy · 🇷🇴 Romania
In This Batch
- 📅 9 Nov · 🇷🇴 Romania · E-learning (online)
- 📅 11 Nov · 🇮🇪 Ireland · E-learning (online)
- 📅 16 Nov · 🇱🇹 Lithuania · Training Course
- 📅 16 Nov · 🇱🇹 Lithuania · Training Course
- 📅 30 Nov · 🇮🇹 Italy · Training Course
- 📅 1 Dec · 🇫🇮 Finland · E-learning (online)
- 📅 11 Dec · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Training Course
What's in this batch:
4 Training Courses · 3 E-learning · 6 Countries
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
1. 🇷🇴 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Romania 🤖 AI Skills and Career Pathways for Youth Employability 💼
📅 Deadline: 9 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Young people aged 18-30, especially NEET youth and young jobseekers, as well as youth workers, mentors and educators · ⏳ 90 minutes
This interactive 90-minute online training course explores accessible generative AI tools, automation and entry routes into AI-related jobs, with open exchange with a guest expert. No programming background is needed, only basic English and curiosity. It is for young people aged 18-30, especially NEET youth and young jobseekers, as well as youth workers, mentors and educators. Open to applicants from 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇦🇩 🇧🇹 🇧🇳 and 245 more!
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2. 🇮🇪 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Ireland 🤝 Massive Open Online Course on the European Solidarity Corps 🎓
📅 Deadline: 11 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Young people aged 18-30, youth workers, mentors and organisations planning to host, send or support volunteers
This self-paced online course shows everything the European Solidarity Corps offers, from volunteering abroad to launching your own project. You will learn the essentials of the programme and how to start a Volunteering Project or a Solidarity Project. It is made for young people aged 18-30, youth workers, mentors and organisations planning to host, send or support volunteers. Open to applicants from 🇳🇱 🇲🇹 🇲🇪 🇭🇺 🇪🇬 and 50 more!
3. 🇱🇹 Erasmus+ Training Course in Lithuania 🧭 Making the Right Career Choices for Young People 💼
📅 Deadline: 16 November 2026
📍 Kaunas, Lithuania · 👥 Young people aged 16-26 and youth leaders
Kaunas welcomes 32 young people for a training course on career development and personal growth. Participants explore professional paths, assess their strengths, discover their career motivation and create short-term and long-term development plans, then set up Career Advancement Clubs back home. The course is aimed at young people aged 16-26 and youth leaders. Open to applicants from 🇩🇪 🇱🇻 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇨🇭 and 29 more!
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4. 🇱🇹 Erasmus+ Training Course in Lithuania 🎬 Video Making and Storytelling Skills for Youth Work 💼
📅 Deadline: 16 November 2026
📍 Kaunas, Lithuania · 👥 Youth workers
This training course in Kaunas is for youth workers who want practical skills in video production, editing and storytelling. Through interactive non-formal learning, participants explore how video can support youth work, address social issues and encourage active citizenship, while strengthening digital literacy, teamwork and employability. Open to applicants from 🇮🇪 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 🇷🇸 🇬🇷 and 29 more!
5. 🇮🇹 Erasmus+ Training Course in Italy 🤖 Digital and Innovative Smart Youth Work 🎮
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2026
📍 Pinarella di Cervia, Italy · 👥 Youth workers, trainers and youth leaders
Pinarella di Cervia hosts a training course for youth workers, trainers and youth leaders who want to bring AI, gamification, digital storytelling and online safety into their work. Participants learn through hands-on digital workshops, group challenges and creative labs, and leave with practical tools, new international contacts and an action plan. Open to applicants from 🇧🇬 🇪🇬 🇭🇺 🇱🇹 🇲🇦 and 50 more!
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6. 🇫🇮 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Finland 🤖 Ethical Guidelines for AI in Youth Work ⚖️
📅 Deadline: 1 December 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, project managers and youth policy makers · ⏳ Two hours
This two-hour online seminar looks at how youth workers can understand and use artificial intelligence in an ethical, responsible and meaningful way. It introduces the ethical guidelines for AI in youth work, created to build AI literacy, with room for reflection, discussion and practical insights. It is aimed at youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, project managers and youth policy makers. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇲🇹 🇱🇧 🇧🇪 🇭🇷 and 50 more!
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7. 🇧🇪 Erasmus+ Training Course in Belgium ⚽ Football as a Tool for Social Change 🤝
📅 Deadline: 11 December 2026
📍 Antwerp, Belgium · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and youth coaches
This training course in Antwerp is for youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and youth coaches who see the football pitch as a classroom for life. Inspired by the critical pedagogy of Paulo Freire, it explores how a simple game can become a transformative space that lifts up vulnerable youth and builds social capital. Participants learn to coach for community and social emotional competences. Open to applicants from 🇳🇪 🇵🇼 🇾🇹 🇲🇶 🇲🇼 and 245 more!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply for these 7 Erasmus+ calls?
The Romania and Ireland calls name young people aged 18-30, and the Kaunas career course names young people aged 16-26 and youth leaders. The Kaunas video course, the Pinarella di Cervia course, the Finland seminar and the Antwerp course are for youth workers, while Romania and Ireland also name youth workers and mentors. Each call lists its own countries, from 34 for each Lithuania course to 250 for the Romania and Belgium calls. Our guide to who can apply for Erasmus+ and ESC explains the general eligibility rules.
Which of these Erasmus+ deadlines comes first?
The Romania e-learning call closes first, on 9 November 2026. Ireland follows on 11 November, the two Lithuania courses on 16 November, Pinarella di Cervia on 30 November, the Finland e-learning call on 1 December and Antwerp last on 11 December 2026. Our guide on how to apply for Erasmus+ or ESC helps you prepare in time.
Which of these Erasmus+ calls run online?
Three calls run online: the e-learning calls from Romania, Ireland and Finland. The Romania call is a 90-minute training course, the Ireland call is a self-paced course and the Finland call is a two-hour seminar. The four training courses are in Kaunas (two), Pinarella di Cervia and Antwerp. Our guide to what Erasmus+ covers explains which costs the programme pays.
Grouped by theme, AI and digital skills run through the Romania e-learning call, the Pinarella di Cervia course and the Finland seminar on ethical guidelines for AI in youth work. The two Kaunas courses cover career choices and video storytelling, the Antwerp course uses football for social change, and the Ireland call stands apart as a course on the European Solidarity Corps. Our guide to what the European Solidarity Corps is explains the programme behind it.
Every call above has its own page on Youth Works Hub, where you can read the full call and use the apply link. Choose the call that fits your profile and send your application through it. If you want help with the writing, our guide to preparing a strong Erasmus+ and ESC application gives ten practical tips.
