Youth Works Hub has gathered 14 Erasmus+ training courses and opportunities in Spain, with deadlines between 15 November 2026 and 4 February 2027. The list includes 7 training courses, 5 e-learning activities, 1 international seminar and 1 youth exchange, aimed mainly at youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and educators. If you are new to the format, start with what an Erasmus+ training courseinvolves.
In-person activities take place in Murcia, the Basque Country, Cantabria, Extremadura and other towns across Spain, while five e-learning activities run online. The only Erasmus+ youth exchange in the list, in Sierra de Fuentes, is open to residents of Italy.
Each call has its own angle:
🇪🇸 Spain: Gestalt Theatre, spontaneous movement and bioenergetics for youth mental health in Caravaca de la Cruz.
🇪🇸 Spain: an 8-week online climate action course for youth workers, young activists and community leaders aged 18 to 30 living in Africa or Europe.
🇪🇸 Spain: an international seminar in Hondarribia on responsible AI use, digital literacy and youth participation.
🇪🇸 Spain: a free, self-paced online course on healthy sleep with a certificate of completion.
🇪🇸 Spain: DELEPO 4.0, a 7-day residential lab in Urnieta for experienced youth workers who lead their organisations.
🇪🇸 Spain: critical and systemic thinking in Cantabria, with a reflective walk on the Camino de Santiago.
🇪🇸 Spain: a 9-day youth exchange in Sierra de Fuentes on sustainable rural life, open to residents of Italy.
🇪🇸 Spain: nature-inspired leadership in Tortosa for youth workers and youth leaders ready to take on a leadership role in future Youth Exchanges.
Costs differ from one listing to another. Three online courses are free, the Immersion Lab in Ribes de Freser provides accommodation and food with a 70€ participation fee, and the Body Based and Theatre Methods course in Caravaca de la Cruz has a 300€ participation fee for the full programme.
📅 Deadlines: 15 Nov (4) · 20 Nov (1) · 27 Nov (2) · 30 Nov (3) · 6 Dec (1) · 7 Dec (1) · 10 Dec (1) · 4 Feb (1) 🌍 Countries: 🇪🇸 Spain (14)
In This Batch
- 📅 15 Nov · Body Based and Theatre Methods for Youth Mental Health · Caravaca de la Cruz
- 📅 15 Nov · Climate Action Skills for Young Leaders in Africa and Europe · Online
- 📅 15 Nov · Responsible AI and Digital Tools for EU Youth Goals · Hondarribia
- 📅 15 Nov · Creating Meaningful Volunteer Engagement Among Young People · Online
- 📅 20 Nov · Citizen Journalism and Storytelling for Civil Society · Bilbao
- 📅 27 Nov · Healthy Sleep and Well Being for Youth Work · Online
- 📅 27 Nov · Healthy Sleep Course in Spanish for Youth Workers · Online
- 📅 30 Nov · Socio Sports Leadership for Inclusion and Gender Equality · Llinars del Vallès
- 📅 30 Nov · Women's Cooperatives and the Social Economy · Online
- 📅 30 Nov · Strategic Leadership and Organisational Capacity Lab · Urnieta
- 📅 6 Dec · The Art of Thinking: Critical and Systemic Thinking for Youth Workers · Cantabria
- 📅 7 Dec · Participatory Learning Through Performing Arts · Ribes de Freser
- 📅 10 Dec · Sustainable Rural Life for Young People From Italy · Sierra de Fuentes
- 📅 4 Feb · Nature Inspired Sustainable Leadership for Youth Exchanges · Tortosa
What's in this batch:
7 Training Courses · 5 E-learning · 1 International Seminar · 1 Youth Exchange
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
1. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 🎭 Body Based and Theatre Methods for Youth Mental Health 🧠
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, youth coaches · ⏳ Two modules · 💶 300€ participation fee
The Body Based and Theatre Methods for Youth Mental Health training course in Caravaca de la Cruz is a two-module course where youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and youth coaches try Gestalt Theatre, spontaneous movement and bioenergetics, then practise facilitating them with young people. Movement, breathing, improvisation and group work are at the core, no previous experience is needed, and a 300€ participation fee applies for the full programme.
💡 Note from youthworker_eu: a participation fee like this is usually a contribution the organisation asks for its own institutional capacity, not a cost of the programme. It is never paid at application, only by selected participants, and in many cases it can be negotiated or even waived by the organisation. If an organisation asks you to pay at the application stage, report it to the National Agency or the European Commission and let us know, so we can report it too.
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2. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Spain 🌍 Climate Action Skills for Young Leaders in Africa and Europe 🌱
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Youth workers, young activists, community leaders / 18-30, living in Africa or Europe · ⏳ 8 weeks
The Climate Action Skills for Young Leaders course is an 8-week online course for youth workers, young activists and community leaders aged 18 to 30 living in Africa or Europe who want to take climate action in their communities. Six modules cover topics such as climate change and sustainability, circular economy, project design and fundraising, with live online sessions and about 6 hours of learning at home each week. Applicants should be able to take part in English and commit to the full course.
3. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 🤖 Responsible AI and Digital Tools for EU Youth Goals 💡
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, project managers / 18+
The Responsible AI and Digital Tools for EU Youth Goals seminar in Hondarribia is an international seminar for youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and project managers aged 18+ to exchange good practices, digital tools and virtual components developed within Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps projects. The focus is on responsible AI use, digital literacy and youth participation, through non-formal learning, peer-to-peer exchange, interactive workshops and project showcases.
4. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Spain 🤝 Creating Meaningful Volunteer Engagement Among Young People 💡
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, volunteering mentors, youth coaches
The Creating Meaningful Volunteer Engagement Among Young People webinar is an interactive online seminar for youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, volunteering mentors and youth coaches on how to engage, support and empower young volunteers. It explores the conditions for a positive volunteering experience, motivation and mentoring, and helping volunteers take initiative, through practical examples, interactive discussions and a best-practice exchange.
5. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 📰 Citizen Journalism and Storytelling for Civil Society ✍️
📅 Deadline: 20 November 2026
📍 Bilbao, Spain · 👥 Youth workers, educators, civil society practitioners
The Citizen Journalism and Storytelling for Civil Society training course in Bilbao is for youth workers, educators and civil society practitioners who want to develop citizen journalism skills and storytelling for wider community impact. No prior experience in journalism is required.
6. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Spain 😴 Healthy Sleep and Well Being for Youth Work 🌙
📅 Deadline: 27 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, facilitators · ⏳ Approx. 15 hours, self-paced · 💶 Free
The Healthy Sleep and Well Being for Youth Work course is a free, self-paced online course in Englishof approx. 15 hours that prepares youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and facilitators to run short, practical sessions on healthy sleep with young adults (18-30) and adult groups. Across 5 units you learn how to run and evaluate a session with the 10 SereniSleep modules, and you receive a certificate of completion. No previous knowledge of sleep science is needed.
7. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Spain 🛌 Healthy Sleep Course in Spanish for Youth Workers 📚
📅 Deadline: 27 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Spanish-speaking youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, facilitators · ⏳ Approx. 15 hours, self-paced · 💶 Free
The Healthy Sleep Course in Spanish for Youth Workers is a free, self-paced online course of approx. 15 hours, entirely in Spanish, for Spanish-speaking youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and facilitators who want to run short, practical, non-formal sessions on healthy sleep with young adults (18-30) and adult groups. The course has 5 units, and you receive a certificate of completion.
8. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain ⚽ Socio Sports Leadership for Inclusion and Gender Equality 🤝
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2026
📍 Llinars del Vallès, Spain · 👥 Young sports educators, youth organisations
The Socio Sports Leadership for Inclusion and Gender Equality training course in Llinars del Vallès is for young sports educators and youth organisations who want to use sport as a tool for social inclusion. It includes practical inclusive sports, nature sports, visits to local socio-sports projects and a focus on gender equality, and it is recommended for youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, youth project managers, volunteering mentors and youth coaches.
9. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Online E Learning by Spain 🤝 Women's Cooperatives and the Social Economy 💼
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2026
📍 Online · 👥 Youth workers, trainers, social entrepreneurs, members of women's cooperatives, young adults / 18+ · ⏳ About 4-5 hours, self-paced · 💶 Free
Stronger Together is a free, self-paced online course in English for youth workers, trainers, social entrepreneurs, members of women's cooperatives and young adults aged 18+. Its 10 modules cover cooperatives, the social and solidarity economy, leadership, gender equality, digital visibility and essential English for EU projects. The course takes about 4-5 hours in total and needs no prior knowledge, and it gives a certificate of completion.
10. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 🧭 Strategic Leadership and Organisational Capacity Lab 🏛️
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2026
📍 Urnieta, near San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain · 👥 Experienced youth workers who lead their organisations · ⏳ 7 days + 6 months of online follow-up
DELEPO 4.0 is a 7-day residential lab in Urnieta, near San Sebastián in the Basque Country, for experienced youth workers who lead their organisations, followed by 6 months of online follow-up. Participants work on leadership identity, governance and strategic planning, impact and sustainability, ethical governance of AI and well-being-oriented leadership. It suits staff or board members with at least 12 months of youth work experience and English at B1 level or higher.
11. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 🧠 The Art of Thinking: Critical and Systemic Thinking for Youth Workers With Papaya Association 🌊
📅 Deadline: 6 December 2026
📍 Cantabria, Spain · 👥 Youth workers, educators, trainers, facilitators / 18+ · ⏳ 5 to 14 January 2027 (travel days included)
The Art of Thinking training course in Cantabria gathers 24 youth workers, educators, trainers and facilitators aged 18+ from 8 countries to strengthen critical and systemic thinking, exploring the five thinking skills of the Inner Development Goals. Methods include systems mapping, futures labs, co-creation and tool design, and a reflective walk on the Camino de Santiago, and participants take home "The Art of Thinking" card deck. Applicants should have some experience in facilitation, training or project management in youth work, enough English to take an active part, and commitment to online preparation, the full residential training and a local follow-up activity.
12. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 🎭 Participatory Learning Through Performing Arts 🤸
📅 Deadline: 7 December 2026
📍 Ribes de Freser, Spain · 👥 Trainers, youth workers, educators, artists, theatre makers · 💶 70€ participation fee
Immersion Lab is a practical training in Ribes de Freser for trainers, youth workers, educators, artists and theatre makers who want to use performing arts in their work, through theatre, movement, clowning and interactive methods. Participants learn to design and facilitate creative processes with groups. Accommodation and food are provided and a 70€ participation fee applies.
💡 Note from youthworker_eu: a participation fee like this is usually a contribution the organisation asks for its own institutional capacity, not a cost of the programme. It is never paid at application, only by selected participants, and in many cases it can be negotiated or even waived by the organisation. If an organisation asks you to pay at the application stage, report it to the National Agency or the European Commission and let us know, so we can report it too.
13. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Spain 🌱 Sustainable Rural Life in Sierra de Fuentes, Extremadura, for Young People From Italy 🏡
📅 Deadline: 10 December 2026
📍 Sierra de Fuentes, Extremadura, Spain · 👥 4 young participants / 18-30, 1 group leader / 18+, residents of Italy · ⏳ 9 days
The Sustainable Rural Life youth exchange in Sierra de Fuentes is a 9-day Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in the Extremadura region that brings together young people from Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Egypt to explore territorial development and a sustainable economy. Participants work on environmental sustainability, responsible consumption, rural community life, self-sufficiency practices, personal wellbeing and time in nature. The call is open to residents of Italy: the Italian delegation has places for 4 young participants aged 18-30 and 1 group leader aged 18+, and an advanced level of English is not required.
14. 🇪🇸 Erasmus+ Training Course in Spain 🌱 Nature Inspired Sustainable Leadership for Youth Exchanges 🧭
📅 Deadline: 4 February 2027
📍 Tortosa, Spain · 👥 Youth workers, youth leaders
The Nature Inspired Sustainable Leadership training course in Tortosa is for youth workers and youth leaders who are ready to take on a leadership role in future Youth Exchanges. Through practical experiences, simulations of Youth Exchange situations and teamwork, participants explore nature-inspired leadership and build skills like listening, adaptability and collaboration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the Erasmus+ training courses in Spain charge a participation fee?
Two of these 14 Erasmus+ opportunities in Spain mention a participation fee: 300€ for the full programme of the Body Based and Theatre Methods course in Caravaca de la Cruz, and 70€ for the Immersion Lab in Ribes de Freser, where accommodation and food are provided. Three online courses are free: the healthy sleep course in English, the healthy sleep course in Spanish and Stronger Together on women's cooperatives. According to Youth Works Hub's review, a participation fee is never paid at the application stage, only by selected participants, and an organisation that asks for payment when you apply should be reported to the National Agency or the European Commission. Before you commit to any course, read about the hidden costs of fully funded programmes.
Who can apply for Erasmus+ training courses in Spain?
Most of these 14 opportunities are for youth workers, trainers, youth leaders and educators, and some add narrower conditions. DELEPO 4.0 in Urnieta asks for at least 12 months of youth work experience and English at B1 level or higher, The Art of Thinking in Cantabria asks for some experience in facilitation, training or project management in youth work, and the climate action online course is for people aged 18 to 30 living in Africa or Europe. The youth exchange in Sierra de Fuentes is open to residents of Italy, and the Healthy Sleep Course in Spanish is taught entirely in Spanish. Eligible countries differ from one listing to another, so check each page. For a general overview, see who can apply to Erasmus+ projects.
Which Erasmus+ deadlines in Spain close first?
Four opportunities close on 15 November 2026: the Body Based and Theatre Methods course in Caravaca de la Cruz, the climate action online course, the Responsible AI seminar in Hondarribia and the volunteer engagement webinar. The Citizen Journalism course in Bilbao follows on 20 November, the two healthy sleep courses close on 27 November, and the Socio Sports Leadership course in Llinars del Vallès, Stronger Together and DELEPO 4.0 close on 30 November. The latest deadline is 4 February 2027, for the Nature Inspired Sustainable Leadership course in Tortosa. Before you apply, go through these application tips.
This collection brings together body, theatre and performing arts methods in Caravaca de la Cruz and Ribes de Freser, leadership and organisational work in Urnieta, Tortosa and Llinars del Vallès, and online learning on climate action, volunteering, healthy sleep and women's cooperatives. To see how activities like these fit into Erasmus+, read about youth worker mobility.
Youth Works Hub lists new Erasmus+ opportunities in Spain as they are published. Pick the course that fits your work and apply before its deadline.
