🌍🇫🇷 Training Course in France – Quality Essentials for International Youth Activities! 🎓🤝✨ Build Skills, Strengthen Youth Work & Learn with the Council of Europe! 🇫🇷🌟

Are you a youth worker, facilitator, trainer or organiser involved in international youth activities? 🇫🇷✨
This Council of Europe training course, held at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg, is designed for organisers and facilitators working with international youth projects, study sessions, and EYF-supported activities. Strengthen your skills, deepen your understanding of non-formal education, and connect your organisation’s work with the Council of Europe’s values of democracy, human rights and intercultural dialogue. 🌍🤝📘

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🌍 About the Training Course

This course helps youth workers and facilitators improve the quality, impact and educational standards of international youth activities. The programme will support participants to:

🎯 Apply quality standards of the Council of Europe Youth Department
🌐 Strengthen intercultural, human rights and civic education dimensions
🧠 Improve the structure and educational logic of international youth activities
🤝 Connect organisational work with Council of Europe priorities
📈 Gain confidence in planning, implementing & evaluating youth activities

A perfect opportunity for organisers who want to run meaningful, high-quality international projects! 💡🌍

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🎓 What Participants Will Learn

Participants will take part in:

📚 Non-formal education methods
💬 Intercultural learning frameworks
🛠️ Skills-building workshops
🎤 Facilitated discussions & exchange of practices
🧭 Experiential learning sessions
🌍 Dialogue with international youth organisations

An e-learning component (2–3 hours total) will take place in January 2026, followed by the residential course in February.

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🏛️ Training Venue & Logistics

📍 European Youth Centre Strasbourg (EYCS), France
🛏️ Board & lodging fully covered
🛫 Travel & visa reimbursed (full attendance required)
♿ Venue accessible for people with disabilities
💶 Enrolment fee: 60 EUR (deducted from reimbursement)
🗣️ Working language: English

Participants must travel on 3 February and depart on 10 February 2026.
The residential course runs 4–9 February 2026.

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👥 Participant Profile

Ideal participants include:

✨ Organisers, coordinators or prep-team members of international youth activities
🎤 Facilitators, educators, trainers, activists involved in youth work
🌱 Motivated youth workers ready to improve quality standards
🔁 Individuals able to transfer knowledge to their teams in 2026 and beyond
🌍 Residents of European Cultural Convention countries (18–30; exceptions possible)
🧩 People able to work in English and attend the full course

Equal opportunities guaranteed — all backgrounds welcome. 🤝🌟

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🌎 Eligible Countries

🇦🇱 Albania | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 🇦🇹 Austria | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇫🇷 France |
🇬🇪 Georgia | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein |
🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇵🇱 Poland | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 🇷🇴 Romania | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
🇸🇰 Slovakia | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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📅 Course Details

📆 Dates: 4–9 February 2026
📍 Location: European Youth Centre Strasbourg, France 🇫🇷
🎯 Type: Training Course (Residential)
🧩 Organiser: Council of Europe Youth Department

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🔗 Application Details

🕒 Deadline: 4 January 2026 – 23:59 CET
📝 Apply Online:
https://forms.office.com/e/48swZT2pcP

📘 Infopack:
https://go.coe.int/wMLVx

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