🇱🇹 Lithuania welcomes Europe’s youth workers for a transformative training experience.
🚀 Career counselling meets entrepreneurship through non-formal & experiential learning.
💡 Empower NEET youth with practical tools, CV design, personal strengths mapping & job-market readiness.
🧠 Develop real employability skills through simulations, debates, role plays & case studies.
🤝 Build a Europe-wide network of youth organisations focused on career development.
📘 Co-create a practical booklet for youth organisations on supporting NEET youth.
🌐 Explore the startup ecosystem with inspiring visits to a Bank, Money Museum & local Startup Space.
🌱 Focus on healthy learning with a full no-alcohol policy for motivation, clarity & safety.

Location: Kaunas, Lithuania 🇱🇹
Activity Dates: 5–13 December 2025 (updated from 2026)
Format: In-person Training Course
Deadline: 22 December 2025

✨ What to Expect

🎓 Practical career-development methods for guiding young people toward meaningful employment paths.
🧰 Non-formal tools & experiential techniques: simulations, debates, role-plays, group work, peer learning.
💬 Discussions with professionals on labour market trends & entrepreneurship.
🌍 Real-life interactions through visits to a Bank, Money Museum & startup innovation hubs.
👥 Networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, business specialists & young founders.
🧭 Strength-based career mapping & CV-improvement strategies.
🤝 International cooperation with 42 participants from across Europe.
🌱 Daily reflection sessions supporting learning, teamwork & self-development.
🔧 Hands-on methods for understanding youth employment challenges and solving them creatively.

👥 Participant Profile

🌟 Youth workers, youth leaders, teachers, activists & mentors active in youth communities.
🎓 Participants 18+ with experience in Erasmus+ or youth work.
💼 Motivated individuals willing to implement career-development activities locally.
🚫 No-alcohol policy applies throughout the entire training.
🤲 Priority for participants with fewer opportunities.

🧠 How Learning Happens

🟦 Experiential learning
🟩 Group work & collaborative problem solving
🟨 Workshops & peer-to-peer exchanges
🟪 Field visits to financial & startup institutions
🟫 Creative tasks based on real labour-market challenges
🟥 Reflection groups & guided facilitation every day

🌟 Additional Learning Experiences

🏦 Visit to a Bank & Money Museum for insights on finance & economic behaviour.
🚀 Visit to Startup Space Kaunas — meet entrepreneurs & innovators.
🤝 Networking meet-ups with local startup communities.
💬 Real stories of creativity, resilience & business development.

🌍 Eligible Countries

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🧾 Costs

🆓 Participation fee: None – fully funded
🆓 Accommodation & food: 100% covered
🆓 Travel reimbursement:
- Up to 275 EUR (standard travel)
- Up to 320 EUR (green travel)
🎓 Youthpass certificate provided