🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
CTRL+REAL – Manipulated realities DECODED
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Training Course
28 September - 5 October 2026 | Ommen, Netherlands
🌍 Erasmus+ explained — the complete beginner's guide to Europe's largest youth programme.Millions of young people have taken part in Erasmus+ since its launch, but many still don't fully understand what the programme actually includes, who it's for, or how to get involved. This in-depth guide breaks down everything: the different types of mobility, funding opportunities, eligibility criteria, and what you can realistically expect from participating. If you've ever wondered whether Erasmus+ is right for you, this guide gives you all the answers in one place. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/15096/
❗️What Is This Training About?
An 8-day training course (plus 2 travel days) for 28 youth workers focused on tackling deepfakes, AI-generated media and digital manipulation through non-formal education, critical thinking and ethical use of AI.
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ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
Main Objectives:
- Equip youth workers with practical tools and non-formal education methods to strengthen media literacy, critical thinking, and digital resilience among young people.
- Increase understanding of the impact of deepfakes, AI-generated content, and digital manipulation on trust, relationships, and democratic participation.
- Develop participants' capacity to help young people recognize misinformation, analyse manipulated media, and use AI technologies ethically and responsibly.
- Support the co-creation of a practical youth work toolkit and ethical guidelines that can be implemented in local and international youth work activities.
- Foster international cooperation and networking among youth workers, encouraging the exchange of good practices and the development of future Erasmus+ initiatives.
Profile of participants:
- Have experience and/or a strong interest in media literacy, digital citizenship, artificial intelligence, youth work or non-formal education.
- Youth workers, NGO staff, trainers, teachers, social workers, volunteers or university students aged 18+.
- Be a citizen or legal resident in one of the partner countries.
- Be motivated to actively participate throughout the entire mobility and project.
- Willing to organize at least one local dissemination or multiplier activity after the project.
- Good English.
Training overview
This Training Course is
for 28 participants
from Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Spain
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
STICHTING BID (Youth NGO)
Co-organiser(s):
- Spazio Etneo (Youth NGO)
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📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Spazio Etneo
E-Mail:
Phone: 39
💶 Costs
Costs
Participation fee
There is no participation fee.
Accommodation and food
All accommodation and meals will be provided by the coordinating organization.
Travel reimbursement
Travel costs of the participants from their hometown to the venue and back will be reimbursed after the training course according distance band of erasmus+ guide:
- 0-9: 0€
- 10-99 km: 28€
- 100-499 km: 211€
- 500-1999 km: 309€
- 2000-2999 km: 395€
📜 Certificate
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:
https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-youthpass
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 5 September 2026
Date of selection: 7 September 2026
🔗 Official Link
⚠️ Important Notice
Youth Works Hub is not the organiser, partner, or representative of the listed projects. This listing is shared for information only, based on details from the source. Deadlines, eligible countries, dates, and other details may change or be withdrawn at any time, and all funding, reimbursements, and allowances are set by the project coordinator or National Agency. Applications go directly to the coordinator or hosting organisation through the official link. Listings may include third-party links (ESC Portal, infopacks, forms) that Youth Works Hub does not control. Always verify the details on the official project page before applying.
