List of support activities

List of support activities 2020

* There are several open calls at the moment, and more are opening, for activities where participants from Western Balkan Partner Countries can take part. If you are interested, you are welcome to apply. However, given the uncertain situation depending on the corona pandemic, tickets should only be obtained at short notice (in general two weeks before the activity takes place, upon notification from us). The possibility of participation of course depends on the possibilities to travel and to enter the hosting country (without quarantine etc.).

Time and venue:	Activity:	Aim:	Status
ONLINE	MOOC about Erasmus+ funding opportunities for youth	The massive open online course includes organised learning resources covering all 3 Key-actions of the Erasmus+: Youth in Action programme. This course is constantly available, you can enroll now here: canvas.instructure.com/enroll/K7Y47K!	MOOC is open, you can join now! To join the course, click on the enrolment link.
ONLINE	Ready, Set, Make the change! European Solidarity Corps Online Course - final phase of 2020!	A free online course which allows people interested in the European Solidarity Corps to learn about the programme opportunities in a flexible way. A perfect opportunity for learning in between work or travels, enrol now (no application required)!	The course is now open for enrolment here on the SALTO HOP Online Platform!
ONLINE	Masive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Digital Youth Work	This course is open for anyone in the world, but mainly focused on youth workers from Europe willing to learn about digital youth work. To join the course, click on the enrolment link (see the further instructions in the official call). There will be no selection, just click on the link to enrol to the course now!	To join the course, click on the enrolment link.
21 October - 18 November, ONLINE	YOCOMO - an ETS online course on competence-based development for youth workers	To discover what a competence-based approach is and its applicability in the context of international youth work; to introduce the European Training Strategy competence model for youth workers working internationally and to link it to your personal youth work practice; to explore competence self-assessment tools; to discover ways and tools for professional development.	Join the course here. You will be redirected to Canvas online platform to register for the course. For more information check the Call for participants.
21 October - 16 December, ONLINE	ID Talks	To provide food for thought and learn from inspirational ID stories; to provide an opportunity learn about ID topics from the youth work sector and beyond; to get information, inspiration, methods to help the youth sector address ID; to inform about and contribute to quality (international) youth work; to identify and learn how to tackle existing and future challenges within ID.	Fill in and submit the application form here. IMPORTANT NOTE: although there is a deadline, it's always possible to register at any time for the sessions that will still take place. More information about the course is available here.
16 November - 6 December, ONLINE	YOCOMO Attitudes and Behaviours - an ETS online course for the professional development of youth workers	This is a Massive Open Online Course for youth workers to explore and become aware of their attitudes and behaviours and where they would like to develop further, in their professional practice. Anyone can join and learn free of charge.	YOCOMO Attitudes and Behaviours training modules will start to unlock on 16.11. Join it here. For more information check the Call for participants.
1 December 2020 - 15 February 2021, ONLINE	YouthPass <3 Corps - Guiding the Learning Journey	to reflect on the learning value of the European Solidarity Corps projects; to introduce the Youthpass process and how it fits in with the various actions of the European Solidarity Corps programme; to discuss how to support reflection on learning in European Solidarity Corps projects; to reflect on the competences needed for supporting learning through self-assessment and reflection; to offer support for expressing one’s learning outcomes from such projects in words.	Even though there is a deadline due to the system behind these calls, the course will be open starting from 01.12.2020 and there is no selection procedure. Join the course here.
December, ONLINE	Annual meeting of ex-ESC/EVS/E+ volunteers	The Event brings together former short- and long-term volunteers. It offers them a dynamic and creative place to network and share experiences from the volunteering projects. It also gives opportunity to the volunteers to discuss and evaluate their experiences and to equip them with knowledge how to pass them on to current and potential volunteers.	The call is open. Check with your Sending organisation.
12 January - 16 February, ONLINE	Critical Thinking and Media Literacy Online Seminars	To build youth information workers’ capacity; to provide young people with skills to critically explore media and information available to them; to help them gain resilience in the face of the ambiguous and changing media landscapes of the current era; to support young people in practicing their active citizenship, participate in democratic processes and make decisions even in ambivalent media and information contexts.	The call for participants is open until 8 January.
18 - 21 January 2021, ONLINE	Key to Inclusion	To support young people to get competences through non-formal learning and activities that promote solidarity. The programme also gives organisations the opportunity to actively engage and work with societal needs.	The call for participants is open until 29 November.
18 - 22 January 2021, Slovenia	InnoCamp - develop your digital youth work services	To contribute to the development of digital youth work in Europe by encouraging and helping youth organisations innovate their youth work services and add a digital dimension to them. InnoCamp is based on the Innobox toolkit developed by Verke and it provides a structured approach and support for (re)developing operations and creating something new.	The call for participants is open until 30 November.
26 January - 11 February 2021, ONLINE	Solidarity online: keep on training	To bring together trainers that are interested to develop their competence to approach solidarity in their future online and offline events.	The call for participants is open until 4 January.
15 - 19 February 2021, Belgium - FR	TEC Forum 2021	The TEC (Training and Evaluation Cycle) Forum 2021 is a seminar designed for trainers active in the European Solidarity Corps and who implement the TEC learning cycle.	The call for participants is open until 30 November.
17 - 26 February 2021, ONLINE	"One 2 One" - Supporting learning face-to-face goes online!	To empower and equip youth workers with competences needed to work in a one-2-one relationship with young people in order to support their learning and development processes.	The call for participants is open until 4 December.
September, Germany	Partnership building activity on the topic of youth work against violent radicalisation and extremism	To enhance cooperation among NGOs active in this field who would like to develop new projects at European level	The call for participants will be opened later this year.
Autumn, Slovenia	Key to inclusion: European Solidarity Corps III	The aim of the activity is to encourage and support inclusive projects in the frame of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programme and give an impetus for the creation of the European network of organizations interested in inclusive ESC projects.	The call will be opened at a later stage.
POSTPONED TO autumn, Germany	European Symposium on the Development of Critical Youth Citizenship	To introduce and debate the concept of critical youth citizenship, strengthen and promote the civic mission of youth work, foster synergies and collaboration amongst those supporting the political dimension of youth work.	The call for participants will be open at a later stage.
Autumn, Jordan	Partnership-building activity for cooperation between organisations coming from Programme countries and all neighbouring regions	To inform about opportunities for cooperation in the new Erasmus+ and ESC programmes, offer space to find new partners and develop joint projects	The call for participants will be opened later this year.
November, Italy	Youth@Work Bridging Conference	To take stock of the Youth@Work developments and creating links with and preparing for the next Erasmus programme for Education, Training and Youth.	The call for participants will be opened at a later stage. The activity is a part of the Strategic Partnership "Youth@Work" between the National Agencies and SALTOs.
17 - 18 December, ONLINE	Meeting of SALTO SEE pools of experts	To evaluate developments under the current Erasmus+ and ESC programmes, celebrate and prepare for the next generation of EU youth programmes	No open call for participants.
Past open calls
16 - 22 February, Ireland	ETS training course - COMETS on Designing Educational Programmes	To explore and reflect on trainers' practice when designing educational programmes.	Implemented More information about the COMETS training courses is available here.
24 - 27 February, Austria	Exploring the digital dimension of youth workers’ competences	To explore the digital dimension of youth work by providing an overview of the current developments and exploring the competences of youth workers in the existing competence models.	Implemented
24 - 28 February, Austria	European Solidarity Corps: TOSCA	To support and build up the capacities of organisations that actively participate in Volunteering Actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact of projects.	Implemented
25 - 29 February, Slovenia	Inclusion matchmaking – Find European partners for inclusion projects	To encourage and support inclusive projects in the framework of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action and the European Solidarity Corps Programmes. The activity targets organisations working with young people with diverse abilities.	Implemented The activity is a part of the Strategic Partnership between the National Agencies and SALTOs on inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.
2 - 8 March, Latvia	YOCOMO - the 3rd ETS learning experience for youth workers: a systemic approach to competence development	To reflect and exchange on one's practice using the ETS competence model for youth workers.	Implemented More information about the Competence Model for youth workers to work internationally is available here.
9 - 13 March, Germany	Mobility Taster for Inclusion Organisations - Focus on Volunteering - Vienna	To learn how to organise international volunteering projects within the European Solidarity Corps for your young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.	Implemented
21 - 26 April, Belgium - FL	EuroPeers Training Course	A training course for young people who took part in European Solidarity Corps/Erasmus+: YOUTH IN ACTION projects and want to share their European experiences with their peers.	Postponed More information about EuroPeers is available here.
4 - 10 May, Germany	ETS course for youth workers - YOCOMO, the trigger for attitudes and behaviours	To offer you as youth workers a space to reflect and exchange on your practice and understanding with regard to developing attitudes, and to offer you an opportunity to be curious about your core attitudes as a youth worker and become aware of what shapes you now and where you would like to develop further, in your professional practice.	Cancelled / Postponed The call for participants is closed.
5 - 9 May, Cyprus	Towards Collaborative Practice (TCP) 2020 Forum on “Social Innovation for Social Inclusion”	To explore the potential of youth work and Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme to foster social entrepreneurship and social innovation among young people.	Postponed The call for participants is closed The activity is a part of the Strategic Partnership "YouthatWork" between the National Agencies and SALTOs.
POSTPONED TO 2021	Let's go civic! Youth Exchanges for Civic Engagement	To make civic education an integral part of your youth work and Youth Exchanges.	Postponed The call for participants is closed.
24 - 29 May, Hungary	Solidarity: Opening the door to new volunteering fields	To bring together different organisations, newcomers and the ones that have experience and are interested in new fields of volunteering.	Postponed The call for participants is closed.
26 May - 17 June, Germany	MOVE IT - Youth mobility in the digital era - Online event	To give an overview of the state of research and to exchange a variety of good practice examples. To discuss potential for development, needs and requirements in the field of youth mobility in the digital era and to explore different aspects and perspectives. To offer a space for debate and exchange of visions. To put forward common ideas regarding the direction youth mobility in the digital era could and should take on local, national and European levels.	Implemented
8 - 12 June, Poland	European Solidarity Corps: TOSCA	To support and build up the capacities of organisations that actively participate in Volunteering Actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact of projects.	The call for participants is closed.
9 June, On-line	3rd Europe - Western Balkan Youth Meeting	To take stock of achievements of past Europe – Western Balkans youth cooperation projects and to explore what is needed to increase impact and positive societal change and to initiate ways forward under the EU youth programmes after 2020.	Implemented
22 - 30 June, ONLINE	Mentor in Volunteering activities - online training course - English / Spanish / Italian / Romanian languages	The online course MENTOR IN VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES is about roles, responsibilities and other relevant aspects connected with the mentorship activity. You will arrive in a gamified world with e-books, tools, videos, 3D game and much more!	Implemented
22 - 30 June, ONLINE	Facilitator in volunteering activities - online training course - English / Spanish / Italian / Romanian languages	The online course FACILITATOR IN VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES is for people working with groups of local, national and international volunteers. You will arrive in a gamified world with e-books, tools, videos, 3D game and much more!	Implemented
31 August - 4 September, Germany	European Solidarity Corps: TOSCA	The training aims to support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and Impact in the respective projects.	The call for participants is closed.
7 - 11 September, Germany	New dates & Online! ETS Trainer Skills Workshop (TSW) - Coaching mind-set and coaching skills for trainers	This is a skills-oriented workshop for trainers with a long-term experience in the youthfield, who have been in touch with coaching/mentoring practices & want to explore these approaches further when it comes to designing & delivering training activities.	The call for participants is closed.
14 September - 11 October, ONLINE	Digital Youth Work Academy - DigYouWork(A)	This is an extensive 4 weeks online training course aiming to explore several digital tools and strategies that youth workers can use in order to digitalise their work with and for young people.	The call for participants is closed.
16 - 25 September, ONLINE	Intercultural Competence Training (ICC) on ESC	This online NET Activity will be hosted in HOP Online Learning Platform. The participants will have the chance of a training that would support them in exploring and developing their interucultural competence.	The call for participants is closed.
22 - 29 September, ONLINE	ONLINE - Youth and Museums #MuseoJoven Open Debates	To share experiences and analyze the challenges and opportunities in the collaboration between youth professionals, young people, and museums; To collect experiences and ideas; To generate synergies between the participants.	The call for participants is closed.
28 September - 2 October, Germany	Match. Exchange. Develop. Youth Work against violent radicalisation and extremism - partner building activity.	The aim of the PBA is to encourage and support projects focusing on the role of youth work in promoting community resilience in the framework of Erasmus+ Youth in Action and the European Solidarity Corps programmes.	The call for participants is closed.
5 - 11 October, Belgium - FL	“One 2 One” – supporting learning face-to-face	To empower and equip youth workers with the competences needed to work in a One 2 One relationship with young people in order to support their learning and development processes.	The call for participants is closed.
6 - 20 October, ONLINE	SoliDARE online	SoliDARE online aims to bring together representatives from organisations active in European Solidarity Corps programme. The event aims to start building up the community of organisations that are part of the European Solidarity Corps network.	The call for participants is closed.
6 October - 1 December, Slovenia	Training Course "Cherry on the cake" Youth Exchange in the context of long-term work with young people	To explore the role of a Youth Exchange as non-formal learning in long-term work with young people.	The call for participants is closed. More information about the activity is available here.
7 October, ONLINE	TOSCA: steps into Quality #1 - an online workshop on European Solidarity Corps volunteering projects in changing times	The 3 hours online activity aims to support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact in the respective projects.	The call for participants is closed.
9 - 30 October, ONLINE	Solidarity in Balkan Region	A transnational NET Activity for people involved in ESC and are active in the region of Balkans. The participants will have the chance for networking, exchanging ideas and good practices and creating teams that will create volunteering projects.	The call for participants is closed.
12 - 17 October, Georgia	Competencies of Youth Workers in preventing violent radicalization and extremism	To develop a framework of competences for youth workers involved in preventing violent radicalisation and extremism.	The call for participants is closed.
16 - 25 October, ONLINE	EYE Liner (Online version of the EYE Opener)	In this online training course you will learn all the basics you need to organise and apply for a grant for youth exchanges in Erasmus+ YiA, with a clear focus on projects concretely involving young people from the very beginning of the process.	The call for participants is closed.
18 - 23 October, Hungary	Solidarity_Opening the door to the new volunteering fields	This networking event aims to bring together new and experienced organisations who are interested to become part of the European Solidarity Corps community; a community of active organisations that goes beyond by exploring new volunteering areas and co-creates relevant opportunities through an inspiring process.	The call for participants is closed.
19 - 23 October, ONLINE	Let's volunteer!	This online activity is an opportunity for formal education institutions to get familiarized with the ESC program and get the basic information about volunteering projects and details on how to include international volunteers in their everyday work.	The call for participants is closed.
19 - 30 October, ONLINE	BiTriMulti (BTM) - Online Training Course for newcomers in youth exchanges	To offer an international learning experience for practitioners active in the youth work field, enabling them to develop their competences in setting up quality Youth Exchange projects, especially newcomers to this field.	The call for participants is closed.
21 October, ONLINE	Annual meeting of volunteering accredited organisations from WB	These meetings, taking place annually from 2017 gather on the same place volunteering coordinators, mentors and/or other support persons involved in the work with EVS/E+/European Solidarity Corps volunteers. The meetings offer an opportunity to reinforce supportive communities in each country, to share experiences and good practices in sending and hosting volunteers, to discuss obstacles and plan common steps to overcome them.	The call for organisations is closed.
26 - 29 October, Slovenia	Impact+: Youth Field	To equip participants with knowledge and skills for successful planning and assessing impact of the projects in the youth field.	The call for participants is closed.
29 October, ONLINE	LIVE Q & A: Media and Information Literacy + Youth Work = <3	EU Youth Strategy emphasises the need for equipping youth with digital skills and fostering critical thinking and media literacy. The strategy states that digital technologies have revolutionised young people’s lives in many ways and policies need to consider both opportunities and challenges, by tapping the potential of social media, equipping youth with digital skills and fostering critical thinking and media literacy.	The call for participants is closed.
2 - 6 November, ONLINE	COMETS: Being Civically Engaged (online edition)	Training for advanced Trainers focusing on the dimension of being civically engaged, based on the ETS competence model for trainers working at international level.	The call for participants is closed.
2 - 13 November, ONLINE	APPETISER (online edition) - An introduction on how to use Erasmus+: Youth in action and the European Solidarity Corps Programmes for international youth work	To give a strong positive first experience of international youth work and motivate participants to use the Erasmus+ Programme and the European Solidarity Corps Programme.	The call for participants is closed.
2 - 16 November, ONLINE	On-line TC on mental health in volunteering projects	The training course will guide the participants towards better quality in supporting E+/ESC/EVS volunteers´ emotional well-being and understanding of the field of mental health and its importance for everyone.	The call for participants is closed.
9 - 11 November, ONLINE	Are You(th) Aware? Training course on self-awareness and wellbeing in Youth Work - Online	To develop competences on how to foster self-awareness and wellbeing in Youth Work. This training course provides a safe learning space for participants to get a better understanding on the topic of wellbeing, approach self-awereness and wellbeing competences in themselves and towards the youth they work with.	The call for participants is closed.
10 - 12 November, ONLINE	Solidarity in Your Municipality - fostering international work by using European Solidarity Corps	This on-line event will highlight the various possibilities the European Solidarity Corps brings to Municipalities, focusing on volunteering.	The call for participants is closed.
10 - 26 November, ONLINE	Youth work, national policies and solidarity action in Euro-mediterranean area	A transnational NET Activity for people involved in ESC and are active in Euro-mediterranean area. The participants will have the chance for networking, exchanging ideas and good practices and building partnerships for future projects.	The call for participants is closed.
11 November, ONLINE	TOSCA: steps into Quality #2 - an online workshop on European Solidarity Corps volunteering projects in changing times	To support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact in the respective projects.	The call for participants is closed.
16 November - 18 December, ONLINE	Mobility Taster for Inclusion Organisations - Digital	Did you know you can organise international youth projects for your young people from disadvantaged backgrounds? Come and discover in this digital activity what Erasmus+ Youth can do for you and the young people you work with.	The call for participants is closed.
17 - 20 November, ONLINE	Bridges for Trainers 2020 - Rethinking - Reconnecting - Rebuilding - !!! online edition !!!	Bridges for Trainers (BfT) offers a platform to debate on trends and issues related to training in the youth field – national and international.	The call for participants is closed.
23 - 25 November, ONLINE	YOUTH@WORK Project building workshop: Putting the entrepreneurial into Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps projects	Providing the space, tools and expertise to transform ideas into successful Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps project applications, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial learning.	The call for participants is closed.
25 - 28 November, Slovenia	Volunteering & solidarity as a social capital of the city	An international conference to promote wider and system social and economic dimensions and impacts of volunteering and solidarity in urban setting.	The call for participants is closed.
26 - 27 November, ONLINE	Validation Calling: Online seminar on the past, present and future of validation of learning in the youth field	This is an international expert seminar for discussing the current situation as well as future perspectives related to the range of topics that have to do with the recognition and validation of the learning outcomes acquired in the youth field.	The call for participants is closed.
3 December, ONLINE	TOSCA: steps into Quality #3- an online workshop on European Solidarity Corps volunteering projects in changing times	To support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact in the respective projects.	The call for participants is closed.
7 - 11 December, Hungary	"Towards Collaborative Practice" (TCP) Study Visit on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion	To discover, connect to successful initiatives, and learn more about social entrepreneurship and youth work in Hungary, as well as about how the European Solidarity Corps can support social entrepreneurship among young people.	The call for participants is closed.
14 - 19 December, ONLINE	Citizenship Reloaded: digital citizenship (and tools) for a new European citizenship - ON LINE VERSION	The pandemic has notably increased the time spent on line by all of us and young people in particular, expanding the time the entire society uses virtual spaces, which imply its rules and behaviours changing notably the sense of belonging as citizens and consequently the notion of “citizenship”. This requires to analyse these new on line dynamics and spaces of discussion with the lens of democracy.	The call for participants is closed.
15 - 20 December, Turkey	Get involved in ESC - Interregional Partnership Building Activity (PBA) in ESC Volunteering Projects	To build up partnerships for future ESC projects; To share and explore new ideas in the area of youth work, volunteerism, ESC and Erasmus+ Program; To share experience, best practices, new tools which are used to increase the quality of the projects overall; To explore different approaches in the frame of volunteer work and ESC program; To create ways for a better and stronger partnership networks within the ESC universe.	The call for participants is closed.
POSTPONED, Latvia and Albania	"Eutopia" Diversity in a Changing Europe - Creative lab for Rethinking Diversity in Youth Work	To provide youth field professionals with an opportunity 1) to explore the complex and diverse realities of young people in a changing Europe, 2) to prepare to better respond to those realities by applying values-based perspective of diversity, and 3) to reshape existing youth work practices.	More information about the activity is available here.

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