List of support activities

List of support activities 2020

* Please note that due to spread of COVID-19 in Europe supporting participants to the international activities is ON HOLD. SALTO South East Europe RC at the moment won't be selecting and supporting any participants for activities taking place until the end of MAY 2020.

Time and venue:	Activity:	Aim:	Status
6 - 12 June, Germany	ETS training course - COMETS on Being Civically Engaged	To train 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 open until 15 April. More information about the COMETS training courses is available here.
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 open until 30 April!
POSTPONED TO 3 - 8 August, 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 open until 17 May.
August, Ireland	Strategic Partnership on Inclusion - harvesting Conference	To showcase the results of Erasmus+ projects resulted from the Strategic Partnership between the National Agencies and SALTO on inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities	The call for participants will be opened at a later stage. The activity is a part of the Strategic Partnership between the National Agencies and SALTOs on inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.
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 is open until 3 July 2020.
5 - 8 September, Germany	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 open until 31 May.
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.
September	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 will be opened at a later stage.
October, Montenegro	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 will be opened at a later stage.
POSTPONED TO autumn, Montenegro	Erasmus+ Project lab	To encourage partner-finding and the development of project ideas within the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme in exchange with trainers, other participants and NA / SALTO staff and to give information about the specific aims and objectives as well as formal and financial aspects of the Programme.	The call for participants will be open soon!
POSTPONED TO autumn, 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.	Postponed to autumn / Possibly on-line. The call for participants will be opened at a later stage. More information about the activity is available here.
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, Kosovo	Study visit on inclusion of young people from rural and disadvantaged areas	To learn more about the work of organisations targeting young people from rural and disadvantaged areas and to build partnerships for cooperation within the Erasmus+ Youth in Action and/or European Solidarity Corps Programmes.	The call for participants will be open soon!
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.
Autumn, Portugal	TOOL FAIR XV	To bring together youth work experts to discuss and learn from each other about innovative methods and best practices from the field of youth work.	The call for participants will be opened at a later stage.
2 - 6 November, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Study visit focusing on entrepreneurship of young women	To get to know the work of organisations working on supporting young women's entrepreneurship and make new partnerships for future projects.	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 – 20 November, Romania	Bridges for Trainers	To invite key actors to reflect on trends and core issues in the youth field and their effects on the work of trainers in the field of youth.	The call for participants will be opened at a later stage.
November, Serbia	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 will be opened at a later stage.
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.
December, Ljubljana	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.
Several activities, throughout 2020	Training courses on Youthpass, learning, mentoring, such as: One 2 One – Supporting learning face-to-face Tuning In: to Learning and Youthpass	The main aim of this training is to empower and equip youth workers with the competences needed to support learning and development processes of young people with volunteering projects.	Search for nearest TC on this in the Training calendar, by typing one of the following key words: Youthpass, learning, mentoring
POSTPONED TO 2021, Germany	MOVE IT - Youth mobility in the digital era	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.	The call for participants will be open at the later stage.
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
16 - 19 March, Slovenia	Impact+: Youth Field	To equip participants with knowledge and skills for successful planning and assessing impact of the projects in the youth field.	Cancelled.
18 - 22 March, Germany	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.	Cancelled. More information about EuroPeers is available here.
23 - 29 March, Germany	“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.	Cancelled.
24 - 26 March, Romania	Mentoring under construction!	To put together resources and good practice from all over Europe in order to get inspiration for good quality mentoring.	Cancelled.
6 - 9 April, Montenegro	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.	Cancelled / Possibly on-line.
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.
April, Romania	Study visit on inclusion of young people from rural and disadvantaged areas	To learn more about the work of organisations targeting young people from rural and disadvantaged areas and to build partnerships for cooperation within the Erasmus+ Youth in Action and/or European Solidarity Corps Programmes.	Cancelled.
4 - 6 May, Estonia	SALTO Youth Participation Forum	To contribute to the newly developed Youth Participation Strategy. We will discuss its implementation and link it to different levels of youth work and youth participation. This will be the space to exchange on current developments within the youth sector and the future of the EU Youth Programmes in relation to youth participation.	Cancelled.
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.
11 - 15 May, 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	Cancelled. The call for participants is closed.
11 - 15 May, Germany	Let's go civic! Youth Exchanges for Civic Engagement	To make civic education an integral part of your youth work and Youth Exchanges.	Cancelled / Postponed. The call for participants is closed.
5 - 8 May, Austria	ETS Trainer Skills Workshop: Well-being in training practices	To expand trainers’ practice exploration with regard to how they deal with well-being in training. It aims to equip them with the necessary skills to plan and approach 'well-being' as part of the learning process.	Cancelled.
17 - 21 May, Finland	Study visit on the topic of Youth Work in Schools in Finland	To have an overview of different kind of co-operation models and methods used in youth work in schools in Finland. A specific aim is to support the increase of knowledge and competencies of participants and organizations involved.	Cancelled.
18 - 22 May, Croatia	Let's volunteer!	This training course aims to attract new organisations and institutions in volunteering projects within the European Solidarity Corps programme, especially targeting formal educational institutions, such as school and kindergartens.	Cancelled.
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 open until 13 April.
25 - 31 May, Austria	From Knowing to Being - ETS Training for Trainers	To live through and reflect on using and applying the ETS competence model for trainers working internationally with a focus on attitudes, values and inner readiness?	Cancelled. More information about the ETS Competence Model for trainers is available here.
POSTPONED TO October 2020 and January 2021, 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.	The call for participants is closed. More information about the activity is available here.
POSTPONED TO autumn, 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.

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