Europe Goes Local: Small steps, big impact: developing KA153 projects for municipalities

Mobility of Youth Workers (KA153) is an action type that supports the professional development of youth workers and thereby the development of quality youth work at local, regional, national, European and international level, through non-formal and informal learning experiences in mobility activities.

The training course is part of the Europe Goes Local project, which aims to empower municipalities that play a key role in improving young people's living conditions in many ways. By strengthening transnational cooperation among municipalities and incorporating a European dimension into local youth policies, the EGL project ensures quality support for young people in facing numerous social challenges.

During the training, municipalities will be empowered to develop and write projects in the frame of Mobility of Youth Workers (KA153), as well as to network and connect with other municipalities.

As part of the program, participants will engage in practical work on developing their own project proposals, allowing them to explore how this format can contribute to the development of high-quality youth work in their municipalities and local communities. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to receive feedback and recommendations for improvement. The focus will be on various activities, including partnership building, study visits, and job shadowing.

Overall aim of the training course:

• introducing municipalities to the “Mobility projects for youth workers” (KA153) Key Action type and empowering them for future project applications

Specific objectives of the training course:

• introduce participants to the current situation of youth work on EU level and share the developments in their municipalities;
• inform participants about the opportunities within “Mobility projects for youth workers” (KA153) Action type and its key characteristics;
• familiarise participants with the phases of the project cycle;
• analyze a project application through different segments: needs, objectives, participants, partnerships, recognition of competences, evaluation, follow-up, sustainability, and dissemination;
• present good practice examples in the field of “Mobility projects for youth workers” (KA153) Action type
• to network and connect with municipalities from other participating countries

Profile of participants

The activity is focused on municipality workers, who are responsible for managing youth work as part of their work in municipalities and who have less experience with the Erasmus+ programme.

Practicalities

Training course will take place in Zadar, Croatia. Accommodation and meals for the duration of the activity will be provided by the Croatian National Agency.

In case you are selected, you will receive an email with more information about your stay in Zadar. Programme of the activity will be included in the infopack.

You should arrive in Zadar on Monday 19th of May. We will start with the activity with an introduction before dinner, at 18:00 CET. The programme will finish with lunch at 13:00 CET on Thursday 22nd of May.