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Training Course
27 November - 3 December 2026 | Hollókő, Hungary
Humour is already present in youth work practice - but it's rarely used as a deliberate, structured tool. "Humour is Serious Business" (HiSB) is a 6-day Erasmus+ KA153-YOU training course (27 November - 3 December 2026, Hollókő, Hungary) that will help you turn something you probably already do instinctively into an intentional, ethical, and effective competence for engaging young people.
This training is aimed specifically at practitioners in the field of non-formal learning and youth work - not at the general public. You should apply if you are a youth worker (professional or voluntary), a youth leader, a young person (18+) with leadership potential already identified by your organisation, or a practitioner with relevant expertise who works with young people (e.g. a coach, mentor or tutor), even if youth work is not your primary profession.
Through non-formal methods - World Café, simulations and role play, clowning and improvisation, team building, and daily reflection groups - you will explore the many different types of humour, examine cultural differences in how humour is used, reflect on your own sense of humour, and develop concrete post-programme actions to bring back to your own community. Every participant leaves with a Personal Development Plan and the chance to earn a Youthpass.
HiSB is delivered by an experienced international Training Team and hosted by MAVISZ (Hungary), together with partner organisations in Poland, Portugal, Armenia, Serbia, Latvia, Croatia, Montenegro and Spain. 36 participants will take part, 4 per sending country.
Full details, including the daily programme, participant support structure, and reimbursement process, are in the Info Pack: https://mavisz.my.canva.site/hisb2026
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http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15284
This Training Course is
for 36 participants
from Armenia, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Volunteering mentors
Working language(s):
English
Magammal VIszem Alapitvany (Youth NGO)
MAVISZ (Magammal Viszem Alapítvány / "Take With Me Foundation") is a Budapest-based youth foundation, established in 2024, working to integrate and develop different forms of learning and help young people - especially those with fewer opportunities - prepare for life's constantly changing challenges. MAVISZ promotes life-long learning, community development, and participation in international mobility. The foundation holds observer status within the Eurodesk network and has supported the delivery of Erasmus+ youth projects, including providing methodological support to the PLAYADR project. Locally, MAVISZ runs informal and non-formal learning activities engaging young people - including those from disadvantaged backgrounds - across Budapest's inner districts.
Contact for questions:
Bruno Pizzini
E-Mail:
Phone: +36702067637
No participation fee.
Accommodation, full board (meals and coffee breaks) and the training room are fully covered by the project for the whole duration of the training course - no cost to participants.
Travel costs are reimbursed to your sending organisation after the training course, up to the following limit per participant (these are the actual maximum amounts, not just distance-band references):
We'll organise a shared bus between Budapest and Hollókő on the arrival and departure days. It costs 25€ per participant, deducted from the reimbursement limit.