Level Up: Raising Quality in Youth Projects

✔ Are you interested in improving the quality of the applications and the implementation of your Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 youth projects?

✔ Are you eager to gather good project management practices for youth mobility projects and strategic partnerships?

✔ Would you like to learn from the best practices, understand the quality standards and requirements of the 2021-2027 Erasmus+ programme and prepare for the opportunities in the upcoming programme period?

✔ Are you ready to master the Erasmus+ accreditation process, learn how to build sustainable quality practices in your organisation and how to ensure excellence in your accredited projects?

✔ Are you a resident of any EU member states + North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Türkiye?

✔Are you ready to meet amazing people from different countries, make new partnerships, and get inspired by their ideas and projects?

If your answers are "Yes, this is me!", then...

... we have an offer for you!! :-)

About the training

The training “Level Up: Raising Quality in Youth Projects” will be focusing on quality standards and best practices in Erasmus+ projects. It will take place in Hotel Jeravna, Bankya/ Bulgaria, between 26th March (arrival day) and 2nd April (departure day) 2026.

During the 6 working days we will organise our daily program in 4 sessions of 90 minutes, 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon, with a break in between.

Each session has a thematic focus and is divided in different blocks. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided at the venue, and in some evenings there will be optional evening sessions with planned activities.

Our working methods will be based on the principles of non-formal education and experiential learning, creating a motivating environment for sharing and learning. You will often work in smaller groups to achieve the best results. All the methods will encourage active participation, creativity, initiative and responsibility for one's learning process.

Learning goals

During the training you will have the possibility to:

• Develop your skills in writing successful project applications
• Get insights on quality standards and evaluation frameworks in Erasmus+ youth projects
• Learn different techniques and tools for managing quality KA1 and KA2 projects from best practices
• Collectively reflect on how to implement quality standards in your organisations, adapt them to your local contexts, and incorporate them into your regular youth work activities
• Understand the key quality elements and criteria for Erasmus+ accreditation and how to apply them in practice
• Discover the requirements and opportunities of the new programme period and prepare for future funding calls
• Enhance new partnerships and network collaborations

Participants profile

The ideal participants are NGO’s staff and board members, youth workers, project managers and coordinators, volunteers with experience and an interest in developing quality youth projects under the Erasmus + program.

There are a few requirements you need to answer to join the training course:

• You need to be a resident of an EU member states + North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Türkiye
• You must be able to communicate in English (the working language of the course)
• You must be at least 18 years of age
• You need to attend the whole course duration (there is no possibility to make exceptions)

We explicitly encourage participants of all genders, abilities and ethnic backgrounds to apply!

If you are interested in participating, please read the Call for Participants and apply by 1.03.2026 filling in the online application form. 

Selected participants will be informed by 10.03.2026. All applicants will be informed about the final decision. 

For any further questions, please contact us at trainings@cvs-bg.org.

The training is a part of the Erasmus+ accreditation plan of CVS-Bulgaria for 2025 and co-funded by the European Union // Quality in Action 2025-1-BG01-KA151-YOU-000304492