Online Course on the European Solidarity Corps

A free and open online course from 6th Oct. to 30th Nov. for everyone interested in the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Programme. 

Please be advised that there is no deadline for Enrloment. The course started already, you can enrol at any time from now on. 

This online course will help you discover the full range of opportunities offered by the European Solidarity Corps, enabling you to start making a difference today. 

Enrol now! NO application and NO selection are required, and you will gain immediate access to the course by using this link: https://hop.saltonetwork.eu/courses/esc 

To begin, you will need to create a HOP account if you have not previously used the platform.

The course materials are available in English, with most content also translated into Spanish, Italian, German and Turkish.

You can access the online content at any time from 6 October to 30 November 2025. In addition, we offer live webinars and networking opportunities taking place throughout October 2025.

This Massive Open Online Course offers opportunities to explore:

• The essentials of the European Solidarity Corps
• How to create impact at personal, organisational and community levels
• Practical ways to recognise learning acquired through project experiences
• Steps to initiate Volunteering Projects
• The essence of a Solidarity Project and the main steps to get started
• How to prepare an application for an ESC grant and how to obtain a Quality Label
• Opportunities within Humanitarian Aid activities
• Ways to support young people during European Solidarity Corps projects
• Networking with fellow course participants

Apart from online content on the HOP Platform, we offer opportunities for you to meet live during the webinars

1.Join our first thematic webinar on Recognition and Use of Learning Acquired through the ESC projects, on the 14th October, from 16.00 CET to 17.30 (Brussels time) 

Register in advance by clicking on this link. After the registration, you will receive your own unique joining link. Please do not share that link with others. 

• Gabriella Civico, the director of the Center for European Volunteering (Brussels) will share how people can ‘use’ their learning outcomes further in their life.
• Laimonas Ragauskas from NGO Awero will share about Quest-based learning of volunteers with Open badges (initiated by Lithuanian NA)

2. Networking webinar to meet potential project partners on 30th October, 15:00 - 16:30 CET (Brussels time) 

Register in advance by clicking here. You will get your personal link to join the webinar. 

Upon successfully completing the course, learners will be awarded with Open Digital Badges and a Youthpass certificate.

Follow the course updates on https://www.facebook.com/moocsolidarity and https://www.instagram.com/moocsolidarity 

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This course is coordinated by the SALTO European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre, hosted by Leargas, National Agency for Erasmus+ in Adult Education, School Education, Vocational Education and Training, Youth and Sport. 

The course is co-funded by the Italian and Austrian National Agencies for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps. 

The content is developed by the team of course facilitators and developers from the NGO "AWERO" in cooperation with various external experts and researchers.