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Youth Startup Journey (2025 12 05 - 2025 12 13)
Training Course
5-13 February 2026 | Kaunas, Lithuania
ATTENTION: Program dates changed from 2026 02 05 - 2026 02 13 -----> 2025 12 05 - 2025 12 13
Main aim
The main aim of this training is to empower youth workers, teachers, youth leaders, and other professionals engaged in youth-related initiatives with practical tools, methods, and competencies in career counselling. The training will enable them to effectively support young people—especially NEET youth and those with fewer opportunities—in enhancing employability, developing meaningful and sustainable career paths, and applying innovative approaches in their local communities.
Specific objectives
• To strengthen youth workers’ ability to guide young people in mapping career paths, preparing CVs, and identifying personal and professional strengths.
• To provide practical experience through non-formal learning methods such as simulations, debates, role-plays, and real-life case studies.
• To increase youth workers’ knowledge about labour market trends, entrepreneurship pathways, and skills needed for future employment.
• To develop a support network of youth organisations committed to improving career development services for young people.
• To create a practical booklet for youth organisations on how to become effective career counsellors and support NEET youth.
How It will be done
The training course is based on non-formal and experiential learning. Participants will take part in interactive workshops, problem-solving sessions, group work, peer-to-peer exchanges, university visits, discussions with professionals, and creative tasks that mirror real labour-market challenges. The program encourages active participation, reflection, self-development, and teamwork. All learning outcomes will be supported by daily reflection groups and guided facilitation.
Additional learning experiences
To enrich the learning process, the programme includes inspiring field visits and real-world interactions. Participants will visit a Bank and the Money Museum, gaining insights into financial systems and economic behaviour. A visit to Start-up Space and participation in networking meet-ups with local start-up communities will create opportunities to connect with entrepreneurs, business specialists, and young founders who are building their companies from the ground up. These experiences will help participants understand today’s labour market, explore innovative career pathways, and get motivated by real stories of resilience, creativity, and business development.
Participant profile
This Training Course is designed for:
• Youth workers, youth leaders, teachers, activists, and mentors active in their organisations or local communities.
• Participants 18+ who have previous experience in Erasmus+ or youth-related initiatives.
• Motivated individuals willing to implement career-development activities in their local environment.
• Participants committed to a no-alcohol policy, as the project focuses on creating a healthy, productive, and safe learning environment.
• Individuals unable to participate without alcohol are kindly asked not to apply.
The project also prioritises inclusion, reserving places for participants with fewer opportunities.
Methodology and added value for participants
The program combines experiential learning, creative methodologies, and real-world career counselling tools. Through hands-on activities, participants will gain competencies in facilitating career-development workshops, guiding young people in professional decision-making, and building long-term support structures. The training ensures added value by enhancing leadership, communication, problem-solving, and mentoring skills while fostering international cooperation and networking.
Important rules
• No-alcohol policy applies throughout the entire training to ensure safety, focus, and effective learning.
• All participants are expected to take part fully in the program.
• Respect for the group, diversity, and the learning environment is essential.
What to prepare
• Information about your organisation and your work with young people
• Comfortable indoor/outdoor clothes suitable for workshops
• Motivation to fully engage, participate, and contribute
• Examples of local challenges in youth employment (optional)
Contacts
For questions regarding the project, travel, or logistics, participants will be contacted by email after selection. The hosting team will provide all necessary support before, during, and after the activity.
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Your kind of training?
Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 22 December 2025 Date of selection: 5 January 2026Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14187
This Training Course is
for 42 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth coaches, This training course brings together 42 youth workers, including 27 participants with fewer opportunities, from eight Erasmus+ Programme countries: Lithuania, Türkiye, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Hungary, and Portugal.
Accessibility info:
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.
Working language(s):
English
Všį Darnoje (Youth NGO)
The training course is hosted by Všį Darnoje a Lithuanian organisation experienced in organising international Erasmus+ projects, non-formal learning activities, and youth-development initiatives in Kaunas. The hosting team will provide all logistical support, facilitation, and materials needed throughout the program.
Darnoje NGO was founded on 2016 in Lithuania. Darnoje in English means IN THE HARMONY. We are group of experienced educated, active and social people. We were working like a group from 2011. For now we have 2 different trainers, 3 project managers and 2 volunteers. Members have great experience in their field of social, self development, ecology and environmental issues. We are learning and sharing experience from each other by doing. In past 3 years we are implementing various trainings and seminars in different topics for adults, such us: personal grow, self confidence, communication, ecology, healthy life, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, survival skills. Our team members participate in many contests and seminars in Lithuania in past years which can be shared among all partners. This experience can help to reach different aims and goals. Our mission and goals:
OUR MISSION
to improve people to be more self confident, consciousness, social and healthier;
To respect history, families, environment, nature and each other;
To provide challenging intercultural learning experiences for young people;
To promote their social and personal development through different activities and programmes;
promote love and peace among people in the world;
Main Trainer
Mehmet Volkan Müderrisoğlu is a highly experienced trainer with over 20 years in Non-Formal Education, specialising in experiential learning, intercultural dialogue, and project development. He has collaborated with the Turkish National Agency, SALTO-Youth and international partners, supporting youth workers and organisations across Europe and Asia in building impactful learning initiatives.
Contact for questions:
Karolis Stirbys
E-Mail:
Phone: +37067813788
Costs
Participation fee
No participation fee. All project-related costs are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme.
Accommodation and food
All project-related costs are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme.
Travel reimbursement
All project-related costs are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme.
This includes:
• Travel reimbursement up to the official Erasmus+ distance band limits per person:
o Up to 275 EUR for standard travel
o Up to 320 EUR for green travel options