AI4Youth Futures: Digital Employability and Entrepreneurship in Youth Work

PLEASE SEND PIF TO: erasmus.vietischimbate@gmail.com .

"AI4Youth Futures: Digital Employability and Entrepreneurship in Youth Work" is a KA153 training course about using artificial intelligence and digital tools critically, ethically and practically in everyday youth work. Over seven working days, 28 youth workers from 7 countries build a shared, jargon-free understanding of what these tools can and cannot do, and leave with concrete methods for supporting young people's employability and entrepreneurial ideas. The starting point is not the technology but the young person in front of you.

WHAT WE WILL WORK ON
- What AI is and is not: a jargon-free working understanding, no technical background needed
- Practical use of AI in daily youth work: sessions, materials, communication, administration
- Employability support: CVs, job search, interview preparation, portfolios and digital presence
- Entrepreneurship: turning a young person's rough idea into a concept they can actually test
- Critical and ethical use: bias, misinformation, data protection, over-reliance, and how to discuss all of this with young people
- Designing digital and blended youth work activities for low-resource and rural contexts
- Building a shared toolkit of methods that each partner can adapt and reuse locally

DATES AND VENUE
Arrival day: 20 July 2027
Activity days: 21-27 July 2027 (7 full working days)
Departure day: 28 July 2027
Venue: Oradea, Bihor County, Romania
Working language: English
Getting there: Oradea Airport (OMR), or Budapest Airport (BUD, about 250 km, direct train and bus), or Cluj-Napoca Airport (CLJ, about 150 km).

PARTNERSHIP WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for 6 partner organisations from EU Member States or third countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme, so that the partnership counts 7 organisations in total together with Romania. Each partner sends 4 participants: 28 participants in total, Romania included. Newcomer organisations are genuinely welcome: previous Erasmus+ experience is not required.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE
- Youth workers, career counsellors, trainers and project coordinators, 18+, no upper age limit
- Working directly with young people on employability, guidance, entrepreneurship or digital skills
- Curious about AI and digital tools: no previous technical knowledge is required
- Bringing their own laptop or tablet to the activity
- Able to work in English at conversational level
- Available for the whole activity and for the online preparation meeting, and ready to multiply the results locally

WHAT IS COVERED
Accommodation and all meals from the arrival day to the departure day, the full programme, facilitation, materials, local transport and the cultural programme are covered by the project. Travel costs are reimbursed up to the Erasmus+ ceiling for the distance band between your city and Oradea; the exact amount per country is confirmed in writing before any ticket is booked. Green travel is encouraged and supported, and inclusion support is available for participants with fewer opportunities. All participants receive a Youthpass certificate.
Not covered: travel above the applicable ceiling, insurance, visa fees and personal expenses.

WHAT WE ASK FROM PARTNERS
- A valid Erasmus+ OID with up-to-date documents in the Organisation Registration System
- Open and transparent selection of participants matching the profile above
- Participation in the online preparation meeting and the preparation tasks
- Booking travel only after written confirmation of the budget, keeping all original documents
- Support for the Youthpass process and the participant reports
- Local dissemination and at least one follow-up activity after the mobility
- Replies to project e-mails within 3 to 5 working days during preparation

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST
Write to erasmus.vietischimbate@gmail.com with the subject "Partner - AI4Youth Futures". Please attach your Partner Information Form or a one-page organisational profile, include your OID, and tell us briefly why this project fits your work. We answer every organisation that writes to us.

The project will be submitted to the Romanian National Agency (ANPCDEFP) in the Erasmus+ KA1 Youth round of 1 October 2026.

PLEASE SEND PIF TO: erasmus.vietischimbate@gmail.com .