Over the last decades, innovation processes have been studied and systematised in various professional fields. If Youth Workers learn this, they can facilitate participatory innovation processes and create better solutions for local and global problems, together with their young people and communities.
The course will provide opportunities to explore:
- Future trends,
- Youth work challenges,
- Creative thinking techniques,
- Tools to innovate,
- Funding Opportunities for innovation development.
Learning goals:
- To understand the benefits of creative thinking leading to youth work innovation processes.
- To understand the importance of future signals and predictable trends relevant to Youth Work.
- To experience participatory innovation tools to increase the quality of youth work and generate social change.
- To increase readiness to apply innovation tools in one’s own youth work context, namely by using Erasmus+ funding opportunities.
Format:
5 full days of face-to-face learning experience.
Methodologies:
- We will focus on creating a flexible space and the conditions for a creative mindset through:
- Practising creative thinking and innovation exercises.
- Approaching youth work challenges and developing possible solutions.
- Reflecting on how to be an innovation supporter in one’s own community.
- Exploring innovation funding possibilities in Erasmus+ and other funding schemes.
Expected Outcomes:
- A better understanding of trends and needs for innovation in youth work.
- Knowledge and skills in using new tools to innovate in youth work.
- Increased skills in reviewing existing youth work practices and creating innovation in youth work organisations.
- Increased knowledge on using funding opportunities for innovation projects.
Team:
Laimonas Ragauskas and Anita Silva
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Your kind of training?
Apply now!Application deadline (24h UTC): 25 February 2026Date of selection: 13 March 2026
Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14235
This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers
Working language(s):
English
Estonian NA (National Agency)
Contact for questions:
Costs
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.
Accommodation and food
Unless specified otherwise, the hosting NA or SALTO of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.
Travel reimbursement
Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.
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