📆 24 – 31 August 2026 |📍Vienna, Austria | Erasmus +
ABOUT
The YDEA training series aims to equip youth workers, educators, trainers, and coordinators of non-formal education activities with skills and knowledge focused on emotional intelligence (EQ). This year, within the fourth edition of the training, we will explore the full spectrum of intelligences: not only EQ, but also Collective Intelligence, Environmental Intelligence, Mental Health & Wellbeing. Of course, we will not forget AI (artificial intelligence) and will reflect together on its potential, but also on its risks and its current limitations when it comes to youth work. Through dynamic methods (exercises, discussion, role play games, social-psychology experiments), the main purpose of the training is to make our NFE actions more effective and better oriented to the emerging needs and trends of our young target groups.
REQUIREMENTS
We are seeking up to 22 participants from the EU and associated countries. The ideal participants are educators, youth workers, facilitators and trainers, workcamp coordinators, non-formal education managers and coordinators, and NGO staff and board members. YDEA participants should have interests in emotional intelligence, mental-health, non-formal education, NVC, social inclusion and its applications in their work with young people and youth organisations.
There are a few requirements to join:
- You need to be a resident of one of the eligible countries. Nationality in one of the eligible countries is not
necessary. (For example: a Brazilian candidate residing in Hungary, who will travel from Hungary, can apply.) - You must be able to communicate in English (the working language of the course).
- You must be at least 18 years of age. Please note that there are no age limits, but priority will be given to
participants aged 18 – 35 years. - You should be an active member of an organization.
- Active members of an SCI branch, or of an organization belonging to the IVS movement, will have priority in the selection process. Participants from non IVS organisations can apply, too.
- 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. The accommodation is equipped to host participants with physical disabilities and with wheelchairs.
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
Thanks to co-financing by the European Union, food, accommodation, and all organisational costs will be fully covered. Some of the partners may ask for a small sending fee to cover their placement costs. Please check
with your organisation.
You will also receive reimbursement of travel tickets (including visa and visa-related costs) up to the maximum amount within three months after the end of the training. Maximum travel reimbursement will be according to Erasmus+ rates (see the full call below for details).
Read the full call: “YDEA:Youth Development through Emotional Awareness Vol. 4”
👉Apply as a participant by 14th June 2026 HERE!
For further questions, please contact coordination@sciaustria.org or macfaggiani@gmail.com
