Empower Youth Forum: Bringing Change to Communities

10-14 November 2025 | Sandviken, Gävle, Sweden

About the Forum

"The Empower Youth Forum" is a training activity designed for youth workers, educators, and professionals active in the field of non-formal learning and youth work. Hosted in the Swedish cities of Sandviken and Gavle, the forum brings together 30 participants from across Europe to explore, exchange, and strengthen inclusive and community-based approaches to youth engagement.

This activity is part of an Erasmus+ accredited mobility of youth workers and aims to support the professional development of those working with young people through non-formal education.

Participants will take part in a dynamic and practice-oriented programme featuring workshops, networking sessions, study visits, and collaborative reflections. By engaging with the Swedish youth work landscape, participarits will gain insight into how structured support systems and value-driven methods can help young people thrive.

Aims of the Forum

The Empower Youth Forum aims to:

• Foster networking and collaboration between youth workers and organisations from different European contexts
• Promote professional development through practical tools and non-formal learning approaches
• Share good practices in inclusive and sustainable youth engagement
• Strengthen the community-based impact of youth work at the local level
• Contribute to the development of youth work across Europe through cooperation and shared learning

Working Methods

The programme is based on non-formal education principles and includes:

• Interactive workshops on inclusion, leadership, and civic participation
• Thematic sessions inspired by the Rapatac concept of "Vägen till 100% ("The Road to 100%")
• Study visits to local institutions, such as universities and innovation hubs
• Peer learning through World Café sessions, networking and group reflection
• Co-creation of a Forum Resolution and participation in a YouthPass certification process

The language of the forum is English.

Who Should Apply

This training is targeted at:

• Youth workers and trainers active in non-formal learning
• Staff and volunteers of youth organisations, activity centres, and NGOs
• Professionals working directly with young people
• Those interested in strengthening their competence in inclusive, community-based, and sustainable youth work
• From Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries

Applicants should have experience in youth work and be interested in transnational cooperation and developing long-term strategies to improve youth participation in their local contexts.

More information and application available here. Deadline to apply: 15 October 2025.

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