Project Lab to support local youth work in municipalities

This networking and training event seeks to strengthen the usage and exploitation of the possibilities offered by the ERASMUS+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes for youth work at municipal level.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT LAB

Project Labs in the frame of Europe Goes Local are international training and networking events that bring together officials and practitioners in youth work to strengthen the usage and exploitation of the possibilities offered by the ERASMUS+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes for youth work at municipal level.

Specifically, the Project Lab aims to …

• provide information and training on the possibilities of the European mobility programmes, and how to use them;
• present and curate good practices in using the programmes, with a focus on youth work at municipal level;
• support partnership-building and networking, with a focus on youth work at municipal level;
• allow for project development with a focus on the usage of the European mobility programmes, and provide coaching there of;
• provide direct contact and support by the network of National Agencies to the potential project beneficiaries

In the bigger picture, Project Labs contribute to the promotion of the European mobility programmes, bring them closer to municipalities, and enhance the impact, recognition and visibility of youth work at municipal level.