Would you like to better support others, strengthen your leadership skills, and feel more confident when facing unexpected situations?
Stepping into leadership roles in international projects is challenging—feeling lost, frustrated, or limited is part of the process. There are no universal solutions, but with practice, reflection, and the right tools, it can get easier and more rewarding.
What helped us, with over 10 years of experience, was self-reflection, practical tools, and repeated application. This TC is hands-on, focusing on practice before theory, and offers simple tools that balance playfulness and challenge to make learning real and engaging.
Who is this training for?
We are organising this training course for young people*, who
- have experience as participants of youth projects**
- are planning on joining workcamps and/or youth exchanges as leaders
- are looking for ways to step into more responsibility
- are willing to put into practice their learnings after the training course.
*The training course is mainly for young people aged between 18 and 35.
**In the context of this project, by youth project we mainly mean International Voluntary Service (IVS) workcamps, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) short-term volunteering projects and Erasmus+ youth exchanges.
Practice and implementation
This training course is mainly for those young people who will lead workcamps or join youth exchanges as group leaders, in projects organised by Egyesek Youth Association and its partners in the spring and summer of 2026. Before applying to this training course, we ask you to think over whether you can fulfil these implementation criteria. You can read about being a workcamp leader and a group leader, and you can browse through the current opportunities we offer by clicking here.
You might have the opportunity to travel abroad to support projects organised by the partners of Egyesek. However, our focus is to first fill up the workcamp and group leader positions of Egyesek's projects.
To support this process, before and after the training course, Egyesek's professionals will offer mentoring and support with finding the right opportunity for each participant.
Dates
22nd of March - Arrival day
23rd of March - First day of the program
27th of March - Last day of the program
28th of March - Departure day
No late arrivals or early departures are allowed. We only select participants, who can participate from the arrival to the departure day of the program.
Finances
The training is coordinated and hosted by Egyesek Youth Association and co-funded by our Accreditation from the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme. This is an open-call training, meaning a partner organisation will be assigned to you upon your selection. The call is open for residents of EU member states and partner states.
Accommodation, food and program costs are fully covered by the organisers.
Travel costs are covered up to the following limits:
10-99 km: 28 € | 56 €
100-499 km: 211 € | 285 €
500-1999 km: 309 € | 417 €
2000-2999 km: 395 € | 535 €
The second column indicates the travel limit in case of green travel. For this training course, we ask all participants to consider using green travel / sustainable means of transportation for at least half of their journey. We are providing support for those who choose this option.
There is a 55 € contribution fee to be paid through our website upon selection.
The training takes place in Creative Space, in the picturesque village of Hollókő, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
More detailed information on the venue and how to reach the place will be included in the confirmation letter that will be sent to participants after their acceptance.
Application process
- Before applying, we ask you to read the Infopack of Step In! thoroughly, attached below.
- Apply by filling out the form available here until the 5th of March.
- Do not use any AI when writing your application.
- We will get back to you with the results of the application feedback as soon as possible.
- For selected participants, we will send the next steps.
Contact
In case of questions, feel free to reach out to us via email at training@egyesek.hu!
