Training Course
24-29 August 2026 | Korbielów, Poland
This is not a course about ticking the “preparedness” box. This is a space to ask uncomfortable questions, challenge assumptions, and think about what it means to be ready and prepared.
The word preparedness starts to feel overused before we even took a closer look at it. In this workshop we will reflect on how preparedness can be understood and what actions we can take within the European Solidarity Corps to be prepared and prepare others. All of this will be combined with some outdoor and experimental methods in the beautiful surroundings of Polish mountains. Maybe the skills are already within us, waiting to be uncovered. And the real question is – what, or who, is the dragon we’re meant to face?
Context: The workshop will develop trainers’ skills and competencies in building a culture of preparedness among European Solidarity Corps volunteers and support the preparation of young people and local communities for times of crisis. Participants will learn about practical tools for supporting young people in emergency situations and how to harness the potential of the European Solidarity Corps at the local level, with a particular focus on the specific nature of work in partner countries where social resilience and solidarity are particularly important in the context of geopolitical challenges.
Objectives:
- Developing trainers’ competences in building a culture of preparedness among European Solidarity Corps stakeholders.
- Exploring the role of trainers in frames of the Preparedness Union strategy and the Action Priority in the European Solidarity Corps
- Experiencing and sharing practical tools to support young people and local communities in getting ready and responding to challenges and crises
- Learning from the experience of partner countries’ realities in order to strengthen solidarity and civic engagement
Outcomes:
- Knowledge and tools to promote preparedness among European Solidarity Corps stakeholders;
- Skills of Preparedness for the training practice;
- Inspiration on how to create and strengthen local support pathways for/in the time of crisis
For whom:
- Trainers working with ESC volunteers, project coordinators, mentors:
- TEC trainers working with National Agencies and regional SALTOs
- trainers active in supporting/hosting organisations in ESC;
- Participants have to be at least 18 years old and are able to work in English.
- 11 participants from Programme Countries & 11 participants from Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
Practical details:
- Dates: 24-29.08.2026
- 24th of August: arrival day
- 25-28 working days
- 29th of August: departure after breakfast
- Location: Korbielów, Poland (in the Polish mountains)
- Group size: 22 participants, 2 trainers, 2 SALTO EECA staff
- Working language: English
Participants will need to be prepared to stay outdoors and for a light hike in Beskid Żywiecki
Accommodation will be provided in twin rooms. Meals and training materials are fully covered.
Travel costs will be reimbursed according to NET rules by the participants’ National Agencies.
Composition of the team:
Dagna Gmitrowicz (Germany/Poland), Mariia Herashchenko (Ukraine)
Your kind of training?
Apply now!Application deadline (24h UTC): 7 June 2026Date of selection: 25 June 2026
Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14515
This Training Course is
for 22 participants
from Eastern Partnership countries 
, Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Southern Mediterranean countries , Western Balkan countries
and recommended for
Trainers
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
SALTO EECA (SALTO Resource Centre)
Co-organiser(s):
- Polish NA (National Agency)
Contact for questions:
Anna Hryshkevich
E-Mail: ahryshkevich@frse.org.pl
Phone: +48 509 009 326
Costs
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the European Solidarity Corps 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
The hosting SALTO EECA in cooperation with Polish NA will organise the accommodation and cover the costs for accommodation and food.
Travel reimbursement
Participants from the programme countries: Please contact your NA in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.
Participants from EECA countries: in case of selection, you will be informed about the procedure for reimbursement of your travel expenses.