Cool Facilitators
Cool Facilitators
19/05/2026 - 26/05/2026
Mezőberény, Hungary
Cool Facilitators was an Erasmus+ Training Course that brought together 20 youth workers, facilitators, and volunteers from the ASEY Network in Mezőberény, Hungary. The project was coordinated and organized by the Young Europe Society and hosted by the Hungarian partner Legáramlat, creating an international learning environment focused on exploring how Artificial Intelligence and digital tools can enhance the quality of non-formal education while preserving the value of meaningful face-to-face interaction.
ASCU participated as a partner organization in this international initiative, contributing to a collaborative learning process that encouraged the exchange of experiences, innovative facilitation methods, and good practices among youth organizations from different European countries. Throughout the eight-day programme, participants strengthened their digital and facilitation competences while exploring practical ways to integrate AI into youth work.
The training combined practical workshops, simulations, peer-learning sessions, collaborative design activities, and reflection exercises. Participants experimented with AI-powered educational tools, discussed the ethical use of emerging technologies, and developed blended learning approaches that combine digital innovation with participatory non-formal education methods, creating practical resources that can be applied in future Erasmus+ projects and local youth activities.
The training course aimed to strengthen the capacity of youth workers and youth organizations to effectively integrate Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies into non-formal education while maintaining participant-centred, inclusive, and interactive learning experiences.
The project focused on four main objectives:
Strengthening Facilitation Competences: To equip youth workers, facilitators, and volunteers with the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to combine AI-supported tools with face-to-face non-formal education in Erasmus+ youth activities.
Sharing Good Practices: To encourage the exchange of experiences, innovative methodologies, and successful facilitation techniques between partner organizations, supporting the development of high-quality educational activities adapted to the digital realities of young people.
Promoting Blended Learning: To explore practical ways of integrating Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies into experiential learning, ensuring that technology complements rather than replaces meaningful human interaction.
Developing Innovative Educational Methods: To collaboratively design, test, and improve engaging, inclusive, and learner-centred non-formal education activities that respond to the needs and expectations of Generation Z and Generation Alpha.
The Cool Facilitators training course generated valuable outcomes for both participants and partner organizations. Throughout the mobility, participants strengthened their facilitation and digital competences, gained practical experience using AI-powered educational tools, and developed innovative blended learning methods that can be directly applied in youth exchanges and other non-formal education activities.
The project also reinforced cooperation among the organizations within the ASEY Network by encouraging the exchange of expertise, the joint development of educational resources, and the creation of new opportunities for future Erasmus+ collaborations. One of the main outcomes of the training was the Cool Facilitation Approach—a collection of practical principles, methods, and recommendations for integrating Artificial Intelligence into youth work while maintaining inclusive, participatory, and human-centred learning environments.
For ASCU, participation in the project strengthened the organization's capacity to deliver innovative youth activities and enhanced the competences of its youth workers in digital facilitation. The knowledge, methods, and educational tools acquired during the training will be disseminated locally through workshops, youth activities, and future Erasmus+ projects, contributing to the continuous improvement of non-formal education and international cooperation.