Impact Lab for Youth Work
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DATES
DATES
07/03/2026 - 13/03/2026
LOCATION
LOCATION
Mureș, Romania
About the Project
About the Project
Impact Lab for Youth Work was an Erasmus+ Training Course that gathered 24 youth workers, trainers, facilitators, and youth leaders from nine European countries, including France, to explore how to increase the quality and long-term impact of Youth Exchanges.
As a sending organisation, Association ASCU supported the participation of French youth workers who joined this international learning experience alongside colleagues from Romania, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Hungary, Czechia, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. Throughout the training course, participants exchanged experiences, good practices, and innovative approaches to youth work while strengthening their competences in non-formal education, facilitation, learning recognition, and impact-oriented project design.
The programme combined interactive workshops, practical simulations, group challenges, facilitation practice, and reflection activities. Participants explored how meaningful learning experiences can be intentionally designed by connecting young people's needs, learning outcomes, educational methods, and long-term impact. Particular attention was given to effective facilitation, learning recognition through Youthpass, evaluation methods, and strategies for ensuring that learning continues after the mobility.
One of the main outcomes of the training course was the co-creation of the Impact Toolbox for Youth Workers, a collection of practical tools designed to support the planning, implementation, evaluation, and follow-up of Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges. By working collaboratively throughout the week, participants contributed to the development and testing of these resources, which can now be used by youth workers and organisations across Europe.
The project provided a valuable opportunity for participants to strengthen their professional competences, build international partnerships, and gain practical tools that can improve the quality and impact of future youth projects in their local communities.
Aim and Objectives of the Project
Aim and Objectives of the Project
This Erasmus+ Training Course aimed to strengthen the capacity of youth workers to design and facilitate more meaningful and impactful Youth Exchanges. Through practical learning experiences, peer exchange, and collaborative tool development, participants explored how to create learning processes that respond to young people's needs and generate lasting impact at individual, organisational, and community levels.
O1: To increase participants' understanding of quality and impact in Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges by exploring impact as observable change and identifying the factors that contribute to meaningful learning experiences.
O2: To develop participants' ability to design Youth Exchanges as coherent learning journeys by connecting needs analysis, learning outcomes, non-formal education methods, reflection processes, and impact objectives.
O3: To strengthen participants' facilitation competences by improving their ability to select, adapt, and implement non-formal education methods that promote inclusion, participation, and effective learning.
O4: To enhance participants' skills in learning recognition and evaluation by exploring reflection methods, Youthpass processes, competence development indicators, and evidence-based approaches to measuring learning and impact.
O5: To support the transfer, dissemination, and exploitation of project results by equipping participants with practical tools and strategies that can be applied within their organisations and future Erasmus+ projects.
O6: To foster international cooperation and the exchange of good practices among youth workers, contributing to the development of higher-quality and more impactful youth work across Europe.
Results of the Project
Results of the Project
Impact Lab for Youth Work generated both tangible and long-term results for the participating youth workers and organisations. Throughout the training course, participants strengthened their competences in non-formal education, facilitation, learning design, evaluation, learning recognition, and impact-oriented project planning. By working collaboratively with colleagues from different countries, they exchanged good practices, built new partnerships, and gained fresh perspectives on how to improve the quality of Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges.
One of the most significant outcomes of the project was the creation of the Impact Toolbox for Youth Workers, a practical resource co-created and tested by participants during the training course. The toolbox includes five complementary tools designed to support youth workers in defining impact objectives, designing meaningful learning journeys, selecting appropriate educational methods, recognising learning outcomes, and planning effective follow-up actions after a mobility activity.
The project also produced valuable dissemination results. Following the mobility, participants organised local and international dissemination activities, presentations, workshops, and peer-learning sessions, reaching more than 150 young people, youth workers, educators, and stakeholders. These activities contributed to the visibility of the project and promoted the use of impact-oriented approaches in youth work.
For Association ASCU, the project strengthened international cooperation, provided access to innovative educational tools and methodologies, and enhanced the competences of its representatives. The knowledge, resources, and partnerships developed during the training course continue to support the organisation's work and contribute to the development of higher-quality Erasmus+ projects and learning opportunities for young people.
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