Erasmus+ Youth Partnership-Building: Inclusion & Diversity

Aim of the activity:   To build partnerships between youth organisations in the United Kingdom and experienced Erasmus+ organisations across Europe, with a view to developing joint KA1 youth exchanges and youth worker mobility projects to be submitted to the Erasmus+ call for proposals (February 2027).   Format:   Online,  the link will be sent to selected participants. Two sessions of two hours. Participants need to attend both sessions: 

• Wednesday 25 November 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 UK (11:00 to 13:00 CET)
• Wednesday 16 December 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 UK (11:00 to 13:00 CET) 

Expected participants:   The webinars will bring together youth organisations with a genuine interest in developing long-term European cooperation to implement Erasmus+ Youth mobility projects.   UK participants will primarily include organisations that are new or relatively new to Erasmus+, but which have the capacity and commitment to develop and deliver international youth projects. European participants will be experienced Erasmus+ organisations looking for new UK partners. We would like to bring together 30 to 40 organisations, roughly half from the UK and half from other Erasmus+ countries.  

Methodology:   Participatory and practical methods will be used throughout, with most of the time spent in small groups.    
Preparation:   Participants should have attended or watched the British Council webinar on Erasmus+ youth exchanges or mobility of youth workers. Recordings will be provided to selected participants who have not.

Who can apply?   The webinars are open to UK organisations and to experienced organisations from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme

 1. We are looking for participants from the UK who:

• have a genuine interest in participating in Erasmus+ Youth from 2027. 
• are new or relatively new to Erasmus+, with limited or no previous experience of developing Erasmus+ Youth projects. 
• are looking for European partners. You do not need an established partnership or a fully developed project idea. 
• intend to submit an Erasmus+ Youth KA1 application in February 2027. The webinars are designed around developing concrete KA1 project concepts, not general networking. 
• can identify the young people they want to work with and the needs they want to address. 
• have the organisational capacity and commitment to develop and deliver an international youth project. 
• are able to attend both sessions of their chosen priority.    

2. We are also looking for experienced youth organisations from Erasmus+ Programme Countries interested in developing new partnerships with UK organisations.   
Priority will be given to organisations working with young people with fewer opportunities or underrepresented groups. 
Application deadline: Thursday 19 November 2026