Scalable wellbeing training programme
The partnership aims to produce a training programme and Youth Work Ecosystem Strategy that organisations can continue using.
Ongoing · December 2025 – May 2027
WELLCORE Strategic Partnership on the topic of WELL-being, mental health, COnnection and REsilience
About this exchange
WELLCORE — Strategic Partnership on the topic of WELL-being, mental health, COnnection and REsilience — is an Erasmus+ KA220 cooperation partnership running from December 2025 to May 2027. SCIARA Progetti (Italy) coordinates the project; Highlights e.V. participates as a partner alongside DEFOIN (Spain) and Impact Drive (Bulgaria).
The partnership aims to strengthen youth wellbeing across Europe by equipping youth workers and organisations with practical tools, training, and strategies. The journey on this page follows that work from the online kick-off through research, the training programme, the Training for Trainers, and the national pilots, then the stages still ahead: stakeholder dialogue, a European Youth Wellbeing Festival in Italy, and local multiplier events. The project runs until 31 May 2027.
OBJECTIVES
What we want to achieve
- Create a shared understanding of wellbeing in youth work across partner countries
- Equip youth workers and organisations with practical tools to support wellbeing daily
- Train youth workers through an international learning journey so they can act as multipliers
- Engage young people locally in safe spaces to explore wellbeing together
- Strengthen collaboration for a more connected youth-work ecosystem
ACTIVITIES
What we'll do
WELLCORE training manual
Partners co-create a manual gathering methods, tools, and experiences for wellbeing-focused youth work.
International Training of Trainers
Youth workers meet for transnational learning focused on wellbeing, connection, and resilience.
Local trainings and youth engagement
Partners deliver local trainings and create spaces where young people can explore wellbeing together.
Research and strategy work
Focus groups, research, and stakeholder conversations inform a shared strategy for wellbeing in youth work.
European Youth Wellbeing Festival
A European festival in Italy and local events in each country share results and connect communities.
Youth workers, trainers, and young people engaged through international training, local workshops, research, and community wellbeing events across the partner countries.
Project journey
Project Journey
Kick-off Meeting
Partners from Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Germany agree how the 18-month partnership will be run.
View stageGood Practices Research
Nine existing wellbeing practices are selected for the Good Practices Handbook.
View stageTraining Programme Development
Four modules become a five-day programme that youth workers can reuse.
View stageTraining for Trainers
Youth workers from the four partner countries test the programme in Nuremberg.
View stage
National Pilot Trainings
Each partner organised a national pilot of about 30 hours between June and October 2026.
View stage
Stakeholder Dialogue and Ecosystem Strategy
Upcoming
Focus groups in each country are planned to inform a strategy on wellbeing in youth organisations.
View stageEU Youth Wellbeing Festival
Planned
Participants from all partner countries will meet in Italy for workshops, talks, music and dialogue.
View stageMultiplier Events
Planned
Each partner will share results locally with at least 20 stakeholders before the project ends on 31 May 2027.
View stage
KEY RESULTS
What we aim to achieve
Local youth engagement
National workshops are designed to engage at least 15 young people per country.
Awareness and connection
Campaigns and community initiatives aim to raise awareness around youth wellbeing across Europe.
From the project
Project guides
Good Practices Handbook
A Compilation of Wellbeing Practices for Youth Work
A compilation of nine good practices on wellbeing, mental health, connection and resilience in youth work. Four national practices from Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Germany, four European practices and one international initiative from Australia show approaches that youth workers and youth organisations can learn from and adapt.
WELLCORE Training Programme
A Wellbeing Training Programme for Youth Workers and Youth Organisations
A five-day training programme for youth workers and youth organisations on wellbeing, mental health, connection and resilience. It combines movement, nature, theatre, circus and acroyoga with reflection exercises, so that participants try the techniques themselves before using them with the young people they work with.
Delivered with
- SCIARA Progetti — Italy
- DEFOIN — Spain
- Impact Drive — Bulgaria
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