Registered non-profit association (e.V.) · Germany
VolunteerImpressumContact

04Training for Trainers

Testing the Programme in Germany

In May 2026, youth workers and trainers from the four partner countries met in Nuremberg for a five-day Training for Trainers. Hosted by Highlights e.V., it was the first time the Good Practices compilation and the training programme were applied together.

A facilitator stands beside a flip chart while a group stands in a circle on gravel among tall trees.
Participants gather outdoors during the Training for Trainers in Nuremberg.

  • Date

    23–28 May 2026

  • Location

    Nuremberg, Germany

  • Host

    Highlights e.V.

  • Partners

    Italy · Spain · Bulgaria · Germany

Learning by doing

Participants worked through the programme as learners, taking part in movement, nature, theatre, circus, acroyoga and play-based sessions. Each day included time for reflection, so they could consider how to adapt the activities for the young people they would work with. The second partner meeting took place at the same venue immediately before the training, which let the partners prepare together and reduced travel.

Four people sit around a small outdoor table covered with coloured notes, while two others work at a second table behind them.
Participants work with notes and materials during the Training for Trainers in Nuremberg.

What participants took home

The training gave the trainers the experience and the confidence to run the programme in their own countries. Their feedback on timing, facilitation and adaptation informed the pilot guidelines, which gave the partners templates and recommendations for delivering and reporting the national trainings.

People sit in a loose circle of chairs in a sunny courtyard beside a pale yellow building and green umbrellas.
A discussion circle during the Training for Trainers in Nuremberg.
  1. Experience
  2. Reflection
  3. Trainer confidence
  4. Pilot guidelines
  5. National pilots

Next: National Pilot Trainings

Volunteer with Highlights

Tell us how you’d like to get involved

Tell us what you’re interested in and how you’d like to get involved.

What are you interested in?

Select all that apply