Open Call for Participants: TC “Green Future: Developing young people’s green competences based on the GreenComp Framework”

25 October – 3 November 2026 | Zadar, Croatia

Youth Power Austria is looking for 6 participants from Austria to join the training course “Green Future: Developing young people’s green competences based on the GreenComp Framework” in Zadar, Croatia from 25th of October to 3rd of November 2026.

The deadline for the applications is: 10.10.2026.
Part of the applicants can expect to be contacted even before the deadline.

DATES: 25 October – 3 November 2026
LOCATION: Zadar, Croatia
PARTICIPANTS: 6 per country (30 in total)
COUNTRIES: Austria – Croatia – Germany – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro
WORKING LANGUAGE: English

Training Course Description

This training course offers youth workers, educators, youth leaders and volunteers the opportunity to strengthen their competences for integrating environmental sustainability into everyday youth work. Climate change, environmental degradation and the shift towards more sustainable ways of living increasingly shape the lives and futures of young people, and many youth workers want to address these topics but lack practical methodologies and structured frameworks to do so. Green Future responds to this need by introducing participants to GreenComp, the European Sustainability Competence Framework, and exploring how it can be applied in real youth work settings.

The training will gather youth workers from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in an international learning environment where participants exchange experiences and jointly develop approaches to sustainability education. Throughout the course, participants will explore the four competence areas of GreenComp: embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity in sustainability, envisioning sustainable futures, and acting for sustainability.

The programme is based on non-formal education and experiential learning rather than theoretical input, combining interactive workshops, simulations, group work, project-based learning, creative activities and outdoor methods. Special attention is given to translating these competences into practical youth work methods, with a strong focus on inclusion and on young people with fewer opportunities.

Following the training course, participants are expected to design and deliver follow-up workshops in their local communities, transferring what they learned and multiplying its impact among young people and other youth workers. The training concludes with evaluation, reflection and the Youthpass ceremony.