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Free professional materials for youth workers, trainers, educators and project managers: publications, manuals, guides and reports from our European projects, plus experience reports and tips from our own work.
From our projects
Results of our Erasmus+ partnerships, developed with partners across Europe and published for everyone who works with young people.
ManualRECOVER · English, German, Polish, Croatian, LatvianYouth Workers Capacitation ToolkitMore than 70 pages of assessment tools, a wellbeing framework, six modules on anxiety, depression, loneliness, low self-esteem, digital overload and helplessness, and a complete four-day workshop agenda.Read and download
ManualRECOVER · EnglishHealing Dragons: Manual for Youth WorkersA co-creative method in which young people picture their worries as dragons, draw or model them, and design their own support tools together with youth workers.Read and download
ReportRECOVER · EnglishAustria National Summary ReportWhat 15 young people and five youth workers in Vienna said about mental health in one day of creative work, and what it means for youth work in Austria.Read and download
Game and guideSDGs Intelligence · English, Latvian, German, SlovenianSDGs Cards Box70 cards that open real dialogue on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals through ecological, social and economic lenses: 51 question cards, 9 solution cards and 10 support cards.Read and download
GuideSDGs Intelligence · EnglishSDGs Guidebook for Youth WorkersHow to use the SDGs Cards Box in youth centres, classrooms or outdoors, with session formats and tips from the pilot workshops in Austria, Latvia and Slovenia.Read and download
Game and manualGreen Quest · English, GermanGreen Quest: The Simulation GameA negotiation game in which players represent NGOs, developers, state agencies, tourism and farmers around a wind farm project, with a facilitator manual in English and German.See the projectReady to use
Materials created by participants and our team during trainings and local programmes.
Resolutions and leafletsLocal programme · English, GermanFuture PolicyShapers materialsTwo resolutions from the model conference on climate action and on privacy and cybersecurity, a poster on the dangers of the internet and the Safe Click flyer on data protection, digital rights and fake news.Read and download
Board gamesReinforcing Games, Rustavi · EnglishSix educational board gamesGames on social inclusion, bullying, intercultural dialogue, democratic participation, political engagement and STEM, designed by 27 youth workers; one is taught at the University of Rijeka.Read the report
Video seriesCommunity Conflict Transformation · EnglishConflict transformation in seven videosConflict, conflict analysis, the problem tree, the PIN model, actors mapping and online and offline interventions, explained by the training team.Watch on YouTube
Video seriesEmbracing Diversity and Inclusion · EnglishDiversity and inclusion explained by participantsShort videos on diversity, inclusion, integration, tokenism, ethnocentrism and more, made by the participants of the youth exchange in Vienna.Watch on YouTube
Online coursesE-learning · EnglishENGAGE and EASYOpen online courses from European Erasmus+ projects, free to follow at your own pace.Go to E-learning
Podcast and exhibitionENGAGEMENT 1.0 · English, GermanYouth initiatives from ViennaA podcast on youth mental health, a networking event and a photo competition that promotes diversity, created by the participants of our first local programme.Read the reportFrom our own work
What happened in our trainings, exchanges and local programmes, what we learned and what the participants did afterwards.
Report, 19–26 August 2026Youth exchange: ECOuprising, Vienna
Report, 12–19 August 2026Youth exchange: Flying Beyond the Hoops!, Vienna
Report, 22–30 November 2025Training course: Peacebuilding Strategies for Civic Participation, Vienna
Report, 10–17 October 2025Training course: Non-formal Education from Theory to Praxis, Vienna
Report, 7–14 August 2025Youth exchange: Don't let the Muggles get you down!, Vienna
Report, 20 March 2025SDGs Intelligence: Youth-led dialogues for a sustainable future
Report, 19 March 2025Slaying our inner dragons: a one-day workshop on mental health in Vienna
Report, 24 November – 1 December 2024Training course: Participatory and Emancipatory Approaches for Youth Work, Vienna
Report, 9–16 November 2024Training course: Transformative Mindset for Sustainable Development, Vienna
Report, 1–8 November 2024Youth exchange: Echoes of Environment and Digitalisation, Vienna
Report, 13–20 October 2024Training course: Revitalizing Ecosystems Through Experientialisation, Vienna
Report, 24–31 August 2024Training course: Gamification for Environmental Sustainability, Vienna
Report, 1–8 August 2024Youth exchange: Nurturing Earth and Wellbeing, Vienna
Report, 4–11 November 2023Training course: TransformAction: Countering Social Conflicts in Youth Work, Markutiškės
Report, 18–25 August 2023Training course: Outdoor Education for Wellbeing, Environment and Inclusion, ViennaReport, 30 November 2023Training course: Community Conflict Transformation, ViennaReport, 8 January 2023Youth exchange: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion, Vienna
Report, 1 July 2022Youth exchange: Plant the Future, Vienna
Report, 8 May 2022Training course: Community Social Peacebuilding, Vienna
Report, 1 May 2022Training course: Reinforcing Games as an Educational Tool, Rustavi
Report, 26 February 2022Training course: Future PolicyShapers, ViennaReport, 31 August 2021Training course: Grassroots Conflict Transformation, ViennaTips and tricks
Four methods we use in almost every project. Each one fits on a page and works the next day; more follow as our team writes them up.
15 to 20 minutes at the end of every project day
One PDF, six pages at most, sent four weeks before the mobility
The slump is normal; plan for it instead of fighting it
For youth workers who want to keep learning after the project
Members, volunteers, interns and partners are welcome to contribute a short tip, a method description or an experience report. We edit it with you and publish it here under your name.
Organisational support
The documents that guide how we work: how we keep participants safe, how the organisation is run and how we manage projects. We share them so participants, parents, partners and funders can see our standards, and so other youth organisations can adapt them for their own work.
How we protect participants, staff and volunteers from harm in all our activities, and how to raise a concern.
Rules and procedures for activities with participants under 18, including the role of group leaders and how we respond to concerns.
The behaviour we expect from staff, trainers, volunteers and participants before, during and after our activities.
How EMOTiC is organised: roles, decision-making, internal communication and who is responsible for what.
How we collect, store and use personal data in our projects in line with the GDPR.
How we assess risks before an activity and what staff and group leaders do in an emergency.
Our step-by-step approach to planning, running, monitoring and reporting European projects with partners.
How we plan learning outcomes, collect feedback and measure the quality of our trainings and exchanges.
Download any of these documents for free after a short form with your name, email, organisation and country. Other organisations are welcome to adapt them with credit to EMOTiC. If you need a document that is not listed yet, write to us.
How we protect participants, staff and volunteers from harm in all our activities, and how to raise a concern.
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How we protect participants, staff and volunteers from harm in all our activities, and how to raise a concern.
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How we protect participants, staff and volunteers from harm in all our activities, and how to raise a concern.
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Download PDFRules and procedures for activities with participants under 18, including the role of group leaders and how we respond to concerns.
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Rules and procedures for activities with participants under 18, including the role of group leaders and how we respond to concerns.
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Rules and procedures for activities with participants under 18, including the role of group leaders and how we respond to concerns.
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Download PDFThe behaviour we expect from staff, trainers, volunteers and participants before, during and after our activities.
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The behaviour we expect from staff, trainers, volunteers and participants before, during and after our activities.
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The behaviour we expect from staff, trainers, volunteers and participants before, during and after our activities.
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Download PDFHow EMOTiC is organised: roles, decision-making, internal communication and who is responsible for what.
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How EMOTiC is organised: roles, decision-making, internal communication and who is responsible for what.
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How EMOTiC is organised: roles, decision-making, internal communication and who is responsible for what.
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Download PDFHow we collect, store and use personal data in our projects in line with the GDPR.
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How we collect, store and use personal data in our projects in line with the GDPR.
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How we collect, store and use personal data in our projects in line with the GDPR.
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Download PDFHow we assess risks before an activity and what staff and group leaders do in an emergency.
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How we assess risks before an activity and what staff and group leaders do in an emergency.
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How we assess risks before an activity and what staff and group leaders do in an emergency.
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Download PDFOur step-by-step approach to planning, running, monitoring and reporting European projects with partners.
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Our step-by-step approach to planning, running, monitoring and reporting European projects with partners.
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Our step-by-step approach to planning, running, monitoring and reporting European projects with partners.
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Download PDFHow we plan learning outcomes, collect feedback and measure the quality of our trainings and exchanges.
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How we plan learning outcomes, collect feedback and measure the quality of our trainings and exchanges.
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How we plan learning outcomes, collect feedback and measure the quality of our trainings and exchanges.
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Download PDFHow we protect participants, staff and volunteers from harm in all our activities, and how to raise a concern.
Rules and procedures for activities with participants under 18, including the role of group leaders and how we respond to concerns.
The behaviour we expect from staff, trainers, volunteers and participants before, during and after our activities.
How EMOTiC is organised: roles, decision-making, internal communication and who is responsible for what.
How we collect, store and use personal data in our projects in line with the GDPR.
How we assess risks before an activity and what staff and group leaders do in an emergency.
Our step-by-step approach to planning, running, monitoring and reporting European projects with partners.
How we plan learning outcomes, collect feedback and measure the quality of our trainings and exchanges.
