Job shadowing shows up across almost every corner of Erasmus+, but it means something slightly different depending on which sector you’re in. A VET trainer job shadowing a peer abroad follows different rules, funding rates and durations than a youth worker doing the same thing, or a school teacher, or a grassroots sport coach. That
Erasmus+ youth exchanges are one of the most widely used and most impactful mobility activities in the programme. They bring together groups of young people from different countries for a short-term international experience — typically 5 to 21 days — focused on a shared theme, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue. For youth organisations, youth centres
Erasmus+ Key Action 1 is the mobility strand of the programme — the funding stream that sends learners, educators, youth workers and staff across Europe for training, job shadowing, study periods and professional development activities. It is the most widely used Key Action in the programme and, for many organisations, the natural entry point into
