ERASMUS+ COOPERATION PARTNERSHIP

Coaching
that helps
young people

Coaching that helps

Coaching that helps young people find their

own answers.

Six European partners building coaching competences in youth work - helping young people facing fewer opportunities set goals, recognise their resources, and own their growth.

Explore the resources

About the project

.CATCH IN NUMBERS

A snapshot of what the
partnership built and
reached across Europe.

A snapshot of what the partnership
built and reached across Europe.

Partner organisations across Europe

20+

Youth workers trained as coaches

150+

Young people reached locally

Free multilingual resources

What if supporting a young
person's potential isn't about another training programme
but a conversation that helps
them find their own answers?

What if supporting a young
person's potential isn't about another training programme - but a conversation that helps them find their own answers?

CATCH was built on a simple idea: coaching can complement youth work. It helps people identify meaningful goals, recognise the resources they already have, and take ownership of their development.

Through international training courses, webinars, local practice and practical resources, CATCH connected coaching with youth work, social inclusion, career guidance and non-formal education.

Why coaching in youth work →

WHAT WE PRODUCED

Practical resources,
free and openly available.

Everything is free and translated into Slovak, Czech, Estonian, Italian
and Greek for anyone supporting young people facing fewer opportunities.

Coaching Handbook

A beginner-friendly guide to coaching tools in youth work and career support.

Eco-Coaching Manual

An introduction to eco-coaching, grounded in eco-psychology and made for youth workers.

Competence Model

A framework defining youth coaching competence — with a self-assessment component.

See all resources & results →

The learning journey

A continuous learning process, not a one-off course.

20 youth workers took part in three international training courses and three webinars applying what they learned with young people between each stage.

Follow the full journey →

Introduction to coaching competences

🗓️ Czech Republic · April 2024

First hands-on experience of coaching tools: principles and ethics, the GROW and ARROW frameworks, powerful questions and action planning.

Eco-coaching practices

🗓️ Italy (Verona) · September 2024

An approach grounded in ecopsychology that brings the natural world and the community into the coaching process.

Training for trainers on coaching tools

🗓️ Slovakia · February 2025

Equipping participants to pass on what they learned, using non-formal education and experiential learning methods.

PARTNErS

Six organisations, six contexts, one shared method.

A partnership spanning six European countries, coordinated by EduEra.

About the partnership →

EduEra

Slovakia · Coordinator

ORIEL APS

Italy

coobra – cooperativa braccianti

Austria

PRAXIS

Greece

ZEMEKOULE ZS

Czech Republic

rescogita OÜ

Estonia

From the field

Moments from the journey.

Moments from
the journey.

A mix of photos from the training courses, eco-coaching
outdoors, and coaching in local communities.

A mix of photos from the training courses, eco-coaching outdoors, and coaching in local communities.

Start here

Bring coaching into
the work you do
with young people.

Explore the handbooks, the competence model and the
documentary or get in touch with the coordinating team.

Explore the resources

Watch documentary

Start here

Bring coaching into the work you do with young people.

Explore the handbooks, the competence model and the
documentary or get in touch with the coordinating team.

Explore the resources

Watch documentary

.catch

Creating Youth Work Training and
Coaching Horizons — an Erasmus+
cooperation partnership bringing
coaching into youth work across Europe.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or NIVAM – the Slovak Agency for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.