Community Lab
From local challenges to meaningful change.
Social innovation starts with a real challenge and grows through collaboration, experimentation and action.
This six-day learning experience explores how organisations can identify community needs, engage stakeholders and co-design practical responses that are inclusive, sustainable and relevant to local realities.
Participants work with real examples from KMOP's activities and European cooperation, combining structured training, case-based learning, professional exchange, field experience and collaborative design.
In Brussels, participants explore how social innovation connects with European policy, stakeholder ecosystems, advocacy and cross-sector cooperation.
Because we do not only train. We implement.
What you take home.
Six days, Monday to Saturday. An outline, not a fixed timetable — KMOP trainers adapt the programme to the group.
Learning beyond the classroom is a core part of KMOP's KA1 approach. Alongside the professional programme, participants have the opportunity to experience the culture, history and everyday life of their host destination.
Guided or self-guided experiences introducing participants to the history, neighbourhoods and contemporary life of the host city.
Visits to selected museums, exhibitions, cultural centres and heritage sites.
Meetings with KMOP teams, community organisations, NGOs, social enterprises, public bodies, local initiatives or European networks.
Brussels programmes may include visits and meetings connected with the European policy and institutional ecosystem.
Opportunities to experience local culture, food, public spaces and community life.
Informal opportunities to connect with participants from across Europe and continue professional exchange outside the formal sessions.
Training, field experience and professional exchange focused on community-based initiatives, social services and practical responses to local challenges.
Training combined with European policy perspectives, stakeholder engagement, civil society cooperation and social innovation networks.
A combined mobility connecting community-level implementation with the wider European policy and innovation environment.
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Transparent, Erasmus+ compatible
Course fees are eligible under Erasmus+ KA1 funding. Self-funded participants are equally welcome.
480 €
80 € per participant, per day
480 € for Athens · 480 € for Brussels
The practical details.
Participants who complete the required learning activities receive a KMOP Certificate of Attendance. Where applicable, KMOP can also support the preparation of Europass Mobility documentation together with the sending organisation.
The programme is designed as a six-day learning experience. The schedule shown above is indicative. Trainers may adapt individual sessions to the group's professional profile, learning needs and previous experience. Professional visits are subject to the availability and safeguarding requirements of the organisations involved. The final programme is shared with participants before travel.
The course is designed for professionals working in education, training, youth and related support settings. Participants do not need previous specialist knowledge. The programme is based on active participation, professional exchange and reflection on real working contexts.
Any case material used during the programme is presented in a way that protects privacy and confidentiality. Participants are not given access to identifiable information relating to children, young people or service users.
The exact outputs are adapted to the group and its professional context.
Structured training with defined learning outcomes, active learning methods and experienced KMOP professionals.
Visits to services, organisations and real working environments. Participants observe practice, meet professionals and explore how social and educational initiatives are implemented.
Peer learning with professionals and participants from across Europe, combining case-based learning, discussion and reflection.
Participants translate what they have learned into practical tools, action plans and approaches they can use in their own organisations.
Join the Community Lab in Athens or Brussels. Share your preferred destination, period, professional profile and mobility objectives, and our team will come back to you with the most suitable option.
Dates are flexible and confirmed based on demand — no fees, no commitment at this stage.
