The course, Peace Education & Practical Tools for Everyday Youth Work, is designed for a variety of professionals working with young people in non-formal settings. The 2-days intensive program offers insights into how to promote peace, dialogue, and social cohesion in everyday youth work.
In a world marked by wars, polarization, and growing uncertainty, youth work plays a crucial role in fostering resilience, trust, and hope. Participants will explore what peace means today and how peace education can be integrated into everyday work with young people. The course combines hands-on workshops, lectures, and the sharing of good practices, providing both theoretical foundations and practical tools. Special emphasis is placed on nurturing young people’s belief in the future, encouraging nonviolent civic engagement, and addressing conflict and polarization through dialogical methods. By the end of the training, each participant will leave with new knowledge and skills in peace education, ideas for implementing the learning outcomes in their own work, and an international network of colleagues committed to building sustainable peace in youth work settings.
You are most welcome to Helsinki & Peace Education Institute to share a valuable peace learning process with us!
7.–8.5.2026 from 9 AM to 16.30 PM.
Registration is binding. Participation in two full training days + two travel days (for participants coming from outside Helsinki) is required for all participants.
Toinen linja 17, Helsinki, Finland.
The course is co-funded by Erasmus+. Travel costs (according to Erasmus+ guidelines), accommodation and lunches during the course are covered. *Participation in the training is limited to participants from Erasmus+ Programme countries (see the list below)*
RKI will reimburse participants for travel costs to Helsinki according to the EU distance calculator & Erasmus+ rules and travel cost table (below). Travel expenses will be reimbursed up to this amount, upon presentation of receipts. If travelling by land (green travel), please inform us when registering, as a higher travel budget can be allocated for this option.
Erasmus+ travel reimbursement table
*Erasmus+ Programme countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Türkiye
Questions regarding the course content: elina.lauttamaki[at]rauhankasvatus.fi
Questions regarding practical arrangements: lari.aaltonen[at]rauhankasvatus.fi
Apply here: Peace Education & Practical Tools for Everyday Youth Work. A maximum of 30 participants are invited to join the training course.
Elina Lauttamäki is an Education Officer at the Peace Education Institute in Finland. Her work focuses on developing peace education practices and planning and carrying out training courses on peace education, equality and equity and anti-racism. She has over two decades long professional experience in teaching and training, curriculum development, international youth work and cooperation, and production of learning and teaching materials.
Eeva-Liisa Kiiskilä is a Lead Expert at the Peace Education Institute in Finland. Her work focuses on developing and promoting peace education in formal and non-formal learning settings. She has wide experience in teaching and training, curriculum development, and international cooperation in peace education, equality and equity work, and material production for educators. Kiiskilä’s expertise lies in pedagogical approaches that foster dialogue, language and trauma awareness and active participation as foundations for building more just societies. She is dedicated to strengthening educators’ capacity to address inequality and sustainability through transformative learning and advancing peace education as a driver of social change.
The project is co-funded by European Union. The views and opinions expressed are of the author(s) only.