HOP Crash Course for trainers and facilitators of online learning | Call for participants
Do you want to create your online course? – The HOP Crash Course for trainers and facilitators of online learning is a blended online training, that combines an online course elements with a series of online live events about bringing your first course online. The course covers quality aspects of non-formal online learning and the implementation on the HOP Online Learning platform. Between April and June 2025 selected participants can go through a process of exploring the learning management functionalities of the Moodle-based HOP platform while bringing their non-formal learning approach in line with online course design.
“It’s worth to participate in the course . You will learn a lot about designing online courses”
Course participant
After three online editions of our HOP Crash Course we are coming back to the original idea and offer it as a blended course. The aim of the course is twofold: to raise the understanding of what is quality in online learning activities within non-formal education in youth field as well as to discover the potential of HOP online learning platform.
HOP Crash Course 2026 Call for participants | SALTO
A smooth start with online learning
“The course is a good first step into the HOP platform. It contains practical tips and saves you time that you would spend exploring all the possibilities by yourself.”
Course participant
GOALS, so what is in it for you
The course will enrich participants with understanding quality in online learning, specifically in the youth work field following principles of non-formal education. The course will make participants more confident to create online courses in various formats (blended and stand-alone online courses with small and big numbers of learners, facilitated and self-paced). The course will also make participants well acquainted with different possibilities to deliver online learning at HOP platform in an engaging, interactive and learner-centred way. Finally, the course will allow participants to build contacts and networking with other youth workers, trainers and organisations interested in online learning.
OUTCOME, your take-away
Besides a vast knowledge and skills on online course creation, you will design and implement a four-week course. This could be a stand-alone online course or the first part of a bigger course.
THE PROCESS, your commitment
Although the course is stretching through 3 months, there will be only few days and dates when participants will need to be present in online sessions. Most of the time, they will be able to organise their time to commit to the course on their pace. By applying to this course you commit to participate in following online learning process:
- Participation in the online meet-ups and bootcamps (approx. 30 hours in the period of February-May; see details below)
- Participating in selected modules of the online course “HOP! Plan, create and publish your first online course” (estimated time: approx. 1 hour/week for 2 months)
- Creating your own four week online course (approx. 25-30 hours)
Details:
2 February 2026, 16.00-18.00 CET: Onboarding Meeting
Getting to know each other, introducing to the Crash Course in general and accompanying “Plan, create and publish” in particular, getting familiar with HOP initiative, and practically with the HOP platform.
February-April: learning from the “HOP plan, create, publish” online course.
9 and 16 February 2026 16.00-17.30 CET online: CheckIN Meetings
Reflections on course design progress, learning and quality in online courses.
3 and 5 March 2026, 13:00-18:00 CET online: 2 Days Moodle Bootcamp
17 and 19 March 2026, 13:00-18:00 CET online: 2 Days Course Creation Bootcamp
30 March 2026 16.00-17.30 CET online: CheckIN Meeting
Progress check-in after the Bootcamps. Mentoring of the participants online courses.
April 2026: test launch of the participants online courses. Spring Specials (aka 4 weeks-testing period).
11 May 2026 16.00 – 18.00 CET: Evaluation and Celebration Meeting
Participants profile
- trainers/facilitators,
- youth workers,
- projects managers and coordinators,
- interested in creating online training and learning activities at HOP;
- communicating in English;
- over 18 years old.
Team
Nerijus Kriauciunas and Michael Kimmig as facilitators. Tomek Szopa (SALTO EECA, HOP platform) and Katerina Akritidis (Hellenic National Agency) as coordinators.
Apply now!
HOP Crash Course 2026 Call for participants | SALTO
“By taking part in this course I could not only practically create, develop and publish my first HOP course, but also cooperate with and learn from other trainers and deepen my knowledge about learning theories and approaches. I was provided with a variety of digital tools and to practically try out the options that HOP platform offers. What is more, I felt supported and inspired by facilitators who were always eager to help and motivated me and my project group to progress with our course. If you would like to grow as trainer/facilitator/youth worker in a digital world, thanks to this course you will enjoy it and practically experiment with the HOP possibilities!”
Marta Brzezińska-Hubert
Check out reports from pervious editions
A Smooth Start With Online Learning | HOP Crash Course 2023
A Smooth Start With Online Learning | HOP Crash Course 2022
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