SALTO

What SALTO does

SALTO-YOUTH is a publicly funded pan-European network established in 2000 that operates on behalf of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture to support the implementation of the Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes. The legal anchor entity is IJAB — Fachstelle für internationale Jugendarbeit der Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V., operating as JUGEND für Europa / SALTO Training and Co-operation Resource Centre, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The network is organized as seven thematic or geographic Resource Centres hosted at Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps National Agencies in Germany, Poland, France, Slovenia, Estonia, Austria, and Belgium-Flanders, with combined coverage of 33 programme countries and 22+ partner countries spanning Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership, South-Mediterranean, and Russia.

The network operates a portfolio of digital platforms and tools for European youth work and training, including the European Training Calendar (training activity listings), Toolbox for Training & Youth Work (a catalogue of training methods and background materials with ~300 inclusion tools), Otlas Partner Finding (partnership facilitation), Trainers Online for Youth or TOY (a directory of 500+ trainers), QualityMobility.app (mobility quality management), HOP Online Learning (online learning platform with consortium and council features), Youthpass (recognition of non-formal learning), and MOOCs for both Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps. The platforms are integrated with the EU Login System and the European Commission's Organisation Registration System (ORS) for authentication and accreditation, though SALTO does not expose public-facing APIs. The technology stack is best characterized as standard web platforms with content library and integration interoperability rather than differentiated proprietary technology.

SALTO does not generate commercial revenue and provides all resources, tools, and training events free of charge. Operations are funded through the Erasmus+ programme budget (€14.7 billion for 2021-2027, with approximately €211 million per year allocated to Youth activities) and the European Solidarity Corps budget (€1.009 billion for 2021-2027, targeting at least 270,000 young people). The network serves a diverse but non-paying user base including National Agencies (government), youth organizations and NGOs, youth workers and trainers (education professionals), and young people aged 18-30. Documented reach metrics include 250,000+ annual website visits, 100,000+ annual resource downloads, and ~10,000 newsletter subscribers at the Inclusion & Diversity centre alone. Headcount is reported at 1001-5000 in firmographic data, though named management totals 14 individuals across centres, suggesting the higher figure likely captures associated National Agency staff rather than SALTO network employees directly.

Name

SALTO

Legal name

JUGEND für Europa - Deutsche Agentur JUGEND IN AKTION / SALTO Training and Co-operation Resource Centre

Website

https://salto-youth.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SALTO-YOUTH is an EU-funded network of seven Resource Centres that supports the European Commission's Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes. It provides digital platforms, training resources, and partner-finding tools to youth workers, National Agencies, and NGOs across 55+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EU Programme Support Funding: SALTO-YOUTH operates as a network of resource centres funded by the European Commission to support the Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes. The network works on behalf of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture.
2. National Agency Hosted Operations: Resource centres are hosted at different Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps National Agencies in various European countries, providing institutional and operational support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SALTO-YOUTH operates a network of seven Resource Centres hosted at National Agencies across Europe, delivering non-formal learning resources, training and contact-making activities, and a suite of digital platforms (European Training Calendar, Toolbox, Otlas Partner Finding, Trainers Online for Youth, HOP Online Learning, QualityMobility.app) to support the European Commission's Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes. The network provides strategic support, quality assurance, partner-finding, trainer directories, and recognition of non-formal learning (Youthpass) for youth workers, youth organizations, National Agencies, and young people aged 18-30.

Product overview

SALTO-YOUTH is a network of seven Resource Centres that operates within the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes of the European Union. The network provides a suite of digital platforms and tools for youth workers and leaders, including the European Training Calendar (for finding training activities), Toolbox for Training (for methods and resources), Otlas Partner Finding (for building project partnerships), Trainers Online for Youth (directory of 500+ trainers), QualityMobility.app, HOP Online Learning, SALTO Publications, and SALTO & Evaluation tools. Each Resource Centre focuses on a specific regional or thematic area: Eastern Europe and Caucasus (Poland), EuroMed (France), Inclusion & Diversity (Belgium-Flanders), Participation & Information (Estonia), South East Europe (Slovenia), Training & Cooperation (Germany), and European Solidarity Corps (Austria). Together, these centres provide non-formal learning resources, organize training and contact-making activities, and support National Agencies in implementing EU youth programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• European Training Calendar
• Toolbox for Training & Youth Work
• Otlas Partner Finding
• Trainers Online for Youth (TOY)
• QualityMobility.app
• HOP Online Learning
• Youthpass
• MOOC on Erasmus+
• MOOC European Solidarity Corps
• SALTO Publications
• SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre
• SALTO EuroMed Resource Centre
• SALTO Inclusion & Diversity Resource Centre
• SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre
• SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre
• SALTO Training & Cooperation Resource Centre
• SALTO European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250,000 annual website visits and 100,000+ annual resource downloads
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Estonian Education and Youth Board (Harno)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre has been hosted at Harno, the Estonian National Agency for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps, since January 2018.
• ASC - Agence du Service Civique (French National Agency)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2016SALTO EuroMed Resource Centre has been hosted at ASC since January 2016 as part of the French National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth in Action programme.
• European Commission (Directorate-General for Education and Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSALTO-YOUTH operates as a network on behalf of the European Commission's DG Education and Culture to support Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes through resource centres, training activities, and digital platforms.
• National Agencies for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource centres are hosted at National Agencies across Europe. National Agencies are responsible for administering and implementing Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps in programme countries.
• EU-CoE Youth Partnership (Council of Europe and European Commission)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSALTO works together with the EU-CoE youth partnership in many thematic development areas, on publications like Coyote and T-Kits, through interlinking between their websites and other collaborative activities.
• European Youth ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSALTO cooperates with the European Youth Forum and lists their Pool of Trainers members in Trainers Online for Youth (TOY) database.
• Info Centres in Eastern Partnership CountriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn every country of the Eastern Partnership region, SALTO EECA selected one organisation to manage the official Info Centre. The Info Centres provide information on Erasmus+ Youth and ESC opportunities and support quality implementation of projects.
• Contact Points for Western BalkanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern Balkans Contact Points support the implementation of Erasmus+: Youth in Action and European Solidarity Corps programmes in South East Europe Partner countries, with special focus on Western Balkans Youth Window opportunities.
• EuroMed PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSALTO EuroMed Resource Centre is a partner in the EuroMed Partnership agreement between the Council of Europe and the European Commission, supporting youth cooperation across the Mediterranean region.
• JUGEND für Europa (German National Agency)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centre is located at JUGEND für Europa, the German National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth, Erasmus+ Sport, and European Solidarity Corps. IJAB is the legal entity.
• MOVIT (Slovenian National Agency)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSALTO South East Europe Resource Centre is hosted by MOVIT, the Slovenian National Agency for Erasmus+ (youth chapter) and European Solidarity Corps.
• DG NEAR (Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDG NEAR offers additional youth programmes with specific priorities in neighbouring partner countries, complementing Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps opportunities.
• Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEACEA is responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU's funding programmes in education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship and volunteering.
• National Erasmus+ Offices and EU DelegationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Erasmus+ Offices and EU Delegations (including Youth Ambassadors initiative) play important roles in neighbouring regions for youth cooperation.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• EU-CoE Youth Partnership: Joint partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the youth field. Directly comparable to SALTO: same EU-policy domain, same youth-worker training & non-formal learning focus, and SALTO itself lists this partnership as flagship.
• Eurodesk: European youth information network providing information on European opportunities to young people and those who work with them across 36 countries. SALTO and Eurodesk are both EU-co-funded networks serving overlapping youth/mobility audiences via digital platforms.
• Erasmus Student Network (ESN): Pan-European student and youth-mobility network operating across 40+ countries under the Erasmus+ umbrella. Comparable to SALTO in serving international youth mobility with non-formal learning content, training events and partnership infrastructure.
• European Youth Forum: Europe's largest youth umbrella organisation representing over 100 youth organisations. SALTO explicitly cooperates with the Forum and lists its Pool of Trainers in TOY; both operate as pan-European intermediaries for youth policy and youth-worker capacity-building.
• Euroguidance: European network of national resources centres for guidance practitioners, funded by the European Commission. Structurally analogous to SALTO: a federated EU-funded resource-centre network that trains practitioners and offers tools/directories.

Others

• Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA): EU executive agency managing parts of Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and other EU education, culture and youth funding instruments. Distinct from SALTO (EACEA disperses funds; SALTO builds capacity), but they sit in the same value chain and EACEA is a core SALTO partner.
• Lifelong Learning Platform: EU-level civil-society platform representing 45+ organisations in education and lifelong learning. Comparable ecosystem stakeholder - both SALTO and the Platform coordinate non-formal learning communities with EU institutional backing, though the Platform is primarily advocacy rather than training delivery.

Broad incumbents

• AFS Intercultural Programs: Large, established global intercultural exchange organisation running youth-exchange and volunteer programmes across 60+ countries. Comparable to SALTO in mission (international youth mobility and non-formal learning), but operates on a paid-fee/commercial model rather than EU grants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SALTOSEE

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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