HorizonCraft opens applications in Egypt for a free national training programme designed to strengthen youth employability, workplace readiness and access to future internship opportunities in Italy.
HorizonCraft is opening a new opportunity for young people in Egypt through a national training programme designed to strengthen youth employability, workplace readiness, entrepreneurial awareness and future-oriented competencies within the Mediterranean labour market context.
The training is part of HorizonCraft, a 24-month cooperation project funded by the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, which addresses shared challenges in the EU-MED region, with particular attention to the growing number of young people who lack access to job opportunities. Through this activity, the project moves from its preparatory phase towards a more operational stage, directly connected to training, selection and international internship pathways.
The training curriculum is structured around three interconnected macro-areas, covering 15 topics. Its objective is to support the holistic development of youth participants by enhancing their interpersonal, professional, digital and adaptive capacities. This approach aims to provide young people not only with technical knowledge, but also with the wider set of competences needed to enter, understand and adapt to a changing labour market.
The programme follows a three-phase journey. The first phase will consist of national training in Egypt, focused on the three macro-areas of the curriculum. The second phase will include the selection of the top participants. The third phase will lead to an international internship experience, offering selected participants the opportunity to take part in a fully funded, three-month internship in Italy.
The national training programme in Egypt is provided free of charge. All trainees will also benefit from mentorship sessions, which will support them throughout the learning process and help them prepare for the next steps of the HorizonCraft pathway. The training will take place in Alexandria. No participation fee is required, while transportation and accommodation are not provided.
The call is addressed to young people between 18 and 30 years old, fresh graduates or applicants with a maximum of six months of professional experience. Participants must have at least a secondary school education, an intermediate level of English and the willingness to commit to the full programme duration. Their professional and educational background must also be coherent with the internship functions foreseen by the project. Applicants must be residents in one of the eligible Egyptian cities, including Cairo, Alexandria, Dakahlia, Beheira, Ismailia, Sharqia, Port Said and Damietta.
Applications must be submitted through the official Google Form. Applications or documents sent via email, WhatsApp or other channels will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email for the interviews, and all notifications to finalists will be sent by email.
By connecting national training, mentorship and international internship opportunities, HorizonCraft aims to create concrete bridges between young people, skills development and the labour market, while strengthening cooperation between Egypt, Italy and the wider Mediterranean area.
Last Update
29/07/2026
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