Trainers' Forum ConferenceWeaving learning networks for a world in transformation!
Trainers' Forum ConferenceRealizing the future of learning, today!
Trainers' Forum ConferenceHelp steward the art, craft, and science of learning!The invitation
Every journey starts somewhere: a packed bag, a boarding pass, quiet anticipation before departure. This year, we’re rekindling this adventurous feeling!
When trainers come together, it’s a chance to reconnect, bring together experiences, perspectives, and stories grown in different places, to exchange and develop them further.
The theme this year weaves travel with renewed spirit, perspectives, and friendships. Being a trainer goes beyond delivering sessions – it’s about connection, transformation and uniting people.
Come ready to share, learn from and with each other, and reconnect with why this matters to you in the first place. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at conference[at]trainersforum.org!
Hugs from and on behalf of
everyone at TsF!
Who are we?
Trainers’ Forum (TsF) is an interdisciplinary and international community of educators, trainers, facilitators, HR specialists and most of all passionate learners.
TsF as a community has deep roots in the world of (European) student organisations – an origin story that bestows a distinctly international and interdisciplinary spirit, with the simple passage of time providing an intergenerational component. While continuing to nourish these roots, many members of the TsF Ecosystem have focused on education in its broadest sense professionally, with many more aspiring to do so. In addition to freelance and/or professional trainers, and facilitators, we are very welcoming (and in need of deeper collaboration with) actual teachers and professors from formal educational institutions!
What are we up to?
- Our shared purpose is to contribute to the sustainability and thriving of society by realizing the future of learning.
- We envision that one day, relevant knowledge will be within everyone’s reach, co-created by a community stewarding the art, craft, and science of learning.
- And finally, we intend to help accelerate this process through our mission of fostering the evolution of an educational ecosystem, bridging learners and learning providers, promoting learning literacy, and generating learning opportunities.
And this is exactly what our Conference is about! Take time to invest in your development and networking, by immersing yourself in a learning experience hosted by an international community of educators at a fraction of the cost of comparable practitioner events due to our commitment to the volunteering spirit. Gain practical insights into challenges you are facing or anticipating, and explore diverse points of view to expand your horizons, all while making a positive impact on your local and international communities by disseminating insights when you return. Feel free to browse through the list of past TsF Conferences since the first one in 2010.
Who’s invited?
The event aspires to bring together educators and learning enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, generations, and cultures to exchange and generate knowledge, experiences, and good practices. It’s a co-created event where all participants actively contribute to shaping the content of the Conference within a general program framework of learning, networking, and collaboration activities.
If you’re involved with learning, education, training, facilitation, hosting, or working with people in any way (or would like to get involved), this is the event for you! It’s a space to “talk shop” with practitioners, try out novel and experimental approaches, refresh your overview of the current state of the art, craft, and science of education, and connect with partners for future collaboration projects and ventures.
Participation agreement
In case your application is confirmed, and you choose to join the Conference, you will be required to read, and sign a participation agreement, which outlines the conditions and requirements intended to safeguard and support well-being and inclusivity for all participants during the conference. You can preview the Participation agreement of this years’ conference here.
This frame is intended to help seed an engaging, safe and inclusive atmosphere for everyone, informed by five core values. By gathering a vibrant diversity of perspectives and backgrounds, we aspire to create conditions where our collective wisdom can tap into emerging educational paradigms, and then explore ways to prototype and hack our way towards realizing them in our individual and collective environments. A valuable side-effect of this is that nuggets of knowledge, wisdom and practical expertise get exchanged, beautiful connections form, and meaningful initiatives get launched along the way!
Co-creative process
One of the best aspects of the event is that while the core framework and structure of the event is set in advance, the sessions of the program are open for everyone participating to influence and contribute to!
We take care of the opening, closing, meals, coffee breaks, and social programs, while the participating group as a whole contributes to generate and provide the content of the actual schedule.
Quality assurance
During the application and later the needs analysis process, you will be asked about your learning & networking needs, as well as the general kind of support you would love to contribute. Based on this information, we will reach out to you with session and facilitation requests based on your proposals, and the summary of the collective needs assessment to help inform our design process in the weeks leading up to the event. You will receive some session design guidelines, and an opportunity to get feedback on your planned session(s) and materials, to ensure it will be the best possible fit for the event and its participants.
Even if you consider yourself a beginner or less experienced trainer – DON’T WORRY! 🙂 This is a learning experience first and foremost, with other educators available to help throughout the process! (Still worried? Just let us know at conference[at]trainersforum.org – a short mail is enough and we will reach out to you. 😊)
Upcoming edition
The session topics included in the Conference program will be based on a summary of the learning needs and interests of participants (who apply within the initial call period), matched with the stated expertise expressed by the same participant community.
Please note that the final titles, descriptions, content and design of sessions are entrusted to their respective hosts, and may change in the time leading up to the Conference.
Past editions
You can find out more about the general schedule framework for all editions so far here, as well as embedded below.
Finally, you can get a glimpse into the topics that found their way into various editions and people hosting them by scrolling through our social media feeds on Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram!
Location
Due to geographic and transport centrality and cross-pollination between European training communities, we’re excited to host the TsF Conference 2026 in Frankfurt!
We already booked a great venue (to be announced soon). Arrival and departure to the venue will be effortless, at it is very near to major transport hubs. Please note that the venue is fully wheelchair accessible.
Meals, sleeping, pets
We will naturally do our best to accommodate your food preferences & allergies, and organise sleeping arrangements as closely matching your preferences as possible (this information will be collected after your application is confirmed and your space reserved). No pets are allowed, as we want to be mindful about people with unfortunate allergies to some of our furry friends. We treat service animals as an allowable exception – if you’re accompanied by one, mention this in the application form, and we’ll reach out to make the necessary arrangements.
TsF Membership fee
By joining the TsF Conference 2026, you are not only attending a co-created learning and networking event, but will simultaneously be welcomed as a member of the extended TsF Ecosystem, which involves access to additional year-round activities.
This fee confers benefits associated with the Full TsF Ecosystem membership, which grants access to “back-stage” TsF communication channels for anyone interested in deeper co-creation and continuing year-round collaboration.
Accessibility and fairness
Our goal is to create a Conference that is both high-quality and accessible, supporting the development of the broader training community across all levels – from early-career trainers to experienced professionals and corporate L&D teams. We use the funds gathered through all fees exclusively for Conference organization and Trainers’ Forum purposes. No personal financial benefit will be drawn from the Conference fees by anyone involved in its organization, as we do this on a completely voluntary basis.
To achieve this, and to thank those of you who’ll sign-up before the 25th of May (early birds), we’ve prepared a three-tier fee structure that is tailored for different types of participants, while balancing accessibility with financial sustainability. We rely on transparency and trust within our community. You are invited and encouraged to select the fee type that best reflects your current personal, professional, and organizational context.
In case finances are a major barrier for your participation, you will have an option to request an additional per-case scholarship discount, which may or may not be granted to a limited number of participants, provided our budget will be sufficiently balanced by other fee types.
We know that getting to an event like this isn’t always straightforward – finances can be among among the major barriers to entry, but is rarely the only one. We’ll do our best to offer limited, per-case scholarship discounts for those who need them, though we can’t promise anything yet as it depends on how the budget comes together. If anything is standing in your way to attending, please get in touch – we’d love to find a way to help, rather than have you miss out on a meaningful learning and co-creation opportunity!
Refund policy
Finally, if you are unable to attend the TsFC2026 for any reason after covering your fee, we can refund your fee according to the following timeline, given unavoidable expenses related to organizing the event.
- Until the 6th of July: Full refund.
- Until the 13th of July: 75% refund.
- Until the 20th of July: 50% refund.
- Until the 26th of July: 25% refund.
- After the 26th of July: No refund possible.
Community
For students, early-career trainers, and other individuals starting their educator path.
185 - 215 €
Limited number available (first come, first served)
- Full access to the 3-day conference.
- Accommodation (3 nights) with 3 meals a day and coffee breaks.
- Access to all sessions and workshops.
- Access to all session handouts and any conference proceedings.
- Access to internal TsF Ecosystem communication platforms.
- Access to post-session networking & knowledge exchange events.
Professional
For (financially) established trainers, consultants, and professionals.
250 - 290 €
Everything from the Community tier
- Fast-track opportunity to join the TsF Trainer pool listing topics of expertise and contact information.
- Professional support with collecting and summarizing the qualitative and quantitative feedback of hosted sessions for testimonial purposes.
- Certificate of Participation: Official confirmation of participation at the Conference along with an outline of the program and its aims.
Enterprise
For organizations and companies investing in L&D, HR, and training staff.
340 - 390 €
Everything from the Professional tier
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- Organizational Learning Session: A post-conference online session on the most relevant insights.
- Expert Q&A Session: A post-conference group Q&A session, guided by your organization’s interests.
- Certification of Training hours: Official confirmation of training hours attended and/or delivered for professional development tracking and internal reporting.
- Honorable credits in the TsF Hall of Supporters for supporting the financial sustainability of Trainers’ Forum as a whole.
How to apply?
Your journey to join us in Frankfurt, and thus create one of the best TsF Conferences so far, starts through the form embedded below (or this form link in case of issues)!
The early bird round of applications (open until the 25th of May) is intended for those who want to ensure the best chance of securing a space at the event before it fills up, and want to start making affordable travel arrangements ASAP.
How to invite others?
If you know other aspiring or professional educators, you can share the link to this page with friends and colleagues that might enjoy and benefit from the experience! If you’d need it, here is a template message you can use as a start, along with a PDF invitation. You can also check out and share some of our posts on Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.
Finally, feel free to reach us directly at conference[at]trainersforum.org with any open questions that might still be with you!
