Vestfold fylkeskommune in the last 4 years has worked a lot on strengthening the international cooperation element in their work and creating a local network of institutions and civil servants, NGOs working in the field of youth participation. The local network was joined by local municipalities, NAV, trade unions, RED Cross, drop out service, culture workers. The next stage of supporting the local network is to provide know-how hot to develop international project, which would help to initiate policy change, create more opportunities for young people. With this project we want to explore different European programs like: Erasmus +, Europe for Citizens, Horizon 2020 moreover, also other cooperation frameworks like EEA grants and Nordic cooperation. Also, connect the local network with potential international partners. With this project we want to mainstream the youth topics to other international cooperation frameworks which focus on development aid, policy change. This project would create opportunities to share best Norwegian practices to EU countries and also learn from European pears in the fields of youth and other policy fields. The Local network sees the need to learn more about existing opportunities as the knowledge of European youth work field, European opportunities is very limited. Moreover, there is a big need to find partners who would be from similar status organizations or working with similar or same issues. When Vestfold county was developing the project application it was clear that project success is only possible if relevant project partners would join. We approached potential partners who are working in / or with public sector. We targeted organizations with whom we have cooperated in the past, or our partners have previous positive cooperation experiences. After analyzing the needs we can indicate that all Partners have a common need to create opportunities for their local networks: NGO's and institutions - to bring their activities to international level. Aim of the project: To explore various international cooperation opportunities and create future innovative project in the public policy field directed at youth Objectives of the project: 1. develop management competencies of youth workers and civil servant, who want to start cooperating internationally. 2. provide participants with extensive knowledge on various European cooperation programs. 3. provide participants with understanding of quality criteria in international projects. 4. find out how international cooperation can contribute to promotion of European values of democracy, freedom, tolerance and respect of universal human rights. 5. develop future international projects. During the Training course we will balance between hards skills on project development and application writing and soft skills, learning how to work with european values of democracy, freedom tolerance and respect of universal human rights of young people. Participants will get tools for active participation of young people in project initiation, development and management. Participants of the training course will be introduced to publications, manual and materials which they can use in future youth projects and also for additional professional development. Integral part of the training course will be European values. Project relevance to the Erasmus+ program: Training course will support learners gaining competencies needed to design and implement international projects, provide personal development of participants, increase quality of their work and employability in the European labor market and beyond. Improve participants ability to communicate and work in foreign language. The training course aims to develop future quality mobility projects in the field of youth, it will create opportunities for young people to participate in international activities.