Almost half (43%) of the EU population had an insufficient level of digital skills, as demonstrated by the EU-wide Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) indicator on "digital skills", based on 2017 Eurostat data. About 10 % of the EU labour force has no digital skills, while one third of them does not have at least basic digital skills, which are now required in most jobs. This share is much higher in Labour force of the Member States like Romania (26%) and Bulgaria (25%). Advanced digital skills are becoming a prerequisite for entry into many jobs and have a wide range of applications, even beyond domains where they are needed for core tasks. Across competence dimensions, the largest skills deficit, both among the active labour force and the population at large, relates to the use of software for content manipulation. Almost one in three internet users in the EU has no skills in this area (i.e. they claimed not to have carried out any of the activities considered under this dimension, which range from relatively basic text treatment and spreadsheet-based work to video editing and coding). This share is particularly large in Bulgaria and Romania (about 51 % of internet users) as well as Latvia (40%). Digital skills are critically important not only for accessing the labour market but also for harnessing the benefits of the digital transformation that is currently underway. Making sure the EU labour force has the necessary digital skills, including by addressing digital skills deficits in certain groups, such as youth and those who work with them, will thus be essential to bring about an inclusive digital economy and society. The fast changing digital environment requires a proper response from our educational systems if we are to educate the European citizens of the future. ‘SMART’ youth work recognizes that digital media & technologies open great potential for youth empowerment, enriching opportunities for enhancing their personal capabilities & competences & providing opportunities for connectivity & interaction with others. According to EU commission, it is imperative to facilitate knowledge exchange on digital youth work and young people’s digital cultures on international level. Initiatives should be supported at local, national and European level to share knowledge and practice. Cross-sectoral knowledge exchange should be encouraged to promote innovative thinking. The main idea of this project was to introduce a specifically designed NFE (Non formal Educational) training that combines digital tools such as web platforms, computer software and mobile application in order to enrich the digital competences of youth workers. More specifically, the youth workers involved in the main activity have been equipped to obtain, process and create digital content through graphic design, web and application software development. This enabled them, not only to modernize their teaching through the use of digital learning resources, but even more so to share this practical knowledge with the young people they are working with. The project has provided beneftits to all three dimensions for impacting successful digital youth work, according to the European Union Work Plan for Youth for 2016-2018: digitalisation of society, organisational digital development and youth work competences. The specific objectives of the project, in line with Erasmus+ programme objectives, were: - To boost both youth workers’ soft skills and ICT skills by engaging them in digital activities through the use of digital content and digital tools in the digital environment. - To support youth workers motivation and capacity to use digital tools and technologies to create knowledge and to innovate processes in creation and implementation of smart youth work. - To support the inclusion of youth workers and young people into the labour market by providing them with advanced digital skills and competences that will significantly boost their employability. - To promote the understanding and the application of certain EU youth policies related to the domain of this project such as ‘The Digital Competence Framework’ and ‘European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators’. - To strengthen the international cooperation of the consortium for the modernization of youth through the development new initiatives that develop the digital skills of young people.