The youth workers project "SkillUP" gathered 16 youth workers from two program countries: Poland and Portugal. The main goal of this International this training course was to develop the professional competences of youth workers from rural areas, with focus on leadership skills and soft skills training methods, including methods which focused on inclusion of youth with fewer opportunities (economic, geographical, discrimination). Trough the working process the learners wanted to develop practical skills of working with groups and handling group process, public speaking, youth project management, negotiation, team-building, creativity . The course aimed to develop leadership qualities of participants as important aspect to be brought on the job market. The project proposed also to foster the active involvement of young people in society and inspire them to act as multipliers of the gained knowledge in their local communities. The objectives of the project were: a) To develop a common understanding of the concept of leadership and explore instruments for its promotion among groups of young people b) To develop professional methods of soft skills training among youth workers ( focus on inclusion of youth with fewer opportunities (economic, geographical, discrimination) c) To develop the participants’ understanding of the key principles of leadership and how to apply them in every day work with youth d) To promote entrepreneurial leadership and own initiative among the young people e) To encourage exchange of good practices related to innovative youth projects f) To improve participants’ skills in project-management related to youth projects g) To propose new tools, approaches and to identify ways to further develop youth leadership in Europe h) To empower young leaders to act as multipliers of the gained competences in their local communities i) To acquire environment friendly methods skills in the activities developed j) To get to know new, digital tools which can support development of future activities The program of the project was based on non formal education methods, international dialogue and communication and is conducted trough an interactive and participative approach in order to achieve the course objectives. "SkillUP" project has been facilitated using various interesting workshop methods (presentations, discussions, oxford debates, work in groups, brainstorming sessions), job shadowing as well as innovative ones (FEP workshops, CREAT-ive workshops, Plan Your Future). The training course will stimulate creativity, active participation, and sense of initiative and involvement of the young leaders. It focused on creating not only a friendly and interesting learning space but focused on enhancing the result of learning process, which brought high higher skills and we hope, hight quality projects led by participants in the future, bigger self-awareness and awareness of the needs and goals of the groups they work with. The experiences of participants in youth work, particularly at local and regional level, are important and will be used in the development of the learning process. Active, blended team work, role-plays, outdoor activities and oxford debates , as well as theoretical knowledge was characterizing the program of the course in order to cover all aspects of the project themes. On the basis of their already existing projects in their sending organizations, participants were invited to share good practices, to exchange useful information, to work intensively on their existing projects and to improve their project management skills in regards to youth projects.