We wanted to integrate the Youth Workers’ Competence Framework for Entrepreneurial Learning (TYWCFEL) developed by one of the partner organizations into the creative sector, empowering youth workers, and integrating organizations (creative hubs) that have a solid experience in the support of creative minds, especially young creatives seeking to develop a career based grounded in financial and social sustainability. Besides directly supporting young creatives, EntreYouth was also a project that sought to build the capacity of youth workers to design and deliver more effective and inclusive learning activities on entrepreneurship, thus multiplying the results and impact of the project for the future. By combining non-formal education, peer learning, and reaching out to other dimensions like circular and social economy, the project intended to promote skills set, strengthen employability, both of youth workers and disadvantaged Youth.
The main reason for developing this project was having identified a lack of responses for the development of entrepreneurial and green competences among young creatives and youth workers in rural and disadvantaged areas of Southern Europe. Youth unemployment and limited access entrepreneurship skills development are major challenges, especially for young people with creative skills struggling to transform their ideas into viable, socially responsible, and sustainable careers. Through EntreYouth, we aimed to bridge this gap by using the “Youth Workers’ Competence Framework for Entrepreneurial Learning” (TYWCFEL) to equip youth workers and young creatives with practical tools and knowledge in circular, social, and sustainable entrepreneurship. The project responded to the need for quality, inclusive youth work practices that stimulate creativity, employability, and social innovation, while strengthening the role of the creative sector as a driver of sustainable local development and active citizenship across rural and urban contexts.