The project was designed to respond to the challenges identified in the Erasmus+ Accreditation of the Gap Year Portugal Association and the emerging needs of young people and youth workers in the current European context. We start from the recognition that the transition to adulthood remains one of the most vulnerable periods for young people, marked by uncertainty, lack of structured support, emotional insecurity, socioeconomic difficulties, and a growing distancing from civic and democratic participation processes. At the same time, we identified the need to strengthen the skills of youth workers, ensuring that they have up-to-date tools, consolidated non-formal education methodologies, and enhanced capacity to respond to the complex realities that young people face. Based on accreditation, the project took four fundamental axes as its backdrop: 1.Raising awareness of the European project, its values, and the need for common responses, bringing young people and technicians closer to the European vision and stimulating critical thinking and a sense of belonging; 2.Developing young people's personal and social skills, which are fundamental to their social integration, autonomy, and preparation for the future; 3Training youth workers, reinforcing their role as agents of intervention, multipliers, and mediators between young people, organizations, and the community; 4.Promoting innovation, non-formal education, and youth work practices in line with European priorities, ensuring that the lessons learned are transferred to local contexts. By developing a Training Course and a Youth Exchange, the project sought to consolidate a coherent path, train professionals working with young people and, at the same time, work directly with young people, creating a complete cycle of intervention, impact, and continuity. Thus, the project's objectives focused on: Strengthening the role and skills of youth workers, promoting reflection, debate, and updating intervention methodologies; Increasing young people's critical awareness of the challenges they face, giving them space to analyze real problems, participate in group dynamics, and develop proposals for action; Promoting the development of cross-cutting soft skills in both young people and professionals, such as communication, empathy, resilience, critical thinking, problem-solving, and initiative; Encourage the active participation and involvement of young people in the community, strengthening their ability to identify challenges and act on them; Strengthen European cooperation by creating intercultural learning environments where different experiences and social realities become an educational resource; Enhance the role of non-formal education, ensuring that participants and organizations integrate it as a structuring methodology in their practices; Generate impact on organizations and the community by strengthening internal capacities, creating new dynamics for action, and bringing European values closer. Ultimately, the project aimed to contribute to a more aware, better prepared, and more involved generation, and to youth workers who are better able to support, inspire, and guide young people in a constantly changing social context. By linking individual skills, civic participation, and innovative practices, we sought to ensure that each participant returned to their country and community with a strengthened vision of their role as agents of change.