#PROJECT MOTIVE The European Youth Work Agenda presents youth work as ‘a social practice that involves working with young people and the societies in which they live, facilitating young people's active participation and inclusion in their communities and decision-making processes’. Furthermore, ‘it is a domain in its own right and an important environment for non-formal and informal socialisation. (...) An essential component of youth work is to create safe, accessible, open and autonomous spaces in society, as well as favourable and experiential learning environments for young people.’ This strategy ties in with other European strategies, such as the European Education Area, which broadly aims to ‘remove barriers to learning and improve access to quality education for all’ and the EU Youth Strategy 19-27, along with the Youth Goals, which aim to make young people central to change by empowering, involving and connecting them to overcome the challenges they face. However, although this area of intervention is recognised as central to transnational cooperation and collaboration guidelines, the truth is that youth organisations and youth workers (YWs) find it extremely difficult to see their work recognised, valued and, above all, supported. We can therefore see that there is a long way to go in terms of recognising the potential impact and added value of non-formal methods in the learning process. Although international organisations recognise non-formal education (NFE) as a means for social and educational transformation, there are still limitations in the ability to bring non-formal methods closer to traditional educational processes. This lack of proximity limits the evolution of the youth sector, the reach of young people, their participation in inclusive learning processes and, consequently, the perpetuation of obstacles and cycles of social exclusion. Thirdly, and no less importantly, working with young people is still associated with job insecurity (as it is carried out within organisations, foundations, informal groups), reducing interest and willingness to invest in knowledge and cooperation. ‘Changing education by changing the educator's conscience’ was the motto for implementing this project, the aim of which was to provide YWs with the opportunity to develop knowledge and specialisation in the youth sector by recognising and applying non-formal methods in youth education processes. #OBJECTIVES AND NEEDS (a) Needs In light of the above, we were able to identify a number of needs within: -Organisations: (a) greater specialisation and professionalisation of their YWs, through access to training and peer learning opportunities; (b) access to knowledge about non-formal methods and their applicability to educational and youth development processes; and (c) innovation in the youth sector, through the creation of activities that are better suited to young people's challenges and have a high potential impact; -For YWs: (a) to access training opportunities with European peers, where they can share knowledge, working methods and practices; (b) to access specialisation opportunities, especially in non-formal methods, to strengthen their capacity to act; (c) to promote the creation of safe and inclusive learning spaces for young people; and (d) to strengthen the European network of YWs active in the sector and the recognition of their professional area as a lever for transforming society. (b) Objectives In order to respond to the needs identified, the consortium has set itself the following objectives: - General: to promote quality and innovation in youth work; - Specific: (a) to strengthen the development of skills for the internationalisation of youth work, by sharing knowledge, working methods and practices with European peers active in youth; (B) to promote the specialisation of YWs, their professionalisation and job satisfaction, in order to innovate in the youth sector; (c) to strengthen the knowledge and capacity to apply the ENF methodology with young people, by strengthening skills and methodological experimentation and (e) to strengthen the European network of YWs and foster the recognition of the sector, through its continuous improvement and potential impact on young people and society. At the end of the project, these objectives were all achieved, resulting in a strengthened youth sector, empowered participants and greater awareness of the potential of applying the ENF methodology with young people.