We want to implement “Care & Change” because youth work and non-formal learning are operating in a rapidly changing education landscape where the borders between formal, non-formal and informal learning are increasingly blurred. This requires youth workers—especially beginners—to continuously update their profiles and learning/facilitation competences in order to remain relevant and effective. At the same time, the demand for youth work is growing as many young people face complex transitions (education–work–unemployment/inactivity), and youth work is increasingly expected to reach young people “where they are” and respond to exclusion, inequality and vulnerable life situations. This project supports Erasmus+ priorities, especially inclusion and diversity, strengthening non-formal and informal learning, and improving the quality and impact of youth work activities. Finally, beginners often experience a real sector tension: youth work is increasingly asked to demonstrate “measurable outcomes,” which can risk pushing practice toward a narrow, utilitarian logic and away from its relational, educational and value-based mission. “Care & Change” is a response: a training course that strengthens practical competences and helps beginners deliver quality and impact without losing the core of youth work. Our objectives Strengthen soft and social skills for youth work. Participants will strengthen key transversal competences needed in youth work—especially positive communication, active listening, teamwork, intercultural sensitivity and conflict-aware communication—through daily group work, facilitation practice, and structured reflection. Peer learning and exchange of practices across countries. Participants will actively share and compare youth work realities across the 8 countries (contexts, challenges, target groups, methods), and identify transferable approaches they can adapt locally. Improve facilitation competence in non-formal education: participants will design and deliver a short micro-session (in international teams), using experiential methods and reflection, and receive structured peer/trainer feedback. Strengthen inclusion-by-design skills: participants will learn to identify common participation barriers and prepare concrete adaptations for activities (accessibility, safe learning environment, differentiated support). Practice participation-oriented methods: participants will test tools that increase youth agency (co-creation, shared decision-making moments, youth-led reflection) and plan how to apply them in their own settings. Build “Care” competences for sustainable practice: participants will develop practical habits for reflective practice, boundaries, and peer-support routines to reduce burnout risk and sustain their engagement as beginners.