The overarching aim of this project is to design, develop and implement a Future of Work Framework focused on the identification -through a guidance process- of transversal skills that can be used to future-proof the careers of disadvantaged job seekers and enable sustainable future employment. Seven partners from six programme countries will adapt and develop the INFORM model (developed in a Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation project IRL/06/B/F/PP-153101) so as to ensure its relevance in a technological and digital future labour market across Europe. The project has three main objectives (1) to enable Individuals to become aware of their own skills for the future labour market particularly in relation to communication and interpersonal skills; (2) to create awareness of future workplaces, their requirements, and associated VET progression routes; and (3) to create a culture of training and up-skilling of guidance practitioners in a fast changing labour market. -Context/needs addressed: The world of work is changing. Automation has the potential to transform future jobs and the structure of the labour force. In recent years technological change and modernising of the workforce has accelerated and for those already in the labour market their capacity to adapt will be essential to sustaining their career progression. For job seekers not currently in employment the development of both technological and soft skills will be crucial to accessing quality work into the future. In particular soft skills, which help people to adapt, will be essential for negotiating the new world of work. Many low skill and routine tasks are now automated, and increasingly computers perform more complex cognitive tasks, yet automation of simple human interaction has proven difficult (Deming, 2015). Thus there is a need for an increasing value to be placed on soft skills. FYC seeks to influence the long term achievement of Bruges (2010) which advocates for increased inclusion and access for disadvantaged people, and encourages creative, innovative and entrepreneurial thinking. In addition the Riga conclusions (2015) advocate for ‘enhanced access to VET and qualifications for all through more flexible and permeable systems, notably by offering efficient and integrated guidance services and making available validation of non-formal and informal learning’. Similarly at national level the National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (2018) identify soft skills as key competences for the future workplace. Yet, for many disadvantaged job seekers outside of the formal education system, access to guidance which enables the identification of soft skills relevant for future workplaces, developed through informal and non-formal learning, is limited.The FYC project aims to bridge this gap.FYC will research the Future of Work and the soft skills essential for a digital workplace, and assess the usefulness of the INFORM tool in identifying these skills. It will further develop the INFORM tool in terms of content and technical aspects, and psychometrically evaluate it to establish its quality. In addition, the FYC partnership will develop a training module for guidance practitioners on the Future of Work and use of the adapted FYC tool. It will use a Knowledge Translation approach to transfer learning as widely as possible. It will pilot the FYC tool with 100 job seekers, test the FYC training with 120 practitioners, implement 5 TMs and 7 MEs. It will take a serious approach to Policy-Practice gaps with regard to preparing guidance practitioners and disadvantaged job seekers for the future work place, create a space for this dialogue, and design two knowledge translation handbooks to support sustainability and recognition. -Target Groups:disadvantaged job seekers (disadvantaged in VET/Labour market, including those with disabilities, low educational background, multiple barriers to access), career guidance practitioners/employment support services, VET stakeholders (including employers), national and European wide guidance. -Core partnership: 7 organisations representing 6 countries (Ireland (x2), Germany, Spain, Austria, Romania and Italy) including community based employment support services, a support service for people with acquired brain injury, learning/skills/entrepreneurial consortium, a national VET organisation, an EU wide social inclusion/labour market/and policy focused consortium, a large city based employment support service focused on VET and lifelong learning, and a large technical university.-Main results: FYC Framework including the FYC tool, Guidance Practitioner training module on the Future of Work, an implemented and tested pilot of the FYC tool, a psychometric evaluation, Knowledge Translation Toolkit for Policy and PracticeFYC seeks to have long term enduring impact on guidance practice reorienting it towards a new work environment where soft skills are valued.