<< Background >>Our project will help the youths handle and thrive in a rapidly transforming world.Reasoning for the project As our environment becomes more complex and technologically driven at a faster and faster pace, our ability to adapt becomes crucial to our prosperity as individuals.The coefficient of adaptability (AQ) assesses how well someone can adapt to and manage change, showing flexibility in themselves and others, remaining open and curious, unlearning and learning information again, redirecting resilience to continue, postponing personal satisfaction for greater profit.Adaptability is not a quality needed only by leaders or managers. Rapid changes in the environment, the dynamics of the labor market, high technological advances and rapid access to all kinds of information necessitate the development of adaptability among workers and youths, as a guarantee of success in their lives.Identified problem :According to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, adaptability has been ranked as one of the five most important factors workers need to develop as well as soft skills such as teamwork and problem-solving. The European Commission highlighted adaptability, that is the ability to adapt to change, quick learning, and problem-solving skills as one of six key capabilities for youth's employability. As the global economy changes, finding new professional roles and changing careers is becoming an increasingly common practice. The adaptable mindset is crucial in order to be able to adapt and remain competitive for high-demand jobs. At the beginning of the 21st century, many people believed that employability would be a significant problem for young adults. However, since 2012 it has become clear that employability is actually not as huge an issue as initially thought; instead, adaptability to changing circumstances and environments—including those related to employability—is the real problem. As a result, adaptability is now considered to be of utmost importance for employability. Needs:Our project is focused on the needs of two target groups: Young people aged 13-17y as the adaptable mindset is crucial for their employability and quality of their future life in general. Talking about adaptability skills, it is necessary to mention that adaptable thinking enters the mindset of a person at a younger age. Especially around adolescence, adaptability awareness is an important skill in youth’s life.Youth workers - referring to the group of professionals in the field of youth: trainers or leaders in youth centres, employment offices, or schools, that deal daily with young people. The identified need among Youth workers:Low understanding of Adaptability skills and its importance and impact on young people;Lack of New teaching methodologies (non-formal education and problem-based learning) and suitable training content;Absence of Digital resources as a supportive tool for training implementation<< Objectives >>We expect the following results during the project and upon its completion:Outcomes of the project:Positive impact on the awareness of youth workers and the youths regarding the importance of adaptability skills and mindset;Easier transition in workplace for both target groups, so they can have better work prospects, as well as other transitions in life, when necessary;Improvement of youths' adaptability skills as flexibility, unlearning and relearning, problem-solving skills, curiosity, leadership, employability, confidence, resilience.Youths focus on the positive aspects of circumstances in their life and their ability to control how they experience it.Tangible results of the project and their impact:Adaptability training content for youths - upon its completion youths will have increased the level of their adaptability skills and employability. They will also have gained a conscious perception of their adaptability and the ways it can be preserved, regulated and improved;Convenient and user-friendly materials for youth workers - A Booklet with good practices and Training Toolkit to support the training and the practical application of the acquired knowledge in youth workers everyday work with youngsters;A tailor-made online educational system - Educational Resource with bite-size learning for the youngsters along with digital tools for assessment and training materials for the youth workers.<< Implementation >>Description of activities:To achieve the defined objectives, four PRs will be produced and will be available as an open educational resource during and after the completion of the project:Result 1 - Competence and Skills Matrix (CSM)A CSM is a table (or matrix) for organizing the skills needed to complete any given task. This type of chart lets you see all available existing resources, as well as specific missing knowledge gaps. While doing this analysis we will also collect and select the existing good practices in European education to improve youths' adaptability skills into an easy-to-use booklet. It will increase the awareness about the importance of youths' satisfaction and provide youth workers with practical methods to implement adaptability training in their lessons/workshops/other learning activities.Result 2 - Adaptability training contentBased on our gap analyses and CSM, we will design a youth's training content. It will include pre-and post-assessment tools to allow us to track the progress of the abilities and competencies, as well as the project's piloting phase evaluation. The trainees will learn about cognitive processes and find out more about what makes them adaptable, which they can then use as a guide in their daily lives.Result 3 - Online Educational ResourceThis result includes the development of an Online Educational Resource (OER) for Youths and Youth workers. It will include a supportive eLearning system with bite-sized learning for a more engaging, inspirational and motivational learning experience. The modules are small, self-contained, information-packed, adjusted to the needs of the target group. Learning modules typically range from 1 to 5 minutes. It will allow flexible and easy contact with experienced trainers prepared to offer advice and guidance on improving adaptability skills. Result 4 - Training ToolkitThe training toolkit will include all existing tools and be complemented with additional materials necessary to successfully initiate and conduct the training. It will be used by youth workers. The Toolkit will include training preparation lists and questionnaires, pre-and post-assessment tools, methodologies, plans and guidelines, didactic tools for youth workers, and a user's guide for the use of online resources to assist smooth youth training.<< Results >>The desired and foreseen impact of the Adaptable YOUth project is to strengthen the foundations of what it means to be employable and promote the next generation of career people and entrepreneurs.Furthermore, the project aims to develop innovative training focused on improving youth' future quality of life & work, through adaptability training. Create supplementary materials and a supporting system, including live and accessible online options for learning.Impact in general within local/regional and national level: The youths will understand the deterministic concept of adaptability and the importance of developing their self-perseverance. They will be introduced to work flexibility skills, and adaptability mindset, and concepts that can support the change in their perception of themselves and their approach to the world.Youth workers will receive support in their continuous efforts to improve their youths' well-being through train-the-trainers trainingYouth workers will increase their awareness of how important it is to implement adaptable learning focused on improving young adults' future quality of life and gain access to methodology and good practices to implement in their youth work.Impact on the organizations involved, local communities and local authorities:The positive impact of a training programme can be used in this project in a variety of institutions under naturally occurring conditions holds promise for low-cost, career programs which can be implemented in all stakeholders - schools, universities, training centers, institutions, youth organizations, local authorities, governments, etc.The innovative practices in education will be extended to other organizations, schools, youth centers, NGOs and educational institutes (besides the foreseen number of organizations involved in each country), so that they enrich their curriculum with new techniques and methodologies. The Educational Organizations, NGOs and Youth Organizations will build up their skills in this area and be able to develop a long term strategy for their organizationsThe Educational Organizations involved in the project will immediately benefit from the change in their communities and benefit from a more supportive network system at local, regional, national level.The project will positively address issues targeted by the EU Union, such as unemployment, specifically the employability of youth, by engaging in adaptability training, lifelong learning, better social inclusion and professional development of youth workers, trainers and mentors in youth centres, which in the future will impact work-based settings.