"CONTEXT&BACKGROUNDThe EU objective of reducing the share of early leavers to below 10% of young people aged 18 to 24 is one of the Europe 2020 headline targets. On the other hand, 16.5 % of the 20-34-year-old people in the EU were neither in employment nor in education and training ('NEETs') by 2018. As much as the statistics show us EU Strategy 2020 goals will be achieved at the end of 2020 in EU level in these topics, there are serious differences in EU countries. In our opinion, as much as the goals were achieved in general terms, this unbalanced situation in the EU shows us there is still much work to do. Another important problem is a skills mismatch in the labor market which is defined as the gap between an individual's job skills and the demands of the job market (ECDVT, 2014) A research study (Cedefop, 2016) focuses on the contribution that VET can make to reduce ESL. In the study, it is cited that ""ESL can lead to a vicious cycle of unemployment, social exclusion, and poverty."" EU statistics give us only overall rates. We do not know, ""How many early leavers come specifically from VET pathways? Why? How many of them return to education? How many choose VET as a second chance option? And how many graduates eventually? (Cedefop, 2016) According to the result of the study ""in most cases, VET appears to result in higher shares of early leaving than general education."" and ""VET is not only part of the problem, it can also be a solution, helping retain or return learners and young people to education and training."" Needs are reducing/preventing:1. early school leaving,2. skills mismatch (SM)3. NEET situations.PROJECT OBJECTIVES*Promoting decision making/planning/projecting skills of VET students.*Promoting the active role of VET students to build their life, be responsible for improving their skills and competences in accordance with their decisions for the future*Increasing awareness on co-agency approach among the schools, teachers, professionals, families, and society in Europe*Promoting the co-agency and responsibility processes among the school community.TARGET GROUP OF THE PROJECT: Teachers, student career counselors, coaches& mentors, psychological counselors work with VET students both in non-formal forms and schools.BENEFICIARIES: VET students, families of VET students, schools and education and training centers which work with VET studentsNUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS:30-40 participants (from target group and beneficiaries) will participate in focus groups and interviews from each country (in total 150-200 participants). 15-20 teachers/professionals will participate in focus groups and interviews from each country (in total, 75-100 participants).PARTNERSHIP:In the project, we have 7 partners from 5 countries (Turkey, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Slovenia). The project team consists of one university, one public body, 3 NGOs include social innovation and coaching&mentoring associations, one VET Training Center, and one VET SME. Statistics show UK and SL reached the 2020 goals while TR, IT, SP are far away. Working transnationality gives us the possibility to see different policies, approaches, practices to ensure balance in Europe.PLANNED OUTPUTS:O1: Co-Agency Coaching&Mentoring FrameworkO2: Support to Choose Future Training ModuleO3: Support to Choose Future Online Training ModuleO4: Impact Assessment of Support to Choose FutureMETHODOLOGY TO BE USED IN PROJECT: To design and implement the project, we used project management cycle methodology, social constructionism, and co-agency approach. For the activities, we will use action research and qualitative, quantitative research methods, coaching&mentoring. Training of trainers methodologies and we will design a new methodology called ""Co-agency Coaching&Mentoring"" to be used in the learning environment in VET schools.EXPECTED RESULTS AND IMPACT:Short term: *Teachers/professionals will be more aware of their students (needs, expectations, obstacles, fears, vision for the future)*Teachers/professionals will be more competent in coaching and mentoring the students.* Students will be more aware of the impact of their choices. *Families will be more aware of the importance of supporting their children.*Families will be more aware of their students (needs, expectations, obstacles, fears, vision for the future)Mid Term:*Students will decide their future career in a more effective way.*Teachers/professionals will be practicing their coaching skills.*Families will support their children more.*Students will have more knowledge about the future school and job possibilities.Long term:*Decreasing the early school leaving*Preventing mismatch in employee*Promote coaching and mentoring among VET schoolsPOTENTIAL LONGER TERM BENEFITS: Co-agency coaching&mentoring may become a good practice among EU VET schools and may be applied in other countries as well."