This strategic partnership project was carried out in order to share best practices relate to adult education. The main aim was to group organisations across Europe working in the field of adult education and share innovative practices of teaching intercultural dialogue to adults, using drama, storytelling and video making techniques.The main objectives of the project were: *to share best practices among project partners *to increase professional development of adult educators *to collect and develop methods of intercultural dialogue *to develop and reinforce EU networks for teaching and learning *to enrich partnership of adult education providers in partners' countries and Europe, *to support social and educational value of European cultural heritage.This project focused on intercultural dialogue, to be taught using innovative methods involving the use of drama, storytelling and video making. The participants in this project were members of staff, trainers and educators from the participating organisations, who could on one side share the best teaching methodologies applied by the respective organisation, but also take part in the trainings as learners and develop new skills and competences, benefiting not only themselves but the partner organisations in the wider sense, including related networks.Because each partner brought different expertise, that made for a holistic approach to adult education that combined different disciplines such as drama, storytelling and video making.Participants in the training had also the tasks to organise local activities with adult learners in their local communities, to use the methods and techniques learnt during the project and to improve the curriculum offer of each partner organisation.The concrete activities in the project included:- the organisation of 3 transnational project meetings- the organisation of 2 short term joint staff training events- the organisation of 2 local activities per each partner after the international training events- the creation of a handbook which is a collection of best practices, theoretical and practical activities that can be used in adult education. The handbook will be shared by partners throughout their networks and will remain a point of reference for the partner organisations and adult education providers. They will be able to use the materials and adapt it to their own practice.The intangible results of this project were: - acquisition of new competences and ICT skills for educators in the partners' organisations; - exchange of didactic experience among staff at international level; - enhanced intercultural competences for the staff and learners; - development of a lifelong learning network of partners and other stakeholders involved at the local, national and EU level; - increased EU project management competences. The tangible results were: - E-Handbook with methodological and pedagogical materials for educators; - videos about the trainings; - digital stories made by adult learners collected by each partner; - promotional materials (project logo, leaflet, press releases, information for social media, project Facebook page, etc). Project learning materials are available online on the project Facebook page and will be available to download free of charge.

<< Objectives >>To integrate interdisciplinary arts into promoting and enhancing adaptability and other intrapersonal soft skills demanded in the labor workforce•Upskill and reskill young adults' soft skills in communication,adaptability through interdisciplinary arts•Offer non-formal training to participants and provide opportunities for them to develop their participation and talent through arts•Bolster young individuals' skills, helping them match the workforce's skills needs and improve their employability<< Implementation >>•Establish group committee of key youth sector individuals in each partner country and impact plan with quantitative and qualitative indicators.•Focus group in each country to record how arts could help young adults improve their chances of employment and bolster their soft skills in teamwork and communication.•Pilot-testing to finalise project’s R1.•Training Seminar in each country using the R1 (Manual).•Conduct a comprehensive online dissemination campaign R2.<< Results >>•Interdisciplinary arts will upskill and reskill youth’s soft skills(teamwork, adaptability) required for the workforce and improve employability opportunities•Improve the overall quality of youth work conducted in the participating countries by implementing interdisciplinary arts for heightening soft skills•Create a manual that will be made publicly available for revisiting and support youth workers and young adults in identifying ways to enhance their soft skills through interdisciplinary arts

The Youth in Europe project is an evidence-based primary prevention project aimed at preventing the initiation of alcohol- and substance use amongst adolescents in European cities and municipalities. The project has been developed and tested in Iceland for over 15 years, leading to Iceland now having one of the lowest rates of alcohol- and substance use amongst 15-16 year old adolescents in Europe. The project works on the basis of using evidence from questionnaire studies to map the risk and protective factors of alcohol- and substance use amongst adolescents. By working with those factors locally, the risk of early initiation of alcohol and substance use amongst adolescents can be decreased substantially. The current project consists of the following municipalities in Europe: Victoria (Malta), Istanbul (Turkey), Vaison la Romaine (France), Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal), Tarragona (Spain), Dobele (Latvia), Santa Severina (Italy) and Thessaloniki (Greece). In addition, the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis at Reykjavik University (Iceland) will lead the professional/methodological part of the project and build on the centre's experience from applying the model in Iceland. The project consists of two main parts: a) mapping the status- and risk and protective factors for adolescents' alcohol and substance use locally within the partaking municipalities, respectively and b) working on a local level with those influential factors with the aim of decreasing the use of alcohol and substances among adolescents. This will be carried out with questionnaire surveys filled out in schools by a representative sample of adolescents 15-16 year old within each municipality. Results will then be presented at local dissemination meetings with all relevant stakeholders including field workers, policy makers, local governments and others. The dissemination meetings aim to inform local personnel on the status of adolescents' alcohol and substance use within their municipality and provide information on how to work with influential factors in order to decrease the use. The expected long-term impact includes less use of alcohol- and substances amongst adolescents in the partaking municipalities. The decreased use will also have an impact on the adolescents close communities and families. The participating organizations will acquire better knowledge on the status of adolescents´ alcohol and substance use within their municipality, along with information on the risk and protective factors they can work with to achieve even more decrease in use. While this exact methodology has led to successful prevention work in Iceland and more close-knit communities working together towards better health and well-being of youth, we hope the current project will have the same impact in the partaking municipalities. The desired impact at the local level is decreased use of alcohol and substances among adolescents within each municipality. Also, the project will result in better local knowledge of field workers, policy makers and local governments of the status of adolescents' alcohol and substance use within their municipality. The desired impact on the national level involves other municipalities hearing about the project and seeking ways to apply the methodology within their municipality with the help of their neighboring municipalities, partaking in the current project. The desired impact on national levels involves a stronger network of European municipalities working towards better health and well-being of youth by sharing their knowledge and experience in the field of evidence-based prevention work.