The project involves preparation and delivery of a training course for 24 participants (of whom minimum 16 young people + experienced youth workers and career guiders) from 8 NGOs from Serbia, Albania, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Italy, Greece and Romania. During the training, participants will be motivated, educated and encouraged, through joint work, to promote and provide career guidance and counselling (CGC) in their communities. Young participants will become the so called peer career guiders, while experienced career guiders will advance the existing methods and develop new methods for working with youth.The general training topic is reducing youth unemployment. The specific training topic is CGC as the most important educational process in career making – enabling youth to choose a profession, i.e. vocational/high school and/or university. Special attention will be paid to CGC for youth with disabilities. The course will focus, in the context of the key theme and within specific segments, on the following topics: common European values, cultural diversity, education, migrations and mobility of youth, youth with fewer opportunities.Trainings will be based on methods and techniques of informal learning – workshops, role-playing, discussion, e-learning, work visits, energizers… – which encourage creativity and active participation. Training course will consist of several activity sets: Small Career Academy, team building activities, relaxation and motivation for learning, visit to the City of Niš, cultural activities, creation of posters, NGO fair. Planned activities will encourage capacity-building and innovation among promoters, as well as exchange of experience, expertise and good practice. In addition, the project will motivate participating NGOs to build partnerships and jointly create quality projects for youth.Venue: Paraćin, town in central SerbiaDuration: 4th-10th May, 2012 (7 days) Role of the applicant: hosting role