Context/background The project CURSOR- Crafting Career Roadmaps addressed the issue of youth unemployment which was 17,7% (3.905 million young persons) in EU in February 2017 while during 2016 in the partners' countries it was 29,1% in Cyprus, 17,7% in Poland, 17,2% in Ireland and 20,6% in Romania according to Eurostat.Career support in youth work settings was deemed to be limited and in most cases, amounted to providing access to career guidance products that were usually available informal education settings. The partners believed that it was time for a completely new approach to support the development of career planning skills among disadvantaged youth target groups. Moreover, the partners had witnessed a lack of professional development training for youth workers working with disadvantaged youth as it regards to career planning. Objectives With the project CURSOR, we wanted to tackle the issue of youth unemployment and social exclusion. Our objective was to offer to youth workers an opportunity for professional development along with innovative tools to use in their work to support the employability of young people with fewer opportunities. We proposed a new model of career planning as a subject instead of career guidance as a service; a subject with resources at different levels, with required learning outcomes and an assessment framework to measure attainment. With CURSOR, the partners aimed to enhance the international dimension of youth activities and promote high-quality and inclusive youth work. Number and profile of participants 48 front-line youth workers completed the first In-service Training. Each youth worker then engaged at least 10 young people in career planning activities before the end of the project. This resulted in over 480 young people to engage in career planning activities, many of whom came from disadvantaged backgrounds. 72 youth professionals attended the dissemination workshops and final conference, at least 1.000 people benefited indirectly, and 2.500 people were reached. Description of activities The project developed an entirely new career planning framework where young people were supported to acquire the necessary skills to plan their own career progression pathway and to retain those skills for use throughout their active working life. CURSOR proposed the modernization of career planning to reflect the reality of the European employment marketplace where a change in career path can be a frequent occurrence. CURSOR harnessed the potential of digital technologies and developed a career planning framework, complete with all the required tools and resources, that benefited from blended learning; is free to service users and cost neutral to service providers; and easy to sustain and update in times of shrinking expenditure. Methodology to be used in carrying out the project CURSOR proposed an innovative, integrated approach to key competence building in youth work environments which was based on a youth-centred design approach. The partners followed an innovative, integrated enquiry-based learning approach based on non-formal education methods and tools. Based on Needs Analysis, CURSOR produced a career planning subject framework with outputs such as a Handbook for the youth professionals. Further, we created a number of Career Planning Resources and digital tools such as the e-learning portal to help young people to develop the necessary skills to enable them to construct their own career progression pathway and update it as required throughout their working life. The Handbook and the Resources were presented to selected youth professionals during an In-service Training. The young people were guided and trained face-to-face and online in the use of the Career Planning Resources. Results and impact CURSOR equipped the youth professionals with practical tools to use in their work. The results of the CURSOR project include a totally new career planning framework, complete with a full suite of 12 introductory and 12 advanced resources available to front-line youth workers to support their work with young people on the margins of society and economy. This way, the youth professional became more efficient in supporting the social inclusion of disadvantaged youth to formal education or employment and their progression as valued and contributing members of European society. Potential longer-term benefits Most importantly, young people, whatever their status, who completed the introductory and advanced career planning curriculum resources developed as part of the CURSOR project gained a considerable skill-set that will stay with them wherever they will go in their career and will have those skills to call on when the opportunity for career change presents itself. Ultimately, the project impacted the influence and recognition of youth work.