The project: Youth work and learning for life and work, had partners with already established educational programmes for young people who are no longer in the education system and who are not working or being trained for work. The project was carried out trans-nationally since the aim is to develop a non-formal curriculum that can be replicated and refined on a pan-European basis. The project involved 3 partners from the public, private and educational sectors. The objectives of this project are premised on the young people's journey from not being engaged in any form of education, training or employment to being engaged in one, by way of non-formal/relational approaches to learning. The project looked to innovate responses that can be deployed and/or adapted across Europe within a non-formal curriculum. In the process of the development of such non-formal youth work curriculum, the project also initiated training in non-managerial supervision. This energized the generation of a dialogical ethos (the examination, analysis and sharing of practice) that can provide the scaffold on which a learning organization can be established. The project undertook research into outcomes, including looking at the impact of referral routes. Research also investigated learner destinations/progression. The project addressed the requirements of the youth-pass in order that they can be met via non-formal means. The above should make it apparent that the target groups are young people categorized as NEET but also those who are involved in their journey to full and active participation in society.There are various target groups that were involved in this project but the main were the young people over the age of 16 which are not participating in an educational programme, training or work. The other target group is the trainers providing vocational training to the young people and also the youth workers that are providing life skills within the respective programmes. Overall the project established the necessary considerations and means to sustain continuous learning within teaching and learning organizations. It looked to identify and establish innovative ways that will allow organizations to maintain ongoing dialogue and learning in order to adapt and change according to contextual demands and the needs of changing client groups. The publication 'Step back and make room' sums up the project and its outputs.