PATHS

Personalized Approach to Territorial Life and Career Support

What is PATHS?

PATHS (Personalised Approach to Territorial Life and Career Support) is a 36-month international project that gives young people from rural and less developed areas equal access to career advice and support for life choices. The project aims to reduce educational and social exclusion, prevent youth out-migration and strengthen lifelong learning opportunities.

What is the project focus? Empowering Youth. Strengthening Communities.

The PATHS project tackles shared regional challenges by introducing a comprehensive, personalized approach to career guidance and life planning for young people, particularly those living in rural and disadvantaged areas. The project addresses critical gaps in support services, helping to reduce school dropouts, reverse rural depopulation, and improve lifelong learning opportunities.

In many rural areas, limited access to career services, especially for youth from low-income families, increases the risk of educational and social disengagement. The PATHS project provides a solution by designing Life Path Support Services (LPSS) that are accessible at the municipal level and tailored to the real needs of young people.

What does PATHS bring?

PATHS is a social innovation that brings together schools, municipalities, businesses, and NGOs to create support services for young people in their local environment. It promotes sustainable rural development and reduces brain drain.

Key activities:

• Establishment of local LPSS (Life Path Support Services) centres independent of the school system.
• Organisation of youth camps "I own my path!" for career exploration.
• Training of mentors – teachers, parents, coaches and other professionals.
• Piloting and transfer of the transnational LPSS model, which will continue after the end of the project.

🔗 More information is available on the project's website: interreg-danube.eu/projects/paths

PATHS partners:

The project brings together 13 partners from 9 countries in the Danube Region to jointly develop innovative and locally tailored solutions to support young people:

• Hungary: University of Pécs (Lead Partner), CDDA (Tolna)
• Slovakia: ADEL, EUBA (Bratislava)
• Romania: HCC (Harghita)
• Austria: IPC (Vienna)
• Slovenia: Academia d.o.o (Maribor), Development Centre Novo mesto
• Bulgaria: BATTI (Varna)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: CCITR (Republika Srpska)
• Czech Republic: DEX IC (Liberec), CpKP (Šumperk)
• Croatia: IRTR (Zagreb)