The overall objective of the project is to increase the participation rate of students in work-based learning programs by involving 288 students from higher technical education level ISCED 6-8 (industrial engineering and robotics, mechanical engineering and mechatronics, applied engineering, entrepreneurship, business engineering and management, chemical engineering and biotechnologies, engineering in foreign languages, materials science and engineering and biotechnical systems engineering) from less developed regions of Romania to quality, flexible and inclusive internships, organized in partnership with the socio-economic environment, anticipating horizontal needs to optimize the educational offer, developing socio-emotional skills and harnessing the entrepreneurial potential of young people in the context of opportunities and societal challenges generated by climate change, technology evolution and the transition to the green economy. The proposed project has a duration of 24