The IVET-VENTURE handbook is a toolkit for teachers and professional educators to promote the development of key competences of students and young adults. Through activity-oriented learning it aims at strengthening their learning-to-learn skills, social competences as well as civic competences. The handbook at hand offers detailed instructions how to plan and implement IVET VENTURE real live experience seminars. The material is suitable for seminars with students and adults of all ages in urban areas. It offers guidance for the preparation, supervision and wrap-up of outdoor activities. Chapter 1 gives a short introduction of the situation of young people and pinpoints the role of key competences in education. Chapter 2 introduces the activity-oriented City Bound approach and illustrates the potential for learning. Chapter 3 describes the transfer of City Bound to the field of IVET. The personal and logistical preconditions trainers should consider are summarized in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5 you find plenty of activities ready for integrating them into your IVET VENTURE seminar. The authors included detailed descriptions and also shared their practical experiences with the activities. Useful information for the phases of reflection accompanying the activities are offered in Chapter 6. Country specific online modules will supplement this handbook.