Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship is one of the four core objectives of the ET2020 strategy and all member states are asked to emphasise the equal opportunities in access to the education systems. The reduction of drop outs and low performers in the education systems and especially in the initial VET systems is a core indicatore for this objective. The benchmark for the drop out rate from the education systems is set at 10% until 2020. Some of the European member states have to make a huge effort to reach this benchmark in the next years, others seem to be on a good way or have already reached the benchmark, however with a closer look it is obvious that also in these countries drop out rates from initial VET which is based on a dual apprenticeship system, drop out rates are still above 30%(!). So this benchmark could be a false friend for these countries also. All this shows that current education systems and especially VET systems do not meet the requirements and needs of all potential learners especially in initial VET and didactical models in use are not able to motivate all learners, especially not learners with some fomrs of disadvantages (migration background, socio economic disadvantages, ethnic background etc.) Looking at this target group shows clearly that our current approaches in VET fail to motivate and involve learners on broad level. Research has shown that existing didactical models in use in teaching in initial VET have in fact two main sources. One is school pedagogy and the other one is adult pedagogy (andragogy). Both are not really able to provide convincing and satisfying solutions for a target group that is growing bigger and bigger and creates more challenges for the VET teachers, the VET schools or companies with responsibilities in the VET system every day. The New-D project is going to search for a new didactical solution. The main objective of the project is the developmemt of an innovative didactical model to be used in the VET training of disadvantaged young learners to get them back into the VET system, to motivate them to continue and which is reflecting the life realities (motivating factors) of the target group. The project will develop four main intellectual ouptuts (besides a number of additional outcomes for dissemination and exploitation support) which are: a) a research study, showing latest research results from learning psychology, development psychology as well as neurophysiology together with the results of a broad empirical research with representatives of the target group b) New-D didactical guidelines: are a short collection of about 10 major principles of a new didactical model for young disadvantaged learners in VET which are easy to disseminate, easy to follow and are built upon the research results c) New-D training curriculum: a training curriculum for VET teacher, trainers and responsibel persons from companies for the VET process to learn about the new didactical model in a 30 hours training course involving practical exercises and a collection of innovative learning materials in relation oto the didactical methodology d) 6 training courses for VET teacher and trainers: in 6 partner countries min. 10 VET teachers will be participating in a test imlementation of the New-D training programme developed The direct target group of the project are: VET teachers and trainers from VET schools or VET centres, responsible persons from companies for the VET process (in dual VET systems), political decision and VET policy makers as well as guiding and counselling experts working with the target group of disadvantaged young persons in the initial VET process or NEET persons (not in employment, not in education). The final beneficiaries are disadvantaged young persons inside or already outside the initial VET systems in the participating countries and beyond. Only with an innivative didactical methodology it will be possible to make the VET systems more open, accessible and equal and offer a perspective for disadvantaged learners to return, engage and find a place for themselves. The project partnership consists of well experienced VET providers, VET schools, company representatives, political bodies, social partners. All partners have profound knowledge in the subject and excellent access to the target group. To emphasise the dissemination potential of the project and its results , an own organisation will be responsible for the marketing and dissemination of the project intellectual outputs and will co-ordinate partners with their dissemination and exploitation work.