The project Practicing Design is promoting the work based learning and development of transversal and entrepreneurial skills in the design education by testing and developing a set of innovative trainings. The aim of the project is to find new and innovative design education practice in order to bridge the gap between education and professional working and to upgrade designers' skills necessary for the better socio-economic outcomes. The main project output is Design Training Course that foster the development of transversal skills and promote the take-up of practical entrepreneurial experiences. This course can be implemented in a curriculum of Design Faculties or as a VET course through sectors' associations and organisations in the context of life-long learning and up-skills of young professionals. The Design Training Course will be developed through the exchange of good practice between 8 regional partners' organisations from 3 countries coming from the field of education, business and sector alliance in order to improve the quality and efficiency of design education and make it correspondent to the social and economical needs of the design sector in the region. The project expert team involves range of experts from partners' organisations like professional designers, design managers, design and economy professors from design academies and faculties, business managers, PR experts and marketing and sale managers that will carry out project activities. The professional design sector in partners' countries do not have developed quality VET systems and analyses show that design professionals don't have the necessary entrepreneurial skills to run a successful business and that they don't have the necessary skills to communicate effectively with the business sector. To address these needs the project is developing activities to: enhance the business and entrepreneurship skills of designers; support designers in engaging with business; encourage designers to engage in continuous professional development and up-skill. Regional Higher Education Institutions share the similar problems as the European ones: students emerging from design higher education institutions do not always possess the necessary skills for employment. To address these needs the project is developing activities to: integrate development of transversal and entrepreneurship skills into education course; encourage collaboration projects between design students; make internships in industry and design agencies as a part of design course. So the project objectives are: - to enhance the quality and relevance of the learning offer in education and training by developing new and innovative approaches - to reinforce links between education and training with the world of work - to promote take-up of innovative practices in education and training by supporting personalized learning approaches, collaborative learning and critical thinking, OER, open and flexible learning, virtual mobility - to promote structured inter-regional and cross-border cooperation - to improve the capacities of organisations active in the fields of education, training and youth in the areas of organisational management and quality of learning provision - to promote entrepreneurship education to develop employability and new business creation The result of the first phase of the project activities will be Study Rethinking Design Education consisting of 3 analyses of educational shortage in regional context. On the base of the Study that detected skills and knowledge needed for employability and not provided by design curriculum the project team of experts will develop guidance framework for the second output Design Training Course that is addressing these skills mismatches. The Course will be developed through series of training workshops with experts relevant for the needed topics and group of design students as to course meets learners' needs. Envisaged impact of the project and longer benefits on the participating organisations are that they can implement the Design Training Course and enhance the quality and relevance of the learning offer in their education and training organisations. Also this project offers them a possibility to be relevant stakeholders in international discussions about rethinking education topic and be able to collaborate in more international projects. The project will promote the rethinking and take-up of innovative practices in education and training on the national and regional level thus raising the awareness among all stakeholders and public about needed enhancement of the quality and relevance of the learning offer in education and training and the needed links with the world of work