Over the past two years, our national mobility consortium Zealand Learning Mobility has implemented ZLM17. During this period we sent 157 people (97 pupils, 6 accompanying teachers, 52 staff mobility and 2 teacher mobility).As described in the application, the project has helped to manage:1. Our students and staff's international outlook and knowledge, linguistic skills and intercultural competences through their participation in educational stays abroad, which enable them to act in an educational sector and in a labor market with an ever-increasing degree of internationalization. 2. Quality assurance of educational stays abroad through a deeper integration of ECVET 3. The international relations of our institutions and collaborate with other European schools, companies and social partners through the rollout of ECVET, as we will jointly develop new procedures to ensure the transparency, validation and recognition of learning outcomes. educational stays abroad.Among the participants there was great satisfaction with the quality of the mobilities, cf. the participant reports.In order to ensure the greatest possible realization of the project budget, a number of different actions have been taken. During the project period, we added two new national sending partners - EUC Syd and SOSU H, and that we were granted an additional grant, as there was a need for a larger number of employee mobility than we were originally granted.Despite the efforts described above, unfortunately, it has not been possible to realize more than 80.32% of the budget, this is mainly due to the fact that some partners in the consortium have had organizational changes or replacements on the post as international coordinator. So while a few of the consortium's members (ZBC and CELF) have been paying extra attention and the addition of new national broadcast partners, it was not enough to secure a higher budget realization. Finally, a larger CELF's flow was unfortunately placed in our 2018 project due to a misunderstanding, which could have contributed to a greater budget realization.Overall, the project has been a success, and support has continued to continue the international work at all the schools in the consortium.

SDE College wants to develop its existing efforts in international mobility and put forth an extensive and thorough framework for international mobility and international cooperation.Europe will in the coming years face challenges like demographic change, higher unemployment, skill gaps, a need for a higher skill level, less and less traditional training, problems with retention of students, youth unemployment and a lack of apprenticeships. Therefore SDE College wants to build for the future and ensure that we will continue to offer vocational education and training of the highest quality. SDE College consider international mobility and international cooperation as a critical element in the solutions to these challenges of the future. Objectives of the project:* Students acquire international experience and related skills for working internationally* Students acquire new knowledge in form of new practices* Students develop linguistic and intercultural competences* Students increase their self-esteem and confidence in own capabilities* Provide students with a framework for successful internships abroad* Improve student's chances of future employment* Improve students' opportunities to travel and work within the European labor market* Develop teachers and other employees’ international expertise* Provide teachers with international teaching possibilities and improve their qualifications* Strengthen the school's international profile* Improve the overall quality of VET* Implementation of the European Credit System for VET (ECVET) in the context of mobility as part of the student's education.The number of student mobilities applied for in the project are 100 and the number of accompanying teachers are 12. Students from the basic courses is typically aged 16-20 years, and students from the main courses is typically in the group of 18-25 years. The project involves partners from Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Slovenia, Malta, the Netherlands and Italy. The partners are vocational schools, vocational training centers, interest groups and SME’s,The school's initiative International Class starts every year in January and August. International Class is designed to prepare each student for the challenges and cultural differences they will experience during their internship abroad.The project is managed by the International Department of SDE College consisting of a project manager, a mobility coordinator and a PIU-coordinator. The staff of the International Department has vast international experience and excellent language skills. Contact with foreign partners and the placements abroad is carried out by the Project Manager, the Mobility Coordinator and the PIU coordinator as well as a relevant number of contact teachers and students themselves.SDE College will use the attained results to promote and to anchor the initiative further in dissemination efforts using local media, social media and the school’s media outlets. The results of the project will also be evaluated regularly by the participants, by SDE College and by the partners during and after the internship using mobility tools and diaries. One of the great benefits for the participants in the mobility project, is expected to be an enhancement of their future job prospects with improved language abilities, cultural understanding and personal development.SDE College strive to build and maintain a vast international network to provide the best foundation and mobility programme that will enable our students and our staff to have the best experience possible when going abroad. SDE College expects that the strong ties to its international network will create an outlooking perspective towards the world and a strong international profile. We believe that international cooperation and international mobility are some of the crucial factors in developing vocational education schools for the future and embrace the demands of the constantly evolving labourmarket.NOTICE: Due to limited attachment space only one letter of intent is attached. SDE has Letter of Intent with all partners involved in this application including Memorandum of Understanding with several partners as well.

"In 2016 and 2017, a total of 84 students were offered a several weeks internship in Europe. Two students were able to write a diploma thesis during their mobility. The goal to make the vocational education system of Austria known in Europe was fully fulfilled. Also very positive is the broad mix of participating students, from HAK, HTL and apprentices, as well as the participating partners in Europe, from school partners to company partners to agencies. The 2018 application also includes teacher mobility opportunities for job shadowing on ""Open Teaching and Learning"" to reflect the current trend in education policy."

In this Erasmus+ KA1 project, Onderwijsgroep Tilburg will send 24 professionals abroad to learn about specific innovations in Vocational Education and Training in other countries or about remarkable activities and circumstances in the working field. In addition, at least 30 students in initial vocational training will participate in a work placement abroad. During their international placement, they will acquire part of their qualification in an international setting, and furthermore they will acquire extra learning outcomes that will only be possible in the context provided by the foreign partners.Teachers, managers and other staff will jointly participate in study visits to some of our strategic international partners. They will meet colleagues of these partners and discuss the innovations with them. Our students who will go abroad under the framework of this project, will be placed in a company or an institute for a work experience during 2 - 30 weeks.We expect important impact for our colleagues with regard to innovation issues, especially while the vocational qualifications at secondary level will be changed in the Netherlands in the upcoming years. Our students will enhance their professional competences and they will be able to acquire additional learning outcomes trough working in a context abroad. Through their international work experience, our students will improve their vocational and language competences and they will show great personal development. On the long term, these results will lead to improvement of vocational training in our region and to better qualified youngsters entering the labour market.

The facilitation of the target group rests on strengthening the European dimensions of vocational training, enhancing the transparency of occupational training systems and working habits as well as the possibility of learning professional added qualifications. The ultimate goal is to learn as much as possible from one another within the boarders of Europe. The Public Vocational School Hospitality and Nutrition ( G11 ) entails three different parts adding up to about 3,000 students. It is the only college within the city of Hamburg educating in the fields of catering industry and meat processing industry. It covers all aspects starting from occupational orientation and preparation, dual apprenticeship to qualifications earned at professional schools and master classes. The main focus lies on dual apprenticeship and vocational preparation. Dual training will take place for the following fields of occupation: specialist within the field of hotel management, specialist within the field of restaurant management, specialist within the field of catering industry, specialist within the field of hotel and restaurant industry and culinary chef. Also found under the same roof are the vocational college for the meatpacking industry which offers two fields of occupation - butcher and specialist within the field of meatpacking industry – as well as the vocational business and economics college which is widely known as a school of hotel management. Classes at the vocational college(s) have been set up due to the elected concentrations and not because of former education or working experiences. Our mission statement reads “About practical experience, with practical experience, for practical experience”.All participants of this project are mostly within their second out of three years of their apprenticeship. The apprenticeship syllabus shows a general studies based working experience for the first part whereas it intends a joined specialization plus demands a specific concentration for each individual apprenticeship type during the second part. The G 11 apprentices are being trained in class as well as at their training properties and companies (=dual system). Classes are being held en block meaning two blocks of five to six weeks per year. About forty eight apprentices are being able to receive grants for this programme each year.Training facilities and G 11 have to approve the application process. The G11 as well as the participant(s) have to inform the chamber of commerce and the German hotel and restaurant association (DEHOGA). Goals and learning agreement have especially been tailored to the participants needs. The hotel and catering industry situated in the city of Hamburg is widely recognized and of highly international importance. Its international focus is the figurehead of the cities tourism industry. Outgoing mobility arrangements usually does not exceed three weeks length. This way more willing and interested participating apprentices are attracted while a too long absence from school is avoided. No harm in regards to a later reintegration into the former class as well as the curriculum or mid term is being done. During the first half of the first week the participants will be taking language skills and area studies classes. They will also be having the opportunity to join industry based excursions, tours and site inspections in order to compare and discuss the differences to their home company. The following practicum gives the students a good overview of the practical experiences needed in order to fulfil the desired outcome and/or position. Specific goals are service oriented workshops as well as the eagerness to gain additional trading skills in the departments kitchen, restaurant and reception. Extended non-industry specific language skills will be set into a determined cultural and occupational setting. Partnering countries include Spain, Italy, France, Czech Rep. and the UK. A direct approach between all participating countries and partners is possible due to an excellent long lasting relationship and good standing to one another. The collaboration between instructors, trainers, trainees, apprentices, professors, agencies, chambers of commerce, governmental departments and social partners fosters content and organisational requirements. This guarantees a systematic transnational continuing education in the field of hotel and catering management in regards to content and intercultural relations. The incorporation of new ideas into the apprenticeship enlarges the chances of each individual apprentice with in the European labour market. Reports and outcomes will be yearly refined by the supervisory schooling authorities (HIBB) in order to ensure regional and national publications and evaluations. A stay abroad expands teachers competence in the field of international experience. Networking and coordination of partners promotes the development and certification of modules in reference to ECVET.