Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff are implemented by organisations holding an Erasmus accreditation. Each accredited project represents a step in the implementation of the organisation's long-term Erasmus Plan.

"The project Training Activities for the Development of New Enterprises is designed starting from the needs of the area and the problems that young people from Calabria have to face with reference to the inclusion in the labor market. In this context, ""T.R.A.D.E"", it is a great opportunity for / the younger generation (VET learners) increasing professional skills in tourism and agribusiness fields for to allow the younger generation to create enterprise. In line with the European Development Plan Shared by All Members of the Consortium the project will increase the following skills: - Acquire knowledge of the hotel business reality, the optimization of accounting computerization and booking processes, marketing choices and management / organization of human resources; - Promoting rural development and encourage responsible management of resources; - Promoting awareness of the stages of creation of hotel and non-hotel business, analysis of the market and innovative business strategies; - To acquire problem-solving skills in all management and operational phases; - Acquire skills of analysis of financial feasibility, technical, economic and commercial enterprise; - Foster the development of transversal skills. The project targets are100 high school graduates (50% is reserved for women in 2017/2018 - 2018/2019) having residence in Calabria. They will apply those who, within a year after graduation, they will mast graduates of higher education institutions belonging to the following sectors: 1) the accounting, finance, marketing, accounting, management software development for administrations in the tourism sector; 2) tourist accommodation and hotel hospitality; 3) operational management of the service in the lounge, bar and plans, including sales and customer loyalty; 4) agriculture, rural development, processing, valuation and marketing of agricultural and food products. The internships, will last four months, will be completed with foreign companies related professional sectors mentioned, as their aim is to develop transversal skills aimed at the creation and management of enterprise, from holdings in Spain, UK, Ireland and Belgium. The experience offered by the project will change the perception of local opportunities, transferring best practices for solutions / management for innovative competitiveness through the internship to the return that will be offered at local farms listed in the paragraph C.1.3. of this form. During the project, the trainees will be supported by the Commission in co-ordinating the Team -working through the provision of the following services: • linguistic, cultural and pedagogical; • matching action between the companies in which it held internships; • identification of the flights, buying tickets and better housing accommodations; • insurance coverage for the entire period of mobility; • mentoring and constant monitoring; • practical support for any logistical and organizational problems and a monetary contribution, called ""Erasmus + pocket"" in order to contribute share to cover the cost of meals and local transportation to / from the workplace. The mobility experience abroad will have a major impact on the participants: 1. In the professional point of view: knowledge of other labor markets and other economies, methods, approaches and different work techniques; development of new professional skills, language and technology; 2. From the point of view of personal growth: to know the aspects of another culture, develop a sense of responsibility and autonomy, increasing self-esteem and, therefore, self-employment. The project T.R.A.D.E. will have an impact at local, regional, national and European level, thanks to the following benefits: • opening of new start-ups; • 45% of learners (25% in Italy and 10% abroad) will find a stable employment by reducing the regional unemployment rate; • increased availability and availability on the labor market of qualified personnel; • improving management skills and strategies of internationalization; • closer link between education and the business world; • easier recognition of competences at European level; • Development of the European labor market."

Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff are implemented by organisations holding an Erasmus accreditation. Each accredited project represents a step in the implementation of the organisation's long-term Erasmus Plan.

"Among the sectors of the Smart Specialization Strategy of the 2014-2020 Region, two are highlighted with great intrinsic potential on which it is still important today, following the publication of the new programme, to invest resources for the improvement of skills and competitiveness:- TOURISM AND CULTURE;- ICT AND INNOVATIVE TERTIARY.""ICT4Tourism"" was born from the idea of integrating the two aforementioned sectors, to create opportunities to forge new job prifiles r able to apply the principles and tools of ICT to the tourism industry and to all economic sectors connected to it, since the innovative development of the sector represents a potential strength capable of taking off the regional economy and producing consequent benefits in terms of employment.The participants to the Erasmus + ""ICT4Tourism"" mobilities were 102 Calabrian graduates who benefited from the grant within one year of graduation in one of the following VET sectors:1) administration, finance, marketing, accounting, management software development for administrations in the tourism sector;2) tourist reception and hotel hospitality;3) operational management of the service in the dining room, bar and on the floors, including sales and customer loyalty activities;4) agricultural sector, rural development, techniques for the transformation, promotion and marketing of agricultural and agro-industrial products.Most of the candidates came from a medium-low socio-economic and cultural background, with a strong need to refine what they learned during their training from a theoretical point of view through on-the-job training; to develop those soft skills that are impossible to acquire if exposed only to the ""class"" environment, but which can be absorbed in a very receptive way if immersed in a real business dimension; to enhance their skills in a foreign language to broaden their career opportunities and enrich their curriculum; to look out on an international context from where one can learn.Internships were carried out at foreign companies located in Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium belonging to the professional sectors mentioned.During the project, the trainees were supported by the Coordinating commission and the Project Team thanks to the provision of the following services:• linguistic, cultural and pedagogical preparation;• matching action between the companies in which the internships took place;• identification of flights, purchase of tickets and the best accommodation;• insurance coverage for the entire mobility period;• tutoring and constant monitoring;• a monetary contribution, so-called ""Erasmus + pocket"", in order to contribute in part to cover the cost of meals and local transport to / from the workplace• practical-logistical, psychological and health support during the most critical moments triggered by the spread of the COVID -19 pandemic and economic and financial support for the organization of additional services necessary to overcome all the critical issues arising from the situation.The ICT4Tourism project has had an impact at local, regional, national and European level, overcoming the obstacles posed by the advent of the pandemic:• 40% of learners achieved positive results in terms of employment directly attributable to participation in the project;• greater availability and availability on the labor market of qualified technical personnel;• improvement of management skills and internationalization strategies;• greater connection between the educational and the productive world;• easier recognition of competences at European level;• development of the European labor market."