El Departament d'Educació, DE (Catalan Ministry of Education), taking into account its track record of promoting international activities in the area of ​​Vocational Training (VET) in the last 19 years and following its internationalization plan initiated with the Program of training mobility and European and international cooperation in vocational education, continues to promote the internationalization strategies not only of ED but also of educational centers.In this sense, the present Erasmus + consortium project (VET) European Initial Vocational Placements 2018 (EUROINVOC 2018) is part of a broader joint strategy, which also includes other key Erasmus + actions (KA103, KA3 and KA2).Objectives pursued and achieved:It contributes to the achievement of general objectives of the Erasmus + KA1 action:1. Promote and improve the internationalization strategies of the centers.2. Contribute to the improvement and innovation of the training offer in VET.3. Create a more modern, dynamic and professional collaborative environment for VET centers.As well as specific objectives of the DE:1. Favor the exchange of good practices between centers.2. Increase the number of VET centers in mobility projects and improve the quality of their management.3. Increase the number of stable alliances between the DE, its VET centers and their respective partners.4. Improve the professional skills of both students and teaching staff participating in projects.5. Improve the knowledge of the Erasmus + program by the educational community of the centers.6. Improve the competences of the teaching staff in relation to the implementation of Dual Vocational Training in Catalonia, based on the experience of more consolidated European models.7. Contribute to the implementation in the VET of CLIL methodological approaches.Description of the activities:In this consortium project the participants are from 59 VET centers throughout Catalonia, carrying out 65 mobility flows to a total of 10 EU countries (Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands , Portugal and the United Kingdom). The duration of the flows varies from 15 to 92 days (average of 33 days of stay) and the participants belong to different VET vocational fields.The distribution is:a) VET-SHORT activity of 174 CFGM students, lasting between 21 to 92 days. The recommended minimum duration is 25 days to make the experience truly meaningful. Internships in companies are an integral part of the workplace training module (FCT) with recognition in the participant's academic record.b) VET-SHORT activity of 15 students of basic vocational training (FPB). The duration is 15 days, with 5 companions. The practices have a teaching nature with recognition in the academic record of the participant.c) VET-LONG activity of 6 CFGM students, with an average duration of 90 days. Internships in companies are an integral part of the FCT module with recognition in the participant's academic record.d) VET-STA activity of 7 CFGM teachers for a Job Shadowing experience on the dual system in Germany for 5 days.e) VET-STA activity of 14 CFGM teachers for a Job Shadowing experience on CLIL methodology in Finland for 5 days.The VET specialties represented in the mobilities have been: Administration and management, Commerce and marketing, Computing and communications, Electricity and electronics, Energy and water, Installation and maintenance, Mechanical manufacturing, Food industries, Personal Image, Building and civil works, Agrarian, Health, Sociocultural and community services, Hospitality and tourism, Physical and sports activities and Transport and vehicle maintenance.The management of this project uses online DE platforms:1. ODISSEA moodle platform for managing EUROINVOC project stays: dissemination of information and documentation.2. qBID platform for the homologation of the host companies and the monitoring, evaluation and validation of the students' practices. Results and impact:- Improvement of the professional and transversal competences of the students. Obtaining the title.- Diffusion and sustainability of the Erasmus + program in the centers.- Improves mutual trust between VET centers and their partners; improves the quality of the rooms and their management.- Improvement of the competences of the VET teaching staff on the dual modality of VET.- Improvement of the competences of VET teachers on the application of CLIL / CLIL.- Inclusion of the FPB in internationalization.Long-term benefits:- Improvement of the service charter of VET centers.- Increase the number of active centers in international projects.- Strengthen the regional strategy of the DE to promote mobility.

The AGRICULTURAL and GARDENING - BAVARIA project is located in the context of traineeships of students of Initial Vocational Education and Training of professional families of agricultural and gardening, specifically the completion of the module (or part thereof) workplace traineeships defined in the curriculum of these studies. The number of participants have been one for each flux, and the profile has been that of a high school student with basic ESO studies and / or entrance test to VET. The ages of these students were between 17 and 24 years. The main activity has been the realization of the traineeship according to the activity plan for work experience as defined in the curriculum.Regarding to the methodology, it has been be the one defined by the Departament d’Ensenyament de la Generalitat de Catalunya:CONTROL AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE WORKPLACE PRACTICEAt schoolThe vocational training coordinator.The work experience tutors.At the organisation/companyThe responsible person (company tutor) for coordinating follow-up with the work experience tutor at the training centre.In the AdministrationThe School-Company Relations Unit of the Department of Programmes and Projects for the Promotion of Vocational Education and Training, which was in charge of authorising the agreements and providing the necessary support for monitoring the work experience.Finally the traineeship tutor made the final assessment together with the company tutor.The results of this project have been to improve the language skills of the participants, knowledge of European reality, the possibility of expanding the curriculum of participants with mobility experience, always valued in today's job market.The impact on participants has been to complete their traineeships abroad and expand its curriculum. For participating organizations impact has been positive at local and regional level; To the sending organization it has been useful to improve the quality of their studies, attract future students and improve its image abroad. To the host organization it has been allowed the knowledge about the training offered in other countries.Possible long-term benefits included increasing employment opportunities and the transition to the labor market, and developing European cooperation in the field of vocational training.

The Departament d'Ensenyament (Ministry of Education of Catalonia), hereinafter 'DE' continues to provide continuity to international mobility initiatives in the field of Vocational Training (FP) a through the promotion of consortium projects among the public centers of their ownership. In this line, the project Erasmus + (VET) European Initial Vocational Placementes 2017 (EUROINVOC 2017)It is part of a broader joint strategy, which also includes another Erasmus + (HE) consortium project. The actions carried out seek to initiate the educational centers in their own internationalization processes, facilitating collaborative work, the exchange of experiences and good practices, with the intention of laying the foundations that will sustain future projects in the collectives of students and teachers.The objectives pursued with EUROINVOC 2017 have been the Erasmus + generic ones and the specific ones as DE:1- Contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the KA1 action of Erasmus + in students of medium-level training cycles (CFGM), students of basic vocational training (FPB) and trainers for training periods (CLIL methodologies and FP-DUAL implementation).2- Initiate and / or improve the internationalization strategies of the centers in the Erasmus + program.3- Contribute to the improvement and innovation of the training offer in VET in all its levels and specialties.4- Create a more modern, dynamic and professional collaborative environment for VET centers and thus achieve the specific objectives of the project: A: Encourage the exchange of good practices between centers. B: Increase the number of VET centers in mobility projects and improve the quality of their management. C: Increase the number of stable alliances between the D.E., their VET centers and their respective partners. D: Improve professional and non-formal skills, both of students and teaching staff involved in projects. E: Improve knowledge of the Erasmus + program by part of the educational community of the centers. F: Improve teacher competencies in relation to the implementation of DUAL FP in Catalonia, based on the experience of European models more consolidated. G: Contribute to the implementation in CL of CLIL / CLIL methodological approaches for language learning.Participants:Total declared participants in MobilityTool, including companions = 266Participants mobilized:Total of students of CFGM-ISCED-3: 219 students Average duration of mobilities 37.5 daysTotal students of FPB-ISCED-2: 15 students and 4 companionsTotal faculty: 28The specialties of F.P. represented in the mobilities have been: Administration and management, Commerce and marqueting, Computing and communications, Electricity and electronics, Energy and water, Installation and Maintenance, Mechanical manufacturing, Food industries, Personal image, Building and civil works, Agrarian, Health, Socio-cultural services and the community, Hospitality and tourism, Physical activities and Sports and Transport and maintenance of vehicles ..The activities developed in relation to the mobilities have been: 1-Mobility of students of Middle Grade for minimum durations of 29 days to carry out internships in companies recognized as FCT module (Work Centers Training). 2-Mobility of students of Basic Vocational Training for 14 days to carry out internships in companies recognized as a FCT module, promoting the mobility of participants fromDisadvantaged environments with the support of 4 companions. 3-Mobility of teachers for 5 days to perform job shadowing in CLIL / CLIL methodological approaches (in Finland) and training modelsDUAL consolidated (in Germany).The host countries were: France: 30%, Italy: 29%, Finland: 8%, Germany: 8%, United Kingdom: 6%, Ireland: 6%, Denmark: 3%, Malta: 3%, Belgium: %, Slovenia, Portugal, Romania, The Netherlands and Austria.At the same time, the implementation model of the last two years has been followed, deploying the training mobility program and international cooperation in FP, allowing a network of collaboration with the shipping centers through the ODISSEA moodle platform for the management of mobilities and the qBID platform for the homologation of the activities carried out by the students in the countries of reception.The objectives of the project are considered achieved, highlighting the consolidation and continuity as well as the dissemination of the Erasmus + program, the improvement of the professional and transversal competences of the students in the obtaining of the title, the improvement in the relationship between VET centers and their partners, the improvement in the management in the centers, the improvement in the quality of the mobilities and in the improvement of competences of the faculty. Improvement of the image of the VET centers, and new centers begin in the internationalization with Erasmus +, reinforcing the DE strategy in mobility promotion.

INS GARROTXA - FINDING YOUR FEET project has been one of the internationalization projects promoted by the mobility committee of Institut La Garrotxa. It involved two different activities:Activity A – Student Mobility in practice period:The profile of the participants was current Vocational Educational Training (VET) students or recent graduates from our High School with minimum studies of Secondary School or Basic Vocational Studies background. They could also come from the vocational access test. The students were from 17 to 29 years old.The objectives were the internationalization of practices in companies, the improvement of professional and linguistic skills, the enhancement of transversal competences, such as the development of personal and social skills; and the promotion of the mobility of students residing in disadvantaged rural areas or students with fewer possibilities.The participants were students from almost all VET Studies of our centre eager to carry out the Workplace training (FCT) in different company sectors. The mobility took place in Sweden, Ireland and Romania. The internship period comprised between 21 and 63 days depending on the company, country and participant profile. For twelve students the mobility lasted for a period of 465 days in total, between June and September in receiving centres we had previously worked with, except for two of them which were new contacts.The methodology used has followed the Workplace training module rules defined by the Dept. of Education of the Generalitat de Catalunya: Contact with a sector company partner or searching a new ones, definition of the activity plan and dates of the internship period, signing of the learning agreements, mentorship by the practices tutor of our school and joint final assessment with the hosting tutor collected in the QBID digital notebook.The results achieved were the completion of the learning activities of the Workplace Training module, the improvement of the language skills of the participants, the expansion of the curriculum of the participants with a mobility experience abroad always valued in the current labour market. Furthermore, the knowledge of the European reality and the improvement of the personal and social skills development in a European context. All of them were accomplished in the short and long term.The expected impact on the participants was to complete their Workplace Training and obtain a Vocational Educational Training (VET) title, in addition to expanding their curriculum. For the participating organizations it has been a differential fact. For Ins La Garrotxa it has implied an improvement in the quality of its offer and educational methodology, an increase of the enrolled students and the improvement in its external image. It has also allowed the host organizations to know closely the training system offered in other countries.The long-term benefits are the increased of employment opportunities and the ease of transition into the labour market, in addition to strengthening European cooperation in the field of vocational training and the development of personal and social skills.Activity B Training staff mobility:The objective of this activity was focused in the context of improving the linguistic and professional skills of Vocational Educational Training teachers, in addition to improving the educational methodology.The number of mobilities carried out in total was four teachers with a professional training profile and one member of the management team, specifically the administrator, to get used to knowing the project and its opportunities closely. The staff mobility period has been of 26 days in total.The main objectives were the observation of new teaching methodologies and educational tools in a hosting training centre, the observation of study plans, educational programs and professional training practices in single and dual alternation systems. Moreover, the work of the leading companies let them to know the implementation of new technologies.The expected results of this current project were: the improvement of the English language competence, the improvement in the quality of the training given in the curricular training modules, the updating and renewal of knowledge and techniques in Vocational Training. Also, the fluency in the relationships established between teachers and schools in different countries to network internationally both in training and innovation. And finally, the increase in the number of non-linguistic didactic units of our educational program where the CLIL methodology was consolidated.The short and long term impact were the improvement and application of the professional, pedagogical and linguistic knowledge of the participants in the educational program of the centre and the improvement of the quality of the theoretical and practical classes with the students, in addition to promoting training and mobility of the whole educational community.

The project La Garrotxa High School VET TO EUROPE has consisted into two activities: Activity A- 7 mobility grants of students who do an internship and 3 as just graduated. In the first case, this activity has consisted on the realization of a module (or a part) of the internship in workplaces defined in the curriculum of professional studies of gardening, agriculture and livestock and electromechanic maintenance.The main goal was the realization of the module of internship of the studies defined in the plan of activities and specific for the sector to improve their linguistic competences and complete the module of FCT.As far as methodology concerns, the one used was the one defined by the Departament Ensenyament de la Generalitat de Catalunya: contact with the company, plan of activities and dates for the internship period, signature of the agreement, tuition by the tutor of the FCT in the high school and final assessment together with the company tutor.The results of this project have been the certify of the internship in the companies, the improvement of the linguistic competences of the participants and the knowledge of the European reality. The impact on the participants has been to enlarge their curriculum. Organizations have had a positive effect local and regionally. The sending organization has been a different fact to improve their education programme and improve their image outside, for the host organization that has known the technical formation that there is in our school.The long term benefits are the enlargement of employment chances and the transition to the working place, in addition to improve the European cooperation in the professional side.Activity B. Personal mobility for job-shadowing. This activity is done to improve the linguistic and professional competences of the teachers. The number of participants have been two in the gardening and agriculture sector. The main activity has been observing new methodologies of teaching and technical knowledge of the sector.As long as results show,, apart from improving the linguistic competence of English, we want to point out the improvement of the quality of teaching in the VET and High Studies, the uploading and refreshing knowledge and techniques in the professional sector, the relationship established between teachers and schools and Irish companies to work together in a near future. Finally, the growth of the no linguistic didactic units has improved.The impact has been the improvement of the quality of teaching as well as the companies in the area will be given the opportunity to have international students; in addition,, it is possible to pass the acquired knowledge to the rest of the teachers through meetings between different departments.The long term benefits expected is a growing prestige of our school as a referent in the European cooperation.