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"The aim of the project was to maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of student mobility in logistics and transportation sector in the participating Finnish vocational colleges. The national network consisted of 5 vocational colleges in Eastern Finland (LOG-EF network): SAKKY - Kuopio, YSAO - Iisalmi, PKKY - Joensuu, Esedu - Mikkeli and SAMI - Savonlinna. LOG-EF network had implemented international projects with good results also before, and these results were used as a foundation for this mobility project. International partner schools in this project were from Denmark, Norway and Croatia.The target group of the project was all logistics students of the Finnish colleges: both youngsters and adults, including also the students in apprenticeship training. Most of the participating students took part into two week long training modules in Denmark and Norway. Content of the training was professional: for example in Norway ""First aid and social regulations"". Some of the students carried out their practical training (4 weeks) abroad, in Denmark and Croatia. Training was organized in local transportation companies and offered an valuable experience of working in other European transportation company. All the participating students gained knowledge, competences and skills of international tranportation that they could not achieve in their own home school or even in their home country. Also a lot of teachers participated to mobilities, some of them only guiding students through their mobility experience - some having their first touch and understanding to international mobility and vocational training in foreign colleges. Concerning staff most important aim was to involve new teachers to international activities.As a result of this project many Finnish logistics students had a chance to gain professional skills abroad. The staff of colleges was as widely involved to the project as possible. Mobility was reciprocal: colleges from Denmark and Croatia sent their students to Finland via this international mobility network. The established network for international cooperation will continue to work together also after this project. All are sending students to each other's colleges via other mobility projects. Some of the colleges are also planning to apply a common strategic partnership project together later on."

International competencies become more and more important in many professions. Mobility programmes foster the European cooperation of schools, companies, chambers as well as initial and further education providers in Hamburg. The project “Hamburg goes Europe 2016” aims at strengthening the European placement programmes and the Work-Based Learning within Europe in order to contribute to the assimilation of vocational education in the EU and to identify the need for qualified employees.In cooperation with the Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education (HIBB), Arbeit und Leben Hamburg develops ECVET transnational learning units and intents to strengthen the European dimension of vocational education and to improve the transparency of vocational education systems. With that, the technical, linguistic and intercultural competencies of participants are to be improved.The project is to promote the mobility of trainees in vocational training as well as participants in further education of all professions and to provide incentives for the Europeanisation of the initial and further education in Hamburg. The aim is to strengthen the city of Hamburg as an international commercial capital with its well educated skilled workers and to affirm and further develop the role of Hamburg as a front-runner concerning trainees’ mobility. The project also provides nationwide 250 Pool-scholarships for learners from all professional sectors. Employees working in vocational education are enabled to getting to know innovative working techniques and teaching methods abroad as well as to developing and evaluating transnational ECVET learning units.With this project, Arbeit und Leben Hamburg as applicant body, the vocational schools in Hamburg, the cooperating companies as well as the Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education amd the health care schools plan to send 600 learners (including the before mentioned 250 Pool-scholarships) and 120 people working in the vocational education sector in another European country within 2 years.The project “Hamburg goes Europe 2016“ has the following target groups: - Learners in initial vocational preparation- Learners in initial vocational education- Learners in their 1st year after completion of an initial or further vocational education regulated by law- Employees working in vocational education: Teachers at vocational schools, employees at chambers and ministries as well as trainers, HR managers in companies and other vocational education .Through transnational mobility the employees working in vocational education can be prepared for the challenges of internationalisation. This project intends to increase the percentage of students in transnational mobility measures and to promote their willingness to move in future.Arbeit und Leben Hamburg enables learners and employees in vocational education to educate themselves linguistically, technically and with regards to intercultural competencies in all EU countries for a period of 5 days up to nine months. With the extensive network of partner organisations abroad Arbeit und Leben Hamburg support companies, chambers, vocational schools and other institutions in planning and carrying out vocational stays abroad in the following sectors: crafts, logistics, aviation, IT and new media, hotel and tourism, gastronomy, education and health, business. All sectors have been developed through long lasting partnerships. The choice of hosting partners is the result of an already existing cooperation between the vocational schools, Arbeit und Leben Hamburg and the partner organisations.

All mobilities and activities planned for the project were completed successfully: 1) ERASMUS PRO - three students, (2 boys and 1 girl), electrical engineering technicians and electronics technician after completing their third year of high school went through three months of professional training in companies in UK. 2) 14-days mobilities for twenty-five 3rd grade students who had their practical training in companies and school workshops in Denmark, Spain, Slovakia and UK. That experience is important for better educational results and gaining additional practical competences. 3) Mobility of five teachers who took part in job shadowing in partner schools in Finland, Portugal and Estonia, which is essential for their further professional development.The participants in the mobility were third-grade students in the following fields: electrical engineering technician, IT technician, mechatronics technician, electronics technician and road traffic technician. Electrical engineering technicians have completed compulsory professional practice during mobility period, which is a prerequisite for them to enroll in 4th grade.Other fields - IT technician, mechatronics technician, electronics technician and road traffic technician do not have foreseen professional practice as a part of their new experimental curricula, but through mobility they had the opportunity to get insight into real working environment.The school has verified the professional practice and work experience that students acquired during mobility period as a professional practice conducted in the Republic of Croatia for electrical engineering technicians, and for other fields as part of learning outcomes from specific vocational courses or additional knowledge through Europass Mobility and ECVET.All participants were under the age of 18 and it was their first experience in working in a company / school in a foreign country and communicating in English. For the purpose of assessments of participants' progress and satisfaction with mobility, but also as assistance in completing the work diary or helping with any difficulties during the mobility period participants were in 80% accompanied by teachers. Their task was to be in constant contacted with participants, their mentors at workplace, and to make visits to the participants in the workplace / school workshop.The following results were achieved:•better educational results,•increased initiative for self-employment and entrepreneurship•improvement in knowledge of foreign languages,•greater cross-cultural awareness, •promotion of vocational education in our region•networking with colleagues of similar interests and ambitionsThe second activity of this project included teachers who teach in vocational fields. In the period of mobility the teachers visited partner vocational schools in Finland, Portugal and Estonia.The following activities were carried out:•introductory lecture on the Finnish / Portuguese / Estonian education system,•visit of the company of students’ work placement,•observing of colleagues' lessons,•analysis of lessons,•meeting and agreement on future cooperation,•short workshops•awarding of certificates.The following results were achieved:•improved competencies of participants in teaching,•better understanding of education in different countries,•better quality of work with practical contents,•increased motivation and satisfaction in work•personal contacts with colleagues from other countries, which can lead to future cooperation on new projectsThis project also fulfilled some of the strategic goals of the school internationalization:1. Mobility of students, teachers and professional associates (both as sending and as receiving institution)2. Partnerships with domestic and foreign educational institutions, companies and social partners3. Effective management and implementation of international projects4. Recognition and evaluation of acquired knowledge and skillsThe project was carried through in cooperation with some old but also new partner organizations thus expanding the network of partner institutions.

Omnia Onni and Expert Onni mobility projects were awarded a Leonardo da Vinci Mobility Certificate in 2009. These mobility projects will be continued and developed in the new Erasmus+ Programme. Newly graduated people who are in the labor market can also participate in the new Omnia Onni project. Internationalization is one of Omnia’s strategic development areas. In this project especially those fields were there aren’t a lot of international activities will be encouraged to participate. Over 100 students and 6 newly graduated will participate in this multi fielded mobility project. The participants will be selected in cooperation with the international coordinators, teachers, heads of departments and students’ welfare services. The student mobilities will be carried out in the final year of the studies.Omnia has good experiences of PLM mobilities from previous projects. In this project there will be mixed groups of Omnia students and newly graduated people. The mobilities will be promoted to the students who are going to graduate from Omnia. The selections will be made based on the applications and recommendations of teachers.There are in total 26 mobilities for Omnia staff members and for business life partners who will carry out the mobilities together with Omnia’s staff. Especially those staff members who haven’t been involved in international activities will be encouraged to participate to make international activities more known in the organization. In order to offer more possibilities for the staff members the length of the mobility can be chosen to last 3 to 14 days. The program and content of the mobilities vary depending on the objectives of the participant and the organisation. The focus can be for example on ECVET, benchmarking, guiding students or supporting the evaluation process of student’s skills.For students and graduates there are 14-80 days’ on the job learning periods in the project. Each participant will take part in the preparatory activities like cultural course, language course and meetings about practical things. The on the job learning period will be carried out in a relevant company. Participants have learning agreements which include the work tasks and skills and competences to be acquired during the mobility. After the mobility the acquired skills and competences will be recognized in the studies. People on the labor market can get this period recognized in their future studies.Omnia’s mobility team is in charge of the project from planning and implementing to reporting. There are the head of international activities, 3 coordinators and two assistants in the team. In addition all the units in Omnia have teachers who participate in the implementation of the project. The project will be executed following the internationalization strategy and the mobility processes of Omnia. As Omnia has long experience in mobility projects all the necessary tools (application forms, students’ information files, material for preparation etc.) for project management already exist. The mobility experiences during and after the studies improve the students’ possibilities to get further study place and are considered as an advantage in the labor market. The language skills, cultural competence and vocational skills improve. The experience makes it easier to work or study abroad later on. The documents in which the acquired skills and competences are clearly described give good information to the employers and educational organizations.The staff mobilities improve the cultural and language skills of the staff. Using a foreign language in different contexts gets easier. Also the knowledge of the European educational systems, work culture and methods and ECVET system is very important.The certificated mobility project gives the organization excellent possibilities to develop the mobility activities and processes in the long term.