"The project ""promote European mobility in handicraft "" was built in on Rhône -Alpes by a consortium composed of 6 members : 1 Coordinator ( Regional craft Chamber of Rhône -Alpes) and 5 sending partners: Drôme Ardèche Vocational Training Association – ADAFP, CCI Ardèche - André Fargier CFA - CFA AF, CECOF, craft Chamber of Rhône CMA69 and SEPR. Note that the world of Craft in Rhône-Alpes represents about 120,000 companies with fewer than 5 employees on average and exercising 500 activities around 4 sectors: construction, food, manufacturing, service. These companies train more than 10 000 apprentices per year. The consortium sending partners are key players for training in the craft of the Rhône-Alpes Region.The organization of 10 mobility projects (8 for apprentices and 2 for companies members of Chamber of handicrafts) was planned. This represented 61 scholarship : 28 apprentices ( stay: 2-3 weeks) preparing a Level IV or V for food trades , automotive, hairdressing and beauty , 5 trainers / staff ( stay: 2-5 days), 23 companies members and staff of the Chamber of Handicrafts ( stay 3 days) and 5 coaches ( stay: 2 days to 3 weeks). In terms of destination projects : 1 in Germany, 1 in the UK, 2 in Italy , 1 in Finland, 1 in Iceland, 2 in Spain, 1 in Belgium and 1 in Estonia.These various mobility projects were designed to provide training and / or exchanges of experiences, Specifically for apprentices : opening to another culture for young people, independence improvement , self-confidence and adaptation, learning new ways of working , developing career , expanding employment opportunities, understanding a foreign language .In terms of consortium management, CRMA has a role of administrative and partnership facilitator (setting up a partnership agreement formalizing roles).. Each partner in the consortium organizes formalization with his interlocutor (sending partners, hosting and / or individual beneficiaries) through specific conventions.Each consortium sending partner has prepared a work plan for his mobilities with six common activities (excluding the mobility activity itself).Activity 1 - Implementation or renewed partnership with host partners.. About 40 % of mobility consortium come from a renewal . For new mobility, contacts were made through the Rhône-Alpes platform for international mobility and ""exchanges"" between the consortium partners.Activity 2 - information to potential beneficiaries: through various tools, sending partners informed their apprentices or firms about the purpose of organized mobility and logistical aspects . Activity 3 - Selection of candidates based on the selection criterias. Activity 4 - : logistics mobility : under the terms of partnerships developed with host partner , the transportation, part management with the sending , administrative and social management was made by the sending partner, the section on finding hospitality businesses, finding accommodation , organization of socio-cultural program by the host partner. The part relating to the monitoring was a joint work between the two partners.Activity 5 - Preparation of applicants: the sending partner planned preparedness actions . The consortium has been working on a training content ""ante"" mobility and could test.Activity 6 - Dissemination: A majority of sending partners has planned specific dissemination activities. Actions under the consortium were also implemented.Apart from the impact on improving personal skills ( self-empowerment , improved self-image , confidence in his abilities ), the consortium expected that the projects for apprentices allow, in the short-term, participants to bring themselves a new structuration to contribute to the success of their degree course and in the medium / long term to ensure their employability. This impact was made by the beneficiaries were able to graduate and have had some job offers.For the coordinator of the consortium, the impact was mainly in terms of image and rooting with CFA and European partners to promote partnership activities for the training of craftsmen and apprentices ."