CRAFTMEN EUXPERIENCE - INTERNATIONALIZATION OF BS WMThe CULTURE of the Berufsschule Weilheim (BS WM) is HISTORICALLY DEVELOPED with a REGIONAL orientation. As mobility and, internationalization are of increasing importance in businesses and in vocational education, the culture of the BS WM needs to be adapted to this development. There are some drivers for the BS WM, especially the base vocational education of asylum seekers and refugees as well as the increase of immigrants in the apprenticeships, but also the ongoing globalization and internationalization of professional activities. This requires numerous changes to the school and the development of intercultural and linguistic skills of the teachers.In this context, we aim to DEVELOP an INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY to develop guidelines for related tasks. The following goals in the field of internationalization are already set at present time:- Apprentices should receive additional offers to collect experience abroad.- Teachers are also expected to gain more experience abroad.- Europass documents are to be used more intensively in general subjects (German and social science).- Foreign language competence should be strengthened for our students by the use of international vocabulary in vocational subjects. We plan MOBILITY AND COOPERATION ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND LEARNERS The objectives of the respective activities are differentiated with regard to the short- and medium-term objectives and focus.For TEACHERS we plan three mobilities, each for 5 persons in a 5-day project:A1. EK / EPAL Kavala (Greece): In terms of fit of vocational focus and logistics, the chosen school proved to be excellent during our first project. This also results in the planned student mobility (see below). However, we intend to enable STUDENT MOBILITY in ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONS. We would like to get in the detail planning on-site with our relevant partners and to enhance the exchange of knowledge among the teaching staff.A2. Luksia (Finland): In Luksia school there is a dedicated internationalization strategy in place. In addition to the fit of vocational focus, Luksia shows a geographic / socioeconomic situation that is similar to the BS WM: here too, the school is located in a rural metropolitan area (here from Helsinki). We would like to learn from the experiences of the Finnish colleagues to detail the internationalization strategy of the BS WM with the gained knowledge in mind. In particular the department of construction / woodworking will benefit from this mobility as Luksia enjoys an excellent reputation, especially in the area of timber construction, and thus offers the opportunity for future mobilities for learners in this area.A3. ROC Mondriaan (Netherlands): This school is characterized by an exceptionally advanced internationalization strategy with the corresponding measures. Here too, we would like to learn from the experiences of our colleagues to allign our internationalization approach. In addition in a preliminary project, specific areas could be identified, which would be ideally suited for future exchange activities: carpenters, painters and automotive mechatronics. These possible mobilities should be planned in detail on-site.B. STUDENTSThe focus of the project is clearly the MOBILITY FOR STUDENTS. We intentionally want to focus on a CRAFTMEN PROFESSION, since the handcraft apprentices have to accept some disadvantages compared to the industrial professions, e.g. the intensity of the exam preparation as well as offers that go beyond professional core activities are rather rare in crafts. Mobility offers are only given to a very small extent in Germany.With this focus 14 PLANT MECHANICS HVAC will spend 10 working days in GREECE every year. In addition to the INTERCULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS and the PERCEPTION of the EU, the mobility should motivate pupils to improve their learning performance, especially with regard to the final exams. Teachers of the BS WM will support the students in the EXAM PREPARATION. In addition, EK Kavala teachers will instruct the students in VENTILATION AND CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY. In addition, every student should participate in a short term (max. 2 days) INTERNSHIP to get to know the working environment in Greece. Of course, the students are also brought into a situation that requires a stronger self-responsibility. We hope that this will also change the attitude of the pupils and possibly also have positive effects on self-esteem.