"1) Main activities - internationalisation strategy results and impactThe mobility plan proposed for the first year of implementation of the school international strategy involves 56 students’ and 10 teachers’ mobility for training activities and it is aimed at:- Ensuring the integration of mobility into the curriculum through the comparison with international partners who have developed new tools and educational paths internationally oriented. The direct comparison with corporate partners also leads the school to align with the needs of the labor market.- Modelling the bonds started on the territory with the actors of the labor market, both in the creation of internships and in the development of international partnerships.Therefore, increasing the complementarity of the actors in the network without losing sight of the existing diversity and autonomy, using national and international network as best one can and enhancing the experiences already made.The curving given to the internationalization strategy of the EU is based on a careful reflection on the skills of the different courses born from the school reform and from their consistency with the needs of vocational education of the territory, characterized by innovative processes and oriented to the export and the global markets.In terms of education policy, the training activities are planned in collaboration with a network of international partners that has a diversified background and ""expertise"", supported by important partners in the local area: Industrial Union of the Province of Varese; Chamber of Commerce; Association of Small Industries and by prestigious international groups willing to invest in vocational education and to work with the school, in order to:- Implement the integration of the European dimension into the curriculum in a systematic and on-going way- Consolidate the network of relations with various educational agencies;- Promote new forms of skill certifications in line with the European and Regional frameworks;- Disseminate innovative training models integrated into the curriculum and promote their sustainability over time;2) Type and profile of the participants and activities StudentsThe 56 three-weeks’ placements scheduled for students are aimed to integrate into the curriculum the international dimension and mobility with an approach oriented to the Personal Learning Environment (PLE). This implies that the students will use different methods and techniques designed to enhance the soft skills: on the one hand e-Learning and on the other hand self-learning through direct experience in the companies, without distinction between the two different moments.In line with the PLE (Personal Learning Environment) methodology, the placement programs will be designed to:- meet the specific needs of the local economy and the professional profile of each trainee - be accompanied by ""follow-up"" activities to check the results of the experience .Students will be able to develop soft skills, team working, language skills, critical thinking, autonomy and pro-activity thanks to the interaction with the representatives of the business world. They will find people who share the same interests and will have the opportunity to exchange information and knowledge.Teachers/staffThe teachers’ placements need to be consistent with the review of the curriculum which is not a list of contents any more, but is based on skills and competences, with a high level of common design, aimed at expanding the training offer with a careful look at the integration of the planned activities into the curriculum.The ""Staff Competences"" to be developed belong to teaching and methods domains and are aimed to:- Analyze the soft skills required by companies operating on the target markets for local businesses- Receive stimuli for the educational innovation and for experimenting new forms of cooperation in the field of education;- Promote planning capacity of training placements;- Plan work placement paths in an international context;- Promote the comparison in the field of the skill certification in formal and non-formal settingsAccompanying teachersAs expected from the technical Erasmus+ guidelines, each group of students will be accompanied by a teacher who will stay for a short period of time, five days plus two travel days,, to optimize the cost benefit ratio, but enough to:- ensure the inclusion of the trainee in the new reality- control the quality of the accommodation- make arrangements with the tutors of the hosting institution and the company, - take care of integration into the company and follow the subscription of the Learning and Training agreements."