Context/background of project In this project, a group of 4 vocational agricultural schools will cooperate. These partners have cooperated previously in the exchange of staff and students. The partners would now like to lift their cooperation to a higher and more sustainable level. The animal husbandry sector needs only te best students that graduate from vocational colleges to fill the job openings at the labor market. The partnerschools therefore aim to prepare their students extra well for their future jobs in the sector. They will prepare students by offering them modules that are built around new innovative subjects in the field of animal husbandry. The modules will be offered in an international learning environment, enriching students with both subject specific knowledge as well as a meaningfull international experience. Objectives of your project & description of activities: 1. Agree on the content and the level of at least 8 educational modules in the field of animal husbandry to be developed within the partnership, using input from companies from the sector related to the partnerschools; 2. Agree on the learning outcomes in these modules (8 clusters of learning outcomes); 3. Create at least 8 educational modules in animal husbandry (of roughly 60-120 guided learning hours each), consisting of a theoretical and a practical component. These modules all address topics in the field of animal husbandry. Each school decides on what topics they would like to develop an educational module. When making this decision the following factors are taken into consideration: a. The expertise of the (staff members of) the school. b. The existing expertise and demand of the related partner companies (in animal husbandry) in the region of the school. c. The demand for skills that the partner companies have. Issues they deem important should be addressed within the partnership. d. Attractiveness of the content of the modules for the students from the partner institutions. 4. Working out uniform ways to assess the learning outcomes in each unit in such a way that both knowledge and skills are assessed; 5. Agree on the recognition & validation of the educational modules (learning outcomes) in the curriculum of the home institutions (Examples from http://www.your-ecvet.eu/ will be used); 6. Working out ways to exchange students between the partner institutions on a regular basis. Making appointments about: a. The numbers of students to be exchanged b. The periode and duration of the exchange c. The preconditions for the exchange d. Accommodation and guidance during the exchange 7. Working out ways to give these international mobilities a permanent place in each other’s curricula. Number and profile of participants; During the project period, the project will involve: 40 vocational agricultural students interested or specialized in the field of animal husbandry. 12-16 teachers and staff members from the partnerschools Many more students and staff members after the project period Methodology to be used in carrying out the project; The backbone of communication during the project is formed by a series of project meetings: 5 meeting in a 2-year period. The meetings will consist of a number of working sessions in which the partners work on intellectual outputs (module-descriptions, educational modules and exams). Not only do they work on the outputs, but they also exchange best practices by visiting each other classess, exams and practical students training. Before each meeting, the coordinator assigns a number of 'homework tasks' to the partners. All partners will participate in all 5 international meetings. Besides the partnerschools, during the meetings there are also opportunities to visit related companies that will be used for the practical components of the educational modules. Description of the results and impact envisaged and finally the potential longer term benefits: -Development of 8 innovative, international modules in the field of agriculture; -Agreements about the exchange of students, so that they can study these modules; -Recognition and validation of the learning outcomes obtained by the students between the partners (ECVET practices). These are the results envisaged. This project will provide the colleges involved to start up international learning activities: offering international education to international groups of students. This will enable students from all over Europe to enjoy part of their education in the field of animal husbandry abroad. Ultimate goal is to extend the network of partners involved, enabling students from anywhere in Europe to take international learning modules at partner institutions and getting their learning outcomes recognized and validated in their own curricula.