Project background: The project designed was based on an accurate analysis of the needs of our Agrupamento having in mind the achievement of High quality of education. We also took into consideration the huge changes which occurred in the labour market which clearly pointed out the need to prepare our students for an European labour market. Therefore we designed a European development plan in which we identified the following needs: 1. Internationalization of our Agrupamento and the promotion of a European culture in order to develop the feeling of belonging to a global Europe; 2. develop linguistic skills; 3. develop innovative pedagogical practices through transnational cooperation; 4. enhance skills for efficient inclusive teaching methods of children and youths living in residential institutions; 5. improve transversal ICT skills; 6. improve management skills; Project goals: We selected a set of activities to address the needs identified in the European Development Plan, pointing out the necessity of having more qualified staff who can be able to promote a high quality education. Therefore we promoted the participation of our teachers in professional training courses in European countries having in mind the internationalization of our Agrupamento. Attending these courses together with participants coming from different European countries made it possible to share scientific and cultural knowledge specially the different education systems and pedagogical practices. We succeeded in promoting: - The participation in workshops to apply innovative pedagogical practices and develop new skills; - The participation in professional training courses which involve cooperative work and innovative learning scenarios; - participation in professional training courses which promote the use of ICT in the teaching practice; - the organization of activities which help to develop the international European dimension (participation in international projects); - The development of intercultural skills. -Profile of participants 20 teachers who were willing to: - take part in professional training courses abroad; - develop linguistic skills; - share the European dimension with teachers and students as well as with stakeholders; - Integrate the European dimension and the knowledge acquired in the professional training courses in the teachers teaching practice; -Description of activities The participation in professional training course which address the needs identified in the European Development Plan; -Methodology A team responsible for the implementation of the project was established to assure the dissemination of the project, establishment of the selection jury, the selection process of the candidates, preparation of mobilities, cooperation with the international host organizations before, during and after the mobilities, dissemination and evaluation in cooperation with our partners. - Description of the results and impact attained and potential longer term benefits. The workshops' experience abroad boosted the motivation for intercultural learning and intercultural cooperation and active participation in European projects (E-Twinning, KA2...) and we are now working on 3 new applications to the KA2 Erasmus+ programme together with partners we had the chance to meet in some of the training courses our teachers attended. Besides more qualified teachers are now able to apply systematically innovative pedagogical practices which lead to quality education. We also expect to expand the students and teachers' intercultural, language and social skills in our Agrupamento as well as in the Agrupamentos in the region by organizing training course and workshops in cooperation with Training Centre Nova Ágora. The development of these skills will better prepare our students to face the demands of the European and international labour market. At the same time we were able to gradually introduce quality standards in the work developed at our Agrupamento.