The Catering Mobility project was founded 16 years ago with the purpose of giving students the possibility to gather experience abroad after they have finished their studies. More precisely, these experiences have always been internships in the food and nutrition sector. Students from the 'kitchen and service' and the bakery and butcher programs are able to apply for these internships. The 'Chase-Network' started 25 years ago with England, France and Sweden. The Network has since expanded to include 18 partners, 15 different countries and our school has been an active member for 15 years.Every exchange runs for a period of 5 months. Students are guided and assisted by one of the partnerschools. Every country selects, sends and receives students (except Iceland, Scotland and Tenerife, they only receive). During the first month of their stay, students get acquainted with their hosts and the country. A very thorugh language course is combined with cultural excursions, company visits and practical lessons in the hosting school.At all times during their stay, students are assisted and guided by one of the local coordinators or teachers. After the first month follows a 4 month internship in one of the companies, hotels or restaurants selected by the hosting school. During this period the students remain in close contact with their hosts and their own school. For many of them this is their first long stay abroad and the contact with a known partner works both motivating and reassuring. The very important personal contact between the schools is equally important as it allows for quick and easy communication (in case any problems arise).Beside the long term project we started a short term project. The students themselves are the requesting party . Some of them would like to do their practical work-placement abroad during their last school-year. For this project we started a new network for bakery and butchery. The partners are Gothenborg (Sweden), Munich (Germany) and Helsinki (Finland). In springtime we will have a new partner in the Network from Vienna and maybe Kroatië. The students will stay during 4 weeks and the evaluation will be done by one of our teachers.The ERASMUS+ programm gives our students the opportunity to experience a working environment abroad, as well on a material, emotional, intellectual as ability level. Most of our students do not possess the financial means for these kind of programs.It is the perfect way to introduce them to an independent adult-life and a unique experience . A 'European Passport' will complement their diploma when they start looking for work.The coming long term project will run from 19-09-2016 until 19-02-2017 and 18 (or 25)-09-2017 until 18 (or 25)-02-2018. The period in between we solely will be receiving partner.The short term project will take place at the same moment as the workplacement , provided in the schoolprogram. This is very important to get their diploma.For the evaluation we try to involve as many teachers as possible in the project.