The Helene-Engelbrecht-Schule sent 9 second year educational therapist trainees for a 12 week placement in Linz (Upper Austria). There, they work at different work places of the "Lebenshilfe" which is based on parts of their practical training. Further the Helene-Engelbrecht-Schule sent four second year care assistant trainees and four second year geriatric nurse trainees for a 5 week placement to Hilleröd (Denmark). According to the practical training the placements will be arranged at different work places The programme is designed to be executed within the time period of starting in 2014 and ending in December 2015. The objectives of the programme are based on the development and improvement of task - based and intercultural competencies of the students. The given challenge of crossing borders is a chance to broaden the learners’ horizon, to gain international knowledge and to develop expertise in terms of life-long learning. The focus of the project is set on the confrontation with the foreign educational and health care system related to theoretical and practical parts of the training. Being and working abroad the students should get an overview of the application of nursing models, theories and concepts and the usage of care techniques and innovative nursing aids that are practiced at the host care institutions. Another aspect relates to the issues of integration and inclusion, and in particular concerning the students’ practice. Above all, the project promotes the students occupational mobility and flexibility. Further, we hope that all the gained experiences will influence the students and everybody who is involved in their practical and theoretical training in a positive and sustainable way. The long term aim of the Helene-Engelbrecht-Schule is the implementation of occupational mobility for all types of educational programmes of the school.