The Project provides practice placements for the 2nd year Navigation and Ship Engineering specialty students of Latvian Maritime Academy’s Maritime Vocational School. Place of practice: yacht ports and shipyards in Valencia, Spain (1st flow) and Malta (2nd flow). Both Spain and Malta are appropriate locations to implement the project as there are many yacht ports and shipyards with a shortage of manpower during the hot season. Meanwhile in Latvia it is very difficult to find an appropriate placement for this kind of practice. Reasons: selective higher class private business sector, which won't employ underage unexperienced students; weather conditions inappropriate for sailing. Practice placements in Spain give our students an opportunity to obtain an international experience – not only professionally, but also to widen their horizons culturally and improve their communication skills with entrepreneurs and co-workers. All the skills are reflected in EUROPASS certificate, which is a good help for enhancing their future career. The added value for the 1st flow is Spanish language skills, which our students learn at home before the placement and also have a professionally-orientated intensive language course in Spain. Knowledge of Spanish language will raise their competitiveness in labor market. Meanwhile the 2nd flow's students will improve their professional maritime English skills. Hands-on participation in the small and medium size enterprise work will enhance our students' future perspectives as an entrepreneurs in Latvia. Time of the practical implementation of the project: June - July, 2015 Language preparation: February - May, 2015 Number of participants total 20, divided in 2 flows: 10 participants each flow. Total time of practice for each flow 30 days. For accompanying person 14 days. Specialties: Conning Officers (14 students); Ship Engineers (6 students) Aims of the project: 1. To provide practice placements in yacht rigging and ship repair jobs; 2. To obtain the necessary professional skills; 3. To widen the cultural horizons and obtain international experience; 4. Motivate students to learn the Spanish language; 5. To raise students competitiveness in the labor market; 6. Raise school's prestige and students motivation to study and take an active position in life. Planned activities: 1. Cultural preparation - necessary to reduce the possible cultural shock and encourage the youngsters to speak the local language. 2. Cultural visits- guided tours to remarkable places of the vicinity, museums, local food markets e.t.c. 3. Professional visits to the similar profile schools and companies. 4. Work placements