In times of the economic crisis and the high rates of youth unemployment facilitating longterm employment of young apprentices becomes extremely valuable. The main purpose of this project is to provide VET learners with skills that match the needs of the labour market – national and transnational - and thereby to increase their chances for a smooth transition into stabile employment and self-employment. The objectives of this project is to increase the knowledge and self confidence of VET apprenticesin European technical structure and techniques and improve these skills which will make them multi skilled in the hair and beauty industry.The activities aim at increasing the employability, self-employability and horizontal and vertical mobility of participants in the local, national and EU labour market promoting marketability of their curricula with previous work experience in the European context, internationally recognized certifications, good foreign language preparation (especially work-specific); and to stimulate a desire to update and refresh their skills and learning also after the school training and the traineeship. The project, of a 24 months duration, has the specific objective to develop and certify practical skills on state-of-the-art equipment in companies that work with cutting-edge technologies, and soft skills (such as dealing with customers) in a real-world environment to 60 students (4 groups of 15). The groups of participants aged 17 years or older, enrolled in the 2nd year of the Hairstyle and Beauty course, will take part in a mobility activity in Bergamo, Italy. This objective will be achieved through traineeships in Italy in modern beauty and hair salons. Mobility will last 2 weeks and will be preceded by a preparatory phase (pre-departure and on-arrival) to introduce the experience from the cultural and practical point of view, contextualizing them within the professional training which they will be attending. The mobility will include 2-week work-based training, that will include a 1-day on-arrival preparation and a 1-day final evaluation, organized by the HO. It is decided that the mobility lasts 2 weeks in order for the learners to have enough time to be introduced to their new surroundings, become acquainted with the working environment, absorb a basic specific language terminology and to have enough time for a quality training process. The choice of the host country is linked to the fact that Italy represents one of the reference points in Europe for the professional standards of the hairdressing sector and trends. The project is promoted by Oracle in collaboration with the HO IKAROS. The HO has a consolidated experience in training VET learners, and taking part in transnational and international mobility programmes for VET learners. The HO has collaborated in VET learner mobility programmes with Oracle. The project was a natural continuation and a reinforcement of an ongoing cooperation between the applicant and the host organization. The mobility of VET learners in the partner countries will improve social cohesion and international cooperation. The cooperation between the VET training institutions will, on one side, contribute to the internationalization of their courses, comparison and division of best practices, creation of new cooperation projects in the future and the possibility of involving new international partners in future projects. This will inevitably promote intercultural learning of all parties included. The visibility of the project, ensured by the dissemination activities of the partners involved, will make visible the quality of VET training and employment and professional opportunities, making vocational training a more modern and attractive learning option. Finally, the resulting increase in the number of qualified workforce in the respective sectors will bring upon a reduction of the unemployment rate, increase in longterm employment and consequentially contribute to the economic growth on the European level. The new workforce will not only be more qualified for the respective area of work, but also be more adaptable to international and intercultural working environments. Also, it will influence the international labour force mobility, with qualified young people equipped with intercultural and interpersonal skills for finding employment abroad.