As the name of the project – innovation in catering – our objective was to make innovation in our school. Due to the expectation of the new curriculum and the challenge of the new teacher life model we had to work on the change of the main school documents. Our teachers needed to be prepared to reach the European level of the vocational training based on European standards. Thus we had the urge to offer such trainings to our colleagues that help to realise the above mentioned aims. The relationship with France both its gastronomy and its vocational education meet this expectations. 4 colleagues went there during the 2-year period and returning from France they presented their portfolio via work diary, report, presentation and practice. Those students who did a 3-month practice studied in the old vocational education system and they were in year 11 and 12. They basically had very little practice and only in the school. The aim of their travel was to increase their hours spent with practice. Another group were based on students taking part in a post graduate education called OKJ training. This group together with the newly started students in Year 9 took part in a new form of education that needs a practising place each year which could mean a problem in such a big number. That is why we were planning continuous practice abroad. A practice abroad has an essential role in our Pedadogical Progamme for a more important reason. The students get more knowledge, their motivation increase and they come back to Hungary being more commited to the profession, with the ability of using the IKT tools, work discipline, etc. 20 students took part in this 3-month practice in 2 parts. Spreading their experience more youngsters applied to our school, the satisfaction of our partners also increased (IMIP), and last but not least such students got out of our school with a new attitude with the ability of renewing, which could innovate the Hungarian catering. A third group in the project consisted of 4 students who spent a 12-month -education in France in two parts. They were students who had already passed their school leaving exam in our school and at the moment they were taking part in the post graduate OKJ training. In that year in France they got a certificate with the help of which they could apply to any job in Europe. Our project thus fits in that institutional programme which aims to innovate.