The project involves two two-week trainings for two groups of 16 students from The Technical Building School in Gliwice (Zespol Szkol Budowlano-Ceramicznych) in the Building Industry Training Centre in Frankfurt/Oder (Berufsförderungswerk e.V. des Bauindustrieverbandes Berlin-Brandenburg) The subject of the training is developing skills in wooden constructions (carpentry) and paving. The project was consulted with the building and landscape architecture companies and meets the needs of the students and the construction industry in our region, where the lack of skilled workers is noticeable. The apprenticeship is integrally connected with the students' curriculum in PolandThe training will take place in April and Mai 2017. The participants will be the students of the second and the third grade of Technical High School carefully chosen in the process of selection. The students will be accompanied by two teachers from the school who will provide the linguistic, pedagogical and vocational support as well as monitoring and evaluation of the training. They will track the students’ progress and will assess the quality of the training in cooperation with German instructorsThe general aim of the project is learning new skills and gaining experience but also making students aware of the importance of workers’ mobility within the European Union. The project will provide the students with foreign training so that they could develop professionally and personally. The effect of the training will be not only developing practical skills but also enhancing the attractiveness of vocational education and training and mobility for individuals and personal development. The participation in the project will be a valuable component of the vocational education. The students will gain professional competence and intercultural knowledge so they will be ready for further professional development. They will be equipped with the ability to undertake new tasks on constantly changing labor market and they will be more competitive and flexible. The language practice and the experience of using the foreign language both in everyday situations and at work is also a crucial element of the projectThe participants will be supported on every stage of the project - they will take part in cultural and linguistic preparation organized by the school. The school will take care about the insurance and will buy the work wear. The logistic support to the beneficiaries will be given also by the school which will organize the transfer to Frankfurt, and by the German partner who will provide not only the training but also the accommodation and cultural program.The partner for the project was chosen very carefully and is an experienced training institution. The practice will be conducted according to the German methodology under the supervision of highly experienced instructorsMonitoring and evaluation of the project will start at the preparation stage and will continue up to the end of it. During the training the students will be given marks and at the end of the training they will be given the certificates of their skills. Validation of the competences acquired by the individual beneficiary will be based on the Europass Mobility certificate. The introduction of the ECVET system is also plannedThe results of the project for the school contain the acquisition of new skills and training standards in the area of vocational education based on experience gathered during the placement. The school will teach better, there will be more candidates and the graduates will be better prepared for the future career. That also means an improvement in the building industry in our region and in the country Dissemination of the results of the project at school will involve informing the students and their parents. and a conference for the teachers. The publication presenting the project and describing its results will be available on the school’s website and will be published in the local press. The school will organize a conference for building companies, school authorities and vocational schools’ teachers to present the outcomes of the project. The presentation of the project will be shown at the Educational Fairs