Analysing the recent years statistics from Arad County School Inspectorate, the Local Education Action Plan of the Arad county, the Government Programme 2013-2016, the priorities of the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research, The State of Education for 2014-2015 in Arad, a common need appeared for all the school partners involved in the consortium, a common need which helped to the purpose/aim of the project, to increase the number of graduates of secondary schools and decrease the number of places remaining vacant after admission in technological schools by creating sustainable partnerships with companies, in order to give students a practical training to facilitate their transition from school to work and by default,their place on the labour market.The specific objectives are:- to facilitate internships for students in companies, to adapt the curriculum and to offer teaching support by creating and promoting practical and functional partnerships between schools and economic operators/ companies- to develop and deliver practical training modules for vocational and technical education that meets the needs of employers through partnerships with companies from Arad county;- to develop a strategy for the development of vocational and technical education, in the county of AradIn this regard, we suggest the following objectives:The partners involved in this project are: Arad County School Inspectorate, as the coordinator of the consortium of 17 organizations (8 technological schools and 9 social partners), and two receiving partners.When selecting the partners in the consortium, was taken into account all the areas in which, a demand for skilled labour force was required,according to the information received from the AJOFM.The target group of this project involves 43 teachers of technical school subjects, school headmasters, members of the boards of directors of the schools taking part in the consortium and 13 trainers / responsible for the professional training / staff involved in the strategic development of the institution involved in the consortium. They will participate ina one-weektrainingto one of the two receiving partners AkademieKlausenhofgGmbH Germany or Coleg Cambria England, divided into four streams (two for each partner).During the training mobility the participants will have specific activities for acquiring specific skills, such as:-Structure, relevant actors, supporting tools-observing Practical in-house training in the dual training system-recognizing the way of thinking and the entrepreneurial culture that promotes the dual training system- social relation -companies in the dual training of apprenticesThe project will be implemented by the project management team, named by the Arad County School Inspectorate by internal decision.The results of the project will consist of:- the development of the participants' skills in terms of organization in a dual system- 1 support course for the practice training course tutors of the companies;- 2 training courses delivered by trainers from among participants in training courses by CCIA Arad, until December 2018- one design/ plan of activities for a 6-hour workshop with the topic ‘Education in the dual system’- 2 workshops provided by CCD Arad on the topic ‘Education in the dual system’- 1 strategy for the development of vocational education in the dual system in collaboration with all stakeholders (schools- social partners)-1 power point presentation of the dual system Germany vs. England- 8 planning calendar (1 per participating school) for a training module which will include both the theory and the practice in the dual system, depending on the need of companies.-200 brochures / leaflets containing the presentation of the project, the activities and the results, as well as, a comparison of the professional dual training system- Germany vs. England-8 Erasmus + projects initiated by participantsOn a short run, implementing this projectwill increase the number of viable partnerships between companies and schools, to provide anIPT curriculum in a quality dual system to assist the insertion of graduates into the labour market.On the long run, the number of graduates from secondary schools, who will continue their studies in compulsory education, will decrease, but their interest in vocational education will increase and the labourforce within companies will have the qualifications, skills and competences, in accordance with the requirements of the companies. Thus, a sustainable economic development will be ensured at local, regional, national and European level. Moreover, this project will help achieve the target set by the EC in the Europe 2020 Strategy and by year 2020 as the school dropout rate will drop to 10%.