The project "Apprenticeship in European Union" will be realized in the form of two-week training of 40 students of our school of gastronomy, horse care and landscape architecture profiles, in companies which deal with above mentioned branches in England (London) and Italy (Bologna). The chosen partners are organizations which operate in education and professional development. They have a lot of experience in organizing international mobility of students, young workers, graduates, educators and teachers. The participants of the project are students at an early stage of vocational education, at the technical grade. The project answers the needs of students and work market of Malopolska region: according to the employers’ organization young people who finish school have far too low professional experience. Our students mainly come from Nowy Sącz and surrounding small villages, with big unemployment rate. Because of that there is a demand for self-employment – creating companies which offer attractive services. Chosen profiles are connected with the development of the region where tourism is dominating. Before the apprenticeship students will be provided with the language cultural and pedagogical preparations and logistics support (journey, accommodation, local transport, tutoring). The training will be held in carefully selected companies according to vocational profile. The apprenticeship will be monitored by the representatives of ZSP and Partners. Additionally students will be supported by mentoring system to ensure the best quality of training. During apprenticeship students will gain new professional abilities, see ways of running companies and organization of service market of partner countries. As a result students will be more open on new experience, aware of the need of lifelong learning. They will be more mobile on the European work market. Experience gained during work placement will be valuable in the educational process in a Polish vocational school The project realizes the needs connected with the school curriculum and taking into consideration the demands of the changing market. Objectives: - two-week training abroad of 40 students of gastronomy, horse care and landscape architecture profiles, divided into two groups (group I – gastronomy classes/ Great Britain, group II - horse care and landscape architecture/Italy) - participation in European mobility of students of early stage of vocational training, achieving documents which confirm gaining foreign professional experience, - developing theoretical and practical skills in a given job, -introducing to the school training curriculum elements of British cuisine, Italian landscape architecture and horse recreation which can be implemented in our region, - developing professional English language skills, -getting to know hosts’ culture and thanks to it supporting social cohesion and inter-cultural dialogue, showing mental and cultural differences, - supporting personal development and adaptation abilities of the youth coming from undeveloped regions of the south-eastern Poland. As a result of the project we can expect: - getting Europass Mobility, ECVET certificates and other confirmations - completing school training - developing practical abilities of our students -the increase of the school prestige - developing professional activity of our graduates, who will have innovative professional abilities, will be able to move on the European work market easily, know foreign languages, be creative, respect the rules of democracy and tolerance, be full of respect for others - the decline of the unemployment rate as a result of the increase of enterprises and self-employment - the increase of the attractiveness of our region due to varied and professional touristic services