ITCG Fermi has been organising traineeships, entrepreneurship projects, international projects for years. The current project, aimed at offering students in the tourism section the chance to do a 30-day traineeship in the tourism field in five European countries (Ireland, UK, Malta, France, Spain), represents a further step towards increased occupability and international scope for the students, while guaranteeing added value to both the Fermi school and the many local companies operating in the tourism field, by further connecting the world of education and the job market, and by creating a close relationship between the students' curriculum and the cultural, economic and social development of the area where the school operates . The beneficiaries are 50 students who are attending the 11th, 12th and 13th forms of the tourism section. The expected outcomes can be classified into three large areas: - better communication skills in English, French or Spanish; - acquiring key competences such as flexibility, self-management, problem solving, team work and entrepreneurship skills; - better professional-technical skills. The project meets the educational needs of the students by enhancing personal interests and personal learning styles and by giving them the opportunity to complete their education by acquiring soft skills and more practical skills which will make it easier for them to access the job market. This will reduce the risk of early school leaving and prevent school failure. We are going to organise five flows, two in October 2014 (Spain and Malta), two in June 2015 (Ireland and Wales), the last one in October 2015 (France). This will allow the participation of students now attending the 12th and 13th grade (who will be able to apply for the first two flows) and of the students who are now attending the 11th grade (who will be given the opportunity to apply in 2015). The beneficiaries of the first two flows will act as “ambassadors” for the students who are interested in taking part in the second and third flows, by meeting them and giving them information about their experience. The schedule of the activities will be as follows: candidates will be informed through factfiles and information meetings. Once the applications will have been handed in, selections will be carried out through individual interviews and a multiple-choice test. The selected students will take part in some preparation activities organised by the Fermi teachers. The administration office will handle all the practical aspects of the mobility (insurance, tickets, documents etc.). During the traineeship, the receiving partners will organise monitoring activities with both the beneficiaries and the companies. To disseminate the results Fermi will organise an open day for the other schools in the area, parents, representatives from the media, local authorities and companies aimed at: - communicating the results; - communicating the importance of international mobility; - presenting follow up actions such as welcoming the students back after their stay abroad, validation of acquired skills, organising traineeships in companies in the area. As for the impact on the sending organisation, international traineeships will become part of the educational curriculum and not an isolated fact: thanks to preparation and follow-up activities, the experience will have an impact not only on the beneficiaries but on the school as a whole, by encouraging younger students (target for further mobility actions) to take part in the project. The impact on the school as a whole will be guaranteed by the accompanying staff too, who will report on their experience in staff meetings and use the acquired skills in future projects and for peer teaching and learning activities with their colleagues. On a broader scale, the project will: • consolidate the link between the world of education and the world of work; • foster the cultural, social and economic development of the area; • provide for more active European citizens; • strengthen soft and professional skills which will contribute to a better society thanks to: innovation, entrepreneurship, occupability and therefore added value for local and European companies (as the students who have carried our a traineeship abroad will be more likely to have career opportunities outside the local area).