The situation of young people entering the labor market is characterized by a bad connection between the education system and the labor market. Formal education institutions only marginally associated with the business sector, which makes young people (in addition to the right educational policies according to the needs of the labor market) is also a lack of practical experience. The proposed project will place particular emphasis on leveraging employers to provide practical training for the profession stonecutter, the first contact between the employer and the students, the method of placement and design of a new model of practical training. The relationship between students, employers and schools can be strengthened and improved in a very simple manner that does not require any special organizational changes only slightly different way of working and collaboration. The experience of participating partner countries point to the same practices and needs of target groups as in Slovenia. Employers who carry out practical training with work have a major impact on the further development of young people and their careers. Integrating education and practical training to work is one of the most important areas for the introduction of young people in the working process. Objectives of the project: - The exchange of knowledge and best practices between the partners, - Establishment of a new strategic partnership associations, schools and employers (Sežana, Split, Trieste) and schools (Verona, Ljubljana, Brac, Sežana) - Strengthening the impact on employers provide practical training, - Upgrading the current cooperation partners with similar organizations in other countries and expand this cooperation to new partners • Establishment and implementation of a new model of practical training "Learning for the development of competences" • Acquisition of new skills and competences of teachers, educators and employers, • Acquisition of new practical and useful knowledge for faster responsiveness, and the inclusion of students after school, • Increasing interest among young people to the profession of stonemason, • Increasuing the corporate interest among young people. Target groups and participants (28 participants): - Staff who are active in the field of education and training, - Students, -The company-employers, - The social partners (Chamber of Commerce). Project activities: 1. Establishment of a new strategic partnership between regions in three countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Italy) and each new partnerships. 2. Establishment of a professional team, 3. The creation of a new model of practical training, 4. Study visits and common meetings, 5. Manual of the new model of practical training and working and best practices of project partners, 6. Preparation of presentation articles and promotion of the project, 7. The organization of Final Conference, 8. Dissemination of project results. The proposed project contributes to greater integration synergy between educational institutions (schools, which educate the profession of stonemason) and economic sectors (chambers of commerce, employers) and the establishment of a new model of practical job training.Planned results of the project are: 1) Creation a new strategic partnership between the countries of Slovenia, Italy, Croatia (schools and chambers) 2) Set up a professional team; Designed by the professional team of project partners consist of employers, mentors, teachers practical training of teachers of theoretical subjects that qualifying for a stonemason and will be responsible for analysis and review of education and how to conduct practical training for the profession of stonemason and the preparation and development of a new model of practical training for the profession stonecutter. 3) Established a new model of practical training with an emphasis on practical and market-oriented skills; A new model of practical job training will be based on a greater role for the involvement of employers in implementing practical training of students. 4) Study visits; The project will be carried out 3 study visits with common meetings for all partners in order to know the project partner, the way of practical training for the profession of stonemason, innovative approaches, experiences of schools in cooperation with employers as well as familiarizing with the situation in the country stonemasonry business partner. 5) Manual of the new model for practical job training and best practices of project partners 6) Preparation of demonstration articles and promotion of the project 7) Final conference 8) Dissemination of project results. The added value of the project is to increase the responsiveness of students to the real working environment, acquire new practical and useful knowledge for faster integration into the labor market and the responsiveness of the students after school, getting a professional to identify and market knowledge acquired.