In future there will be growing demand for qualified workers and craftsmen, especially – for experts in manufacturing, commercialservices and trade industries. The largest number of people employed in Kurzeme Region in 2012 were in the manufacturing andpower industry (21,6%), and trade, accommodation and catering services’ industry (14,8%); and the largest total value added inKurzeme region was generated by such industries as manufacturing, transport and storage, retail and wholesale, and the repair ofcar and motorbikes. Thus it can be concluded that the students to be involved in the mobility represent from those industries, whichmeet the demand of the labour market.Within the project it is intended to organize 2-weeks internships abroad for 10 students of the following curricula: „Engineeringmechanics”. Working language – German.The aim of the project is to facilitate the improvement of personal and vocational skills, to carry out additional training, improve skillsand knowhow of the selected profession, as well as to get to know the international labour market and its requirements, and toincrease the prestige of vocational education. Individuals involved in the project will increase their competitiveness on the labourmarket, and shall decrease the risk of early school leaving, since they are motivated to carry on with the studies and personaldevelopment. In parallel this motivation is transferred to the peers at schools so that they would strive for getting an apprenticeshipin next projects. The youngsters which will have taken part in the internship abroad, will experience higher appreciation from theemployers, since such mobility proves they are motivated, determined, able to adapt, with good communication skills and resistantto stress (which is experienced, since they are far away from the usual study and living environment).As a result of the mobility project the quality of apprenticeship, cooperation between authorities, the transfer of knowledge andskills shall be improved, and ideas for innovative learning processes shall also be gained.Such activities allow the students to learn the most up-to-date equipment used in the industry. It shall provide the opportunity notonly to improve their vocational skills, but also to develop their personal features, which shall be of importance for their future career – self-reliance, responsibility, initiative, communication skills and ability to communicate with individuals of various age,gender and culture. The VET learners shall have the opportunity to get to know a qualitative working environment with modernequipment, qualitative and successful work organisation and collaboration/ communication experience while being abroad. Theproject shall also benefit to raising the prestige of vocational education among youngsters.