The Covilhã.Forma consortium was created with the intention of giving an answer to the will shown by each of the schools: to offer its students the possibility of carrying out an internship in an international context, as a vehicle for training and regional development. The consortium was formed by the city of Covilha and five schools in the county: Associação para a Formação Tecnológica e Profissional da Beira Interior (AFTEBI) Escola Secundária Quinta das Palmeiras (ESQP) Escola Secundária Campos Melo (ESCM) Escola Profissional Agrícola Quinta da Lageosa (EPAQL) Escola Secundária Frei Heitor Pinto (ESFHP) Each of these schools, by itself, did not have the human, financial resources and even time, allowing them to submit an individual application. The Municipality has emerged as the obvious coordinator for the consortium, since it has all the necessary means and already has the role of mediator in the management of relations between the various County schools, from preschool to higher education. Furthermore, and as is the will of all stakeholders, the establishment of a broad consortium secured the impact of a joint project have been much higher. The project developed from the county needs recognition and schools and is in its interconnection that define their objectives: combat dropout and truancy Advancing national character and international projects Promote Vocational Education as a quality alternative promote the social inclusion of young people in socio-economic disadvantage Ensure qualified professionals in the county develop policies and actions to support County youth build new networks of local and international partnership The ultimate goal was to increase the employability of young competent professionals and thereby promote human settlement in the region. All these objectives have contributed to the development of schools and county. The participants in this project were 20 students (4 students per school) following the sending schools and the respective vocational training courses: • Escola Profissional Agrícola Quinta da Lageosa (EPAQL) - Course Equine Management (2 members), Agricultural Production Course Variant Animal (2 participants) • Escola Secundária Campos Melo (ESCM)- Fashion Production Course (1 participant), Event Management Course (1 participant), Mechatronics course (2 participants) • Escola Secundária Frei Heitor Pinto (ESFHP)- Environmental Management degree (2 participants), Sports Management Course (2 participants) • Associação para a Formação Tecnológica e Profissional da Beira Interior (AFTEBI)- Industrialization Course Product Fashion (2 participants) Programming Course Computer Systems (1 participant), Mechatronics Technology Course (1 participant) • Escola Secundária Quinta das Palmeiras (ESQP)- Multimedia Course (3 participants), Tourism Course (1 participant) Performed activities: The activities planned by the participants for this project included the preparation process, the language course (1 week), the internship with the 12 weeks and the evaluation and certification of mobility. In the case of a consortium, in the management and monitoring of the project, meetings were held between the different partners in order to plan the entire project implementation and dissemination. Mobilities will take place between June and September 2015 and September and December 2015: Italy - 4 participants United Kingdom - 4 participants Spain - 6 participants France - 6 participants All participants received the Europass Mobility, language course certificate, internship certificate and promoter of the certificate. The main impacts recorded in this project were: - Personal Profile Strengthening and professional participants - Self-esteem improved by recognition of new knowledge - Greater openness and connection of participants and community to Europe - European solid professional experience, knowledge of European dynamics in terms of the labor market - New valuation of attitudes of human rights, citizenship, gender equality and equal opportunities - Elimination of barriers to the mobility of people, ideas and knowledge - Domain strategic European languages, and consequent greater integration odds on the European labor market - Skills certified in consolidated training course - Reducing the dropout rate - Recognition of the validity and importance of vocational courses - Definition of new strategies and approach of the training curriculum to the European context - Partnerships with companies at European level consolidated - Needs of employers answered the county The dissemination of the project resorted to different means allowed to disclose their impact both in terms of schools or the county. They were used as media: internet, radio, press, with articles, photos and videos. It is also being planned to organize a final seminar of the project.