Since their introduction in 1987, European mobility programmes supporting work placements abroad have registered a constant but modest increase in the number of beneficiaries.Still a low percentage of students from VET go abroad as part of their educational path.The recent boost of allocated budget, from the European Commission within the LLL Programme as well as from certain member countries in northern Europe via national dedicated funding, is going to amplify the volume of exchanges but a multiplier effects is required if we are to achieve the objective of 80.000 VET students going abroad each year.The European Commission has financed three major research projects (2005-2007) to increase mobility in VET and, among them, the MoVe-iT initiative have been focusing on fostering: “the development of transnational mobility leading to qualifications as an integral element of vocational training pathways at European level, by identifying all the obstacles to such development and concrete solutions for overcoming them.”Based on the results of these research initiatives, Europemobility stimulates both quantity and quality of mobility in VET, by promoting awareness on the obstacles as well as on the tools, methodologies and solutions available. The main barriers to mobility may be summarized in the following categories:-> Legal and administrative obstacles-> Quality-> Sustainable strategies-> Support mechanisms-> Communities of practice and AwarenessFor further information on the obstacles and proposed solutions for mobility: http://www.europemobility.eu