CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT The HE institution Santa María de los Ángeles is a secondary school that offers ? apart from the graduation with A-Level ? educational programs of medium and higher level. The following options are possible: Travel Agency and Event Management, Business and Administration and Dietetics and Nutrition. Our institution has been participating in Erasmus mobility programs since 2007/2008 by offering the students internships abroad and, later, by incorporating the Staff Mobility for Training. We started with the students? mobility for training at 2007/2008 with help of the government. In 2008/2009 we applied for our own Project for having the possibility to carry out a project by ourselves. After that, in 2009/2010, we continued with Staff Mobility for Training. To summarize our mobility actions in the Erasmus program, we have organized 43 Erasmus Internships (on average 5.38 in one school year) and 16 Staff Mobility for Training (on average 2.17 in one school year) in total so far. AIMS OF THE PROJECT - To increase the number of participants in the Students Mobility for Practice and Staff Mobility for Training - To ensure the most possible quality of the partner firm for the internship by carefully selecting the company or institution. - To promote and to visualize the activities financed by the ECHE - To organize the selection process for the grant in a transparent and fair way - To deal with all the necessary documentation - To support the participants before, during and after the mobility - To work out a follow-up plan for supervising the project - To recognize the mobility program as a part of the studies if the student has fulfilled the conditions of the project NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS We carried out six Student Mobilities for Training; one of them was financed by a zero grant. Profile of students: Ages between 20 and 26 years old. They show interest to participate in this program and have a medium level of social-economical skills, as well as personal and professional motivations, which underline the wish of taking part. On one hand, some of the students have already had experience in the national labour market. On the other hand, there are students as well who had never worked before and have gained their first work impressions abroad. Division of the students according to their different vocational studies: - Three students of Administration and Finance in the UK - One student of Travel Agencies and Event Management in the UK - Two students of Dietetics and Nutrition in Denmark Furthermore, a Staff Mobility for Training in Denmark. ACTIVITIES - Information: Informational meeting at the beginning of the year, promotion with posters, videos, good practice examples, information and consultation point in the International Department and so on - Selection of participants according to established criteria. - Consultation meeting regarding language, journey, destination, insurance, accommodation - Mobility management: educational program design and contract signature. - Activities related to mobility: The internships were organized according to the students? Educational Program. On the other hand, staff mobility for training focused on new teaching methods and ICT - Supervision: participants? follow-up and supervision by means of e-mail and telephone conversations and videoconferences with mentors - Spreading: All mobility activities which are carried out by the International department are published through teachers? meetings, Open Days, school newspaper, Facebook, international forums, examples of good practices, newsletters of partner companies and so on RESULTS, IMPACTS AND EXPECTED LONG-TERM BENEFITS Improvements on participants? employability and linguistic performance. Acquisition of new training competences. Strengthening relationships with collaborating institutions and creating new ones. Transnational Mobilities are a core strategic aim in our institution, fostering our international dimension and guaranteeing success in coming projects due to the accumulated experience.