470 pupils are taught by 52 teachers at HLW St. Veit an der Glan in southern Austria. During the five year education the HLW focuses on vocational training in the fields of economy, business, tourism, nutrition and administration. Gastronomy is taught in all three streams. (ecology, 3 foreign languages and immersion class) Our school conveys general knowledge and enhances abilities which will enable students to climb the corporate ladder or to enroll in academic studies. It is HLW’s objective to offer a solid education and to implement intellectually challenging learning experiences. Fostering communicative abilities are encouraged as well as presenting an appropriate self-portrayal. Additionally pupils are inculcated to value tolerance, thoughtfulness, open-mindedness, solidarity etc. All faculty members assist our students in developing skills to become independent and self-sufficient adults who will succeed and contribute responsibly in our global community. For the last seventeen years the HLW staff has encouraged its students to take part in the mobility EU-Leonardo vocational training program, providing the individuals working experience abroad and enhancing efficiency and innovation in the field of gastronomy. During the twelve week compulsory internship in the hospitality industry the trainee is supervised by a professional food and beverage mentor. The trainee gets a comprehensive view of all the processes at work which the professional is involved. He/She is mentored to develop and promote his/her knowledge in gastronomy, enhance in their foreign language and IT skills, and improve their EU cultural awareness competencies. The beneficiary has the opportunity in working in the floor and bar environment, housekeeping and kitchen, according to the enterprise requirements. Number of beneificiaries: 49 students HLW St.Veit/Glan, 2 students HLW Bad Isch 2 students HBLA Pitzelstätten 2 students AGRAR- HAK Althofen 1 student HAK1 International - Klagenfurt 1 teacher HLW St. Veit a.d.Glan 4 Training/teaching assignments abroad During the last couple of years the HLW Erasmusplus team (Mag. H. Pessentheiner, FV. Mag. S. Grojer and Mag. K. Zablatnik-Rotim) and its 27 outstanding school partners ( hotels in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Iceland, France and The Netherlands) have built a strong rapport and are interested in improving quality standards. We are all aware of the importance of working hand in hand to make our tomorrow’s work force EURO-fit. Outstanding results 2013 * the official WIFI reception exam was presented in English by the students for the first time * HLW St. Veit received the ESIS in November 2013 (Europäisches Sprachinnovationssiegel - European language label) (one of the major facts was that we put emphasis on doing interviews with our hotel managers via Skype video conference) * our students show pride that they have a number of foreign friends on their facebook site and enjoy communicating in a foreign language, * more and more of our school partners (hotel owners/managers/staff members) come to visit our school * a strong trend is that our students’ relatives and friends visit them during their compulsory internship abroad * English is the project language which is used on our facebook site. More and more students are employing English whenever they have questions or responding to questions. I