The project is a VET learners and staff mobility for people employed in the hotel and gastronomy sector. The applicant institution – Dobre Kadry. Centrum badawczo-szkoleniowe Sp. z o.o. since 2009 is actively working to improve qualifications and competence of employees of this sector (4 successful ESF projects and 1 mobility project LdV). Therefore, the Applicant has good knowledge of the problems, lacks and educational needs of that sector. The objectives of this project were based on many years of experience, constant cooperation with the catering and hospitality industry, need analysis performed among potential participants, as well as confidence that implementation of the project assumptions is only possible if the works are coordinated by the training institution, which has extensive experience in project implementation (incl. international projects). The general project objectives are: - obtaining knowledge, skills and qualifications allowing personal and professional development of the participants - learning the rules and benefits arising from cooperation with local food producers - practical learning Greek dishes preparation, recipes, menu composition - acquiring knowledge about Greek cuisine - getting acquainted with methods of getting new customers (promotion) - increasing knowledge on styles of running family businesses - supporting participants in acquiring new knowledge and application of knowledge, skills and qualifications allowing professional and personal development - supporting increase of the quality and innovation in the field of education and vocational training of the persons from the hotel and gastronomy industry - acquiring knowledge, experiences and best practice allowing to deliver high quality of training courses, practices and vocational internships by the exchange participants - learning methods motivating for constant improvement of professional competences and qualifications The project assumes a participation of 60 employees of the hotel and gastronomy industry who are involved in the lifelong learning for employees of this industry. Visits to Greece (Pireais) will be organized for groups of 5 participants. The visit will last approx. 8 days. Dates of the visits are planned in the way that they do not overlap with high seasons in the industry. The visits will be implemented together with the Greek Partner: Institute of Citizen's Sustainable Development and Health. The project will be implemented from 1.09.2015 until 31.08.2017. There will be following implementation stages: 1. Informing and recruitment of the participants – will be organized 3 months before each visit date, representatives of employers from the hotel and gastronomy industry with which we have been cooperating for years, will be involved in works at this stage. 2. Providing the pedagogic, cultural and language preparation of the participants – organized approx. 2 months before the planned visit date. 3. Finalizing cooperation rules with the hosting institution (09-10.2015) – signing relevant agreement, defining detailed programme of the exchange (program will be consulted with representatives of the hotel and gastronomy industry). 4. Organization of the visits and period of visits – logistic organization, ensuring the substantial and logistic assistance, supervision over the visit progress on behalf of the hosting institution. 5. Evaluation of the visit results, validation of skills and knowledge – settlement of specific mobilities and the whole project, preparation of articles promoting the mobility and its results by the participants, preparation and distribution of the Europass certificates. 6. Conclusions and closing of the project (07.2016) – preparation of the final report, final project settlement. The planned project results is mainly increase of professional qualifications and skills of the mobility participants, improving their trainer skills, learning and implementing good practice in the field of organizing and delivering training sessions, internships, practices, learning methods of motivating for lifelong learning, measurement and verification of the learners work effects. Learning the rules of cooperation between training institutions with hotels and restaurants will be another result of the project. The participants of the mobility will also learn the secrets of the Greek cuisine, rules of using regional products and services and will be able to use them for the benefit of enriching the offer of companies they are employed in. In the long term the project will allow the change in perception of the vocational education in the gastronomy industry for modern and interactive. This will allow the use of modern, interactive and attractive methods of teaching and shaping attitudes of LLL, increasing professional skills of trainers and organizers in the field of preparing and delivering training courses. The added value will be introducing Greek food to the menu and promotion of Greek culture.