The project “Q-Placements” aims to support the preparation and implementation of placements for about 40 apprentices within the European Union between 31st December 2016 and 30th December 2018. Thereby the project will help trainees to gain more competences, e. g. expertise, intercultural knowledge and language skills. A further objective of the project is to strengthening the competitiveness of German companies, whose apprentices are taking part in the mobility projects. Primarily, the applicant will organize single placements. The implementation of placements for groups of apprentices will be carried out in cooperation with the Chamber of Handicrafts in Dresden. The applicant will work in close collaboration with partner organizations in Great Britain, France and Spain. It is expected that most of the placements will be implemented in these countries. The applicant will use the experiences gained from former EU projects to ensure a high quality of the placements.