The Implementation of International Trade from different Points of View - advanced The Matthäus Runtinger Vocational School (Berufliches Schulzentrum Matthäus Runtinger, BSZ) has been taking part in international projects for over 20 years now, mainly with partner schools in the Czech Republic. On the basis of this valuable experience, the school expanded its international ventures into Western Europe in 2012 with an application to the Leonardo da Vinci Programme. The exceptional experience and the remarkable results gained by these projects are a motivating force in the pursuit to become involved with even more excellent projects. Therefore, the BSZ is taking part in the newly launched Erasmus Plus Programme and sending selected students, mainly from the areas of wholesale, office administration, industry, banking, insurance and logistics, to a three-week education and vocational training programme at the College of Central London (CCL) in London. In two flows, each with 25 participants, students will not only improve their language skills and broaden their intercultural competence, but they will also increase their knowledge primarily especially in topics such as international trade and logistics. These are topics which our students encounter through various approaches depending on his or her occupation (e.g. letter of credit). The courses are held in classrooms at the CCL, and on-location training at selected firms and institutions involved in international trade guarantee a high level of practical experience. The planned dates for the courses and training are momentarily in October 2014 (flow 1) and in October 2015 (flow2). The students participating in the project will be chosen on part of the BSZ by the specialist advisor for international projects in accordance with the associated department managers and colleagues and the respective apprenticing companies. All participants are currently working in a two to three-year commercial apprenticeship position. A great need for such projects exists, since industry and commerce today increasingly operate on a global level and vocational training must adjust to these developments. The companies offering the apprenticeship positions have acknowledged this fact and view, as the BSZ also does, such training programmes as a valuable addition to the dual system practiced here. The courses at the CCL have the following goals: 1. Students recognize how relevant their daily efforts at work and in school are with consideration to our increasingly globalised world. 2. Synergistic effects applying to all occupations appear. 3. Students enhance not only language and technical skills but also their individual personality. They are able to use this experience in their companies as well as in our society in a positive way. 4. As well-trained apprentices in Europe, the task of meeting the demands of globalisation can certainly be achieved. As a result the opportunities for the participants are not only greater in their own company but also in the European job market. Employers benefit from the enhanced competence of their apprentices and employees. Schools and companies treat each other more as partners and grow aware of the opportunities made available by working together in such a complex manner. Last, but not least, political understanding is increased in order to establish a European Union that functions well and efficiently. Therefore, in the long term, not only does each individual participant benefit from such activities, but they in fact ensure ongoing economic prosperity and political stability in Europe.