Our 2014 Erasmus + mobility project is part of our development strategy to give our school a genuine European image. Our objective is to improve the quality of our trainings. Since 1998, our ambition, modestly, is to awaken a European consciousness in young people in order to get them ready for their future professional life. We know that today young people in vocational training have to adapt themselves to the new requirements of mobility and flexibility of the European job market. The public targeted will reflect the diversity of the students' families' background as well as the trainings proposed by our vocational school. The participants will be young people in Vocational Training Qualification in cooking and waiters, Higher Vocational Catering Diploma in cooking and restaurant plus Vocational High School Diploma in Hotel Business. 24 participants from 16 to 19. Participants’ objectives: train the participants to use new technologies as a working tool, acquire a linguistic autonomy as to be at ease in daily life and able to work in an international working team. Acquire new professional skills to improve their chances of getting a job. For our high school - Enrich the professional skills and educational practices of the teachers, be more in contact with the companies - Develop a coherent network of partners in Europe. Promote the understanding and the spirit of cooperation between European young people. - Comply our trainings and curriculums with the new requirements of mobility and adaptability in the sector of the hotel and catering business The activities before the placement - professional, cultural and linguistic preparation: multidisciplinary works in small groups - Write a CV and a letter of presentation which will be sent to the companies - Create the blog: research work on the partner high school, the host company but also on countries and regions the students will be going to. - Meetings with people who had a work experience abroad and former participants. - Participate to the open days to promote the European programs - Preparation of the documents needed for the placement - Skype meeting with the internship tutors and school contact persons During the placement - A five-week internship which will be taken into account for the student’s final exam. - Visit of the partners’ high schools, meeting with the partner students and the internship supervisors - Participation in cooking, restaurant and hotel front desk practice, language courses, PE - Participation in a discovery race in the receiving city, cultural and professional visits all along the placement (on days off) - Blog weekly writing (the students will have to write about their internship, the things done at work, skills acquired and cultural visits) After the placement - Write the 2e2f internship report, the Jehanne of France report and the Europro report. The trainees will present their work to a jury composed of professionals and teachers in order to have the Europro Certificate from the Region Rhône-Alpes. Share the benefits of their experience: - Update the blog, contact the local press - Organization of video and photo exhibitions during the school open days or “Salon de l’Etudiant” in order to promote the European programs, organization of a European dinner at the school restaurant, powerpoint presentation to the other classes of the school We decided our students will have to act rather than just participate. They will have to think and develop a personalized professional project (objectives of their internship), be able to manage the budget given to them and organize their local transports and visits. We have created two groups to control the project and be sure that everything will run smoothly (Groupe Technique and Groupe Qualité). They will insure a good financial management and a good progress of the project. We’ll use modern means of cooperation and communication to insure an effective follow-up of the trainees Results and impacts for the sending organization: Perpetuate the European image of our school with partner institutions, student’s families, Carry on developing our partnerships abroad, promote the European Programs among teachers in order to get them involved For the participants: The skills acquired by the participants will be given an official value by obtaining the Europass which certifies the acquired skills and will bring a new professional asset to the future professionals. The diploma "Passport Professionnel Européen" (Award we created in 2003 accredited by all the partners). The Certificate Europro from the Regional educational authority aims at recognizing the European dimension of the students’ scolarship. These documents are essential elements for the future studies or job applications of the students. Develop the students’ professional skills in cooking, restaurant and hotel reception, in languages and in the organization and management of a personal and professional project.