The Leonardo project will offer the participants the opportunity to develop holistically and apply the knowledge gained through their qualification especially in relation to Equality and Diversity. The students selected will have already participated in a period of work placement in the UK and the Leonardo experience will further consolidate the skills developed during this process. The key objectives for the Leonardo project will be to develop the participants communication skills and confidence, enable them to problem solve in a vocational environment, experience different cultures and understand the scale and scope of travel, sport and leisure provision. Key issues to be addressed through participation will include what impact Equality and Diversity has had on the training providers as well as the country. Participants will have an understanding of the opportunities that exist for Sport/Leisure/Travel provision outside of the United Kingdom and equip the individuals with the life skills required to access and maximize these opportunities. The participants will be 15 in number per year and be split equally across placements in both Poland and Sweden. Students will be of mixed sex and from a variety of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. The long term aims of the project will be to experience working in a new, culturally different environment in order to develop vocational and personal skills which will be desired by employers. Recent participants in the Leonardo project have gone on to successfully complete leadership awards, air cabin and resort representatives courses and continued to universities within the UK or found gainful employment within the Travel/Sport/Leisure industry.