1 MOBILITY

2 Why? Intercultural understanding Free movement of workers in Europe Internationalisation of education and training in Europe Employability

3 Who? People in initial vocational training (IVT) Students Young workers and recent graduates Human resource managers / Vocational training planners / Trainers / Mentors / Occupational guidance specialists

4 Every year : IVT : Students : Young workers : Trainers, managers, etc : 5 400

5 What? A period of vocational training and work experience in a public or private company - or in a training institution - in another country. organised to achieve defined learning objectives by a partnership of training institutions and workplaces.

6 Where ? IVT people : vocational training institutions and/or work places Students : work places Young workers and recent graduates : vocational training institutions and/or work places

7 Quality criteria  Provide linguistic and cultural preparation  Define objectives, content and duration

8 Quality criteria  Explain how learning will be organised, and what tutoring and mentoring is planned  Validate learning and competencies

9 New ! The Partnership quality commitment It defines the respective responsabilities of the sending and hosting organisations, of the intermediary organisation when it exists, and of the benficiary.

10 The new generation of community education and training programmes after 2006

11 A new Integrated Programme for mobility and cooperation in lifelong learning covering education and training

12 In response to massive unfulfilled demand, the new generation of programmes will become significantly more ambitious

13 Specifically aiming at a very significant increase in decentralised mobility actions

14 At least Leonardo trainee placements per year by 2013 At least 3 million Erasmus students by 2010 (this will include the present « Leonardo da Vinci » students).