PLATFORMS FOR THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF QUALIFYING MOBILITY IN INITIAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Pro Mobility Toolkit

Preparation Implementation Follow-up Glossary
  1. Is it legally possible to go abroad for learning purposes while attending an IVET programme?
  2. What points of contact are there for mobility participants to obtain support? Are there any exchange organisations?
  3. What steps have to be taken during the preparation phase?
  4. Where can mobility participants apply for a place in a work placement scheme? Which prerequisites have to be met? What documents are needed for an application and where can they be obtained?
  5. Is there any financial support available for mobility stays? If yes: Which prerequisites have to be met? Where and how can grants be applied for?
  6. Who/what institutions are involved in periods of work placement spent abroad? What are their tasks?
  7. Where can information about the VET systems of other countries be obtained?
  8. Where can general information about other countries be obtained?
  9. Where and how can participants in mobility schemes prepare for a period abroad in terms of language and intercultural skills?
  10. Where and how can participants in mobility schemes find accommodation abroad?
  11. What has to be considered regarding insurance (social insurance, third-party liability insurance, etc.)?
  12. Will any tutors/mentors be available to support participants during (the initial part of) their stay abroad? Who can be contacted during the mobility stay?
  13. How can mobility participants prove the competences they have acquired up to their stay abroad in their home country vis-à-vis the host institution?
  14. How is agreement reached between the sending and host institutions about the learning outcomes to be obtained abroad?
  15. Will any credits be awarded in the home country for the learning outcomes obtained abroad? How will they be certified abroad? Will it be necessary to take any exams at the sending institution upon returning to the host country?
  16. Is it possible to visit the host institution before the beginning of the exchange scheme?
  17. What subject-specific preparation is required before the stay abroad?
  18. Are trainees paid during their stay abroad?
  19. Will the apprenticeship remuneration in the home country be suspended or will trainees receive it also during their period of work placement?