According to a report of the European Commission, an increase of one percentage point of apprenticeship has as a consequence an increase of 0.95% of the youth employment rate and a reduction of the unemployment rate of 0.8% (See. European Commission, Apprenticeship and Traineeship Schemes in the EU27: Key Success Factors, december 2013, p. 11). The schools involved in the project, in agreement with the provisions of their institutional educational projects aim to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship as in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action, communication of the European commission adopted in January 2013. In our project, every school group of students, investigate about the possibilities available at national, regional and local level in apprenticeship, in training in higher apprenticeship (after graduation instead of the usual university). The groups build relationships with local authorities working in the field of employment and local companies interested in partnerships with the school to apprenticeships or work-study projects. Every school organize seminar with expert, entrepreneurs and local authorities to orient the students for the transition from school to work and to encourage the spirit of self-employment and culture of enterprise in young people in accordance with the objectives of the EU. Another aim of this project is to make our students aware of the importance of a well-informed decision about apprenticeship and their post-graduate education. All schools already have career guidance for their pupils. However, we want to give this counselling an international dimension. As educational systems differ from one country to another, it is important for the prospective students to know about the different opportunities that are offered to them within Europe. These possibilities are not very well known to the pupils now. Within the EU many citizens have the right to work in another EU-country. Many people already profit from this possibility, especially in times of crisis and unemployment. Students will develop the digital data in videos or digital presentations or web pages, increasing their competence in ICT. Reports on each area of each school will be published on the school website and will be advertised through the local Media. All work will be published in a Twin Space, as planned from beginning in a eTwinning project that will also allow high levels of communication and collaboration among all participants in the various countries involved. Through group meetings focused, are shown to the students at risk early school leaving the possibilities of apprenticeships and alternating training. This arrangement of school education appears more attractive to many students who are particularly interested in the practical activities and not very interested to follow ordinary course of study. Project meetings will be organized with the participation of teachers and students from different countries involved in order to allow the host country to show the possibilities in the field of school work and apprenticeship even higher (post diploma). Students visit schools, businesses and public authorities and private companies operating in the apprenticeship in the area where is located the school-students from different countries, to have full awareness of the possibilities offered to all citizens of the European Union that may move freely move in the member states of the union in order to follow courses of study in alternating training and apprenticeship and also see the possibility of real work that you are in other European countries. Every school can transmit some important event in videoconference, addressed to all the schools involved in the project, but open also to the different local communities. With this project we try to make the pupils more motivated to study abroad, to travel in the European Union and it should give them the opportunity to have work placements or training periods in foreign countries. The project is necessarily innovative in that it builds on the latest resolutions of the EU: Commission's plan to launch a European Alliance for Apprenticeships was announced as part of its Rethinking Education initiative and Youth Employment Package. The European Council of 7-8 February 2013 invited the Commission to establish the Alliance as part of measures to tackle youth unemployment. It is also a key element of the Commission's 19 June 2013 Communication on 'Working together for Europe's young people'. The 27-28 June 2013 European Council Conclusions referred to the promotion of high quality apprenticeships and work-based learning, notably through the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, as a key element of supporting youth employment.
According to a report of the European Commission, an increase of one percentage point of apprenticeship has as a consequence an increase of 0.95% of the youth employment rate and a reduction of the unemployment rate of 0.8% (See. European Commission, Apprenticeship and Traineeship Schemes in the EU27: Key Success Factors, december 2013, p. 11). Nine schools: 1) I.I.S.S “Ettore Majorana”, a general school located in Scordia, Italy, involved in lots of international project, coordinator. 2) Classical and artistic Liceo “Celio-Roccati” of Rovigo Italy. 2) Zespol Szkol nr. 4 w Leszniein in Leszno, Poland, vocational school. 3) IES Urola Ikastola Azkoitia-Azpeitia BHI, a general school in the Basque Country, Spain. 4) IES Santa Maria La Real a general school located in an old monastery in Castilla y León, Spain. 5) MTÜ 21 Sajandil Kool in Tallin, Estonia, an innovative smart Country. 6) Charlemagne College, General secondary school in Landgraaf, The Netherlands. 8) Tornion Yhteislyseon Lukio located in the administrative and business centre of the City of Tornio, Finland, right on the Swedish border. 9) Joyce Frankland Newport Academy, a co-educational mixed state school situated in rural Essex with over 1000 students aged 11-18. The schools involved in the project, in agreement with the provisions of their institutional educational projects promoted the spirit of entrepreneurship as in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action, communication of the European commission adopted in January 2013. In our project, every school group of students, investigated about the possibilities available at national, regional and local level in apprenticeship, in training, in higher apprenticeship (after graduation instead of the usual university) and University. The groups built relationships with local authorities, and local companies interested in partnerships with the school for apprenticeships or work-study projects. Every school organized a seminar with experts, entrepreneurs and local authorities to orientate the students for the transition from school to work and to encourage the spirit of self-employment and culture of enterprise in young people in accordance with the objectives of the EU. Each of the 9 schools chose a different topic for these conferences in order to widen our students' knowledge. Another aim of this project was to make our students aware of the importance of a well-informed decisions about apprenticeship and their post-graduate education. All schools already have career guidance for their pupils. However, we wanted to give this counselling an international dimension. As educational systems differ from one country to another, it is important for the prospective students to know about the different opportunities that are offered to them within Europe. These possibilities were not very well known to the pupils before the project. The website http://www.ka2erasmus.net/ has not only collected all the materials processed but has been, is, and will be a guide for anyone wishing to make training experiences in apprenticeships or internships or alternating school work in the areas where the schools involved are located; for this motivation in every short term exchange the host school has presented the educational system of the country, made visits to companies and universities and organized conferences and activities to enhance the culture of enterprise and self- entrepreneurship. All visits to companies, public or private, were an excellent way to get to know the areas in which students could find opportunities for internship courses, internships, alternating training and apprenticeship training before or after graduation and also during and after the university courses. All organized conferences have been made with the presence of experts, managers and public authorities. Before each mobility the involved students did already research on the legislation governing apprenticeships and training processes in alternating training in the country to visit. They also tried to know as much as possible on creating and management of enterprises and on recruitment procedures. After every short term exchange each group of students has created a storyboard and a report of the activities to be included on the website (www.ka2erasmus.net). The reports on the activities that have taken place in the areas in which each school is situated, have been published on a site dedicated, on the websites of each school and advertised through local media. Evaluations through questionnaires have been filled in by host families, host students, hosted students and teachers after each short term exchange (and transnational project meeting). Last but not least during the students exchanges, the participants have been working together intensely after distributing the tasks related to the project. Since English is the lingua franca, practising this language was of course an important objective of the activities. Given the fact that