With this project, on the one hand, we wanted to give the initial impetus for a new training concept to be developed in the area of mobility for educational staff, which also takes study stays abroad into account. In the future, the participants should actively participate in mobility projects in order to expand the team and at the same time cover the school's needs in international project management. In the future, regular mobility of the educational staff should be made possible. On the other hand, we wanted to draw on proven partnerships with language schools in Spain, Great Britain and Ireland for the activities for our learners, at the same time we wanted to bring a new partner, a language school in Seville, on board. Furthermore, a mobility in Austria was planned, which should serve as a basis for a continued cooperation with the Austrian railways if carried out successfully. Overall, we wanted to offer 24 apprentices the opportunity to develop themselves professionally, linguistically and personally through a learning stay abroad, in order to expand their own professional opportunities and promote tolerance.
As part of our European Development Plan, we have identified different areas of activity: On the one hand, we want to prepare our students for learning, living and working in an international environment. Through a learning mobility abroad, learners should develop both professionally and linguistically as well as personally. This should be documented by the additional qualification "International professional mobility" by the NRW Ministry of Education, which we would like to award. To do this, we must, among other things, enable international training phases. Another concern for us is the expansion of our European team, which has been active for many years, and the improvement of our project management. Interested colleagues should be given the opportunity to build up and expand project management skills for European projects. By participating in training courses abroad, their intercultural skills are strengthened and useful international contacts are made. Information about learning mobilities in other European countries as well as reports on projects and internships abroad are also the focus of a school event, our annual Europe Day.