“EuroMétiers Région Centre-Val de Loire” project’s principal objective was to introduce students/apprentices to a different or even complementary way of working and to reinforce and develop a student’s professional skills all within a European context. The goal was also to help students/apprentices to acquire language skills and encourage cultural and social open-mindedness. The aim was to encourage their integration in the labour market. In addition, the project set its sights on promoting and valorizing the opportunities for work-linked vocational training as well as to advance training content and practices by taking into account a European context. Consequently, and via a student’s feedback and sharing of experience, a vocational school / training centre can benefit from the know-how and best practices of a European enterprise. Another purpose was to increase a regional company’s competitiveness especially that of small and medium sized businesses, and to develop the region’s economic base thanks to a young person’s acquisition of complementary experience and professional skills. The program also set out to expand language practices in order to facilitate sharing know-how during a European work placement.
This project relied on regional drive and energy. It addressed the training institutes and vocational schools mounting interest in transnational mobility actions which are aimed at encouraging beneficiaries to integrate the working world. The project corresponded to regional strategic orientation aimed at increasing qualification levels so as to encourage young people’s vocational integration and social inclusion, particularly through mobility efforts. On this basis, it reinforced and completed, by means of its vocation dimension, other regional mobility measures.