The specific objectives of the VET Mobility 4.0 European Smart Factories project, in line with the ET2020 Strategy and the European VET Development Plans, were identified as the following: 1) to increase the competences of trainers on the topics of the digital transformation of SMEs/Industries, traineeships abroad in the WBL environment, INCLUSIVE for all, 2) to develop students' technological, organisational and language skills, 3) to consolidate cooperation between VET, local and European companies, enhancing the Training/Innovation/Employment system, 4) facilitate the recognition of learning and mobility experiences, managed with the ECVET process, 5) promote new policies between VET, Apulia Regional Authorities, Enterprise Unions and Universities 80 SHORT mobilities (of which 4 with special needs) of two months, 20 PRO mobilities of 4 months, 12 TUTOR mobilities (4 dedicated to SHORT with special needs) and 20 STAFF mobilities were foreseen.
The 9 partners of the N.C. (National Consortium) had defined the following needs, indicated in the European Plan: 1) To improve learners' technical skills 2) Increase the language skills of SHORT, PRO and STAFF, in English and German 3) Establish a dialogue with large international companies and consolidate it with local ones, increasing the quality of learners' skills and collaboration models in WBL 4) Implement participation in curricular and extracurricular WBL opportunities in the fields of mechatronics/electronics abroad; 5) Promoting ECVET - systematising an exemplary model of WBL and credit recognition, which is more 'visible' and can be interfaced with job offers 6) Retraining teachers, in line with TRAINING PLANS, to develop competence-based teaching, digital competences, A.S.L. processes, competences to make a school truly inclusive 7) Promoting the Erasmus PRO model, which can and must be improved and which could become a "lean and effective" form of International Apprenticeship. Erasmus PRO is seen by the N.C. as an outstanding opportunity 8) Build a permanent planning group for Erasmus and international activities.