The specific objectives of the project has been: O1: Achieving professional skills during a 3 week period in real working conditions for 28 students enrolled in the "second chance" program. 14 students enrolled with "maintenance mechanic" qualification and 14 students with qualification " textile industry and leather ". O2: Acquisition of cultural and linguistic skills for 28 participants enrolled in the "second chance" program. O3: Ensure visibility of the "second chance" program at national and European level as a training program for marginalized people at risk of social exclusion. 28 participants will participate in the project mobility, students with reduced opportunities, enrolled in the "second chance" program with professional qualification level 3. The participants was equally both girls and boys and belong to the Rroma community from theColony-Nuci, being marginalized and discriminated because of different ethnic criteria. The 28 participants attended a 3-week internship in two companies from Portugal. After a successful completion of the internship, the participants acquired new professional skills, specific to the "textile and leather" and "maintenance mechanic" qualifications.
After a SWOT analysis at the level of school and local community, the needs and objectives of this training project have emerged for the students who are enrolled in the "second chance" program. First of all, until now we have not managed to organize internships because of the fact that we face the refusal of the economic agents to receive "second chance" students to make traineeships. The refusal is caused by the background of the students: Roma students, students with social problems from Roma communities. In this context, with a labor market that denies access to "second chance" graduates, we decided to initiate this VET mobility project in order to give a chance to the marginalized students. This way, they will be able to form professionally in European companies. The main goal of the project has been implement two internships for a 3 week period in real working conditions for students from the “second chance” program with "maintenance mechanic" and "textile industry and leather ".