With regard to the area of internships abroad for apprentices, we are primarily concerned with personality development and the acquisition of life experiences. Our experience shows that internships abroad contribute in a special way to accelerating the personality development process of our apprentices. Internships abroad in Europe have a catalytic effect. On the primary labour market, our apprentices with their specific disabilities have to compete with apprentices without special needs. The proof of an internship in another European country makes it easier for our apprentices to compensate for part of their personal handicap when applying for a job after completing their training. As far as internships abroad for VET staff are concerned, our aim is to benefit from the experience of our European partners, especially in the field of VET for people with special needs. The aim is to make our organisation more cosmopolitan and international. Internships abroad for VET staff should ideally support this process.
As a private company in a constantly changing education sector, Berufsbildungswerk Mosbach-Heidelberg is always challenged to meet the needs of both graduates and the market. For this reason, we are constantly modernising our range of training and additional offers and qualifications, The trainees of the For these rather cognitively weak students, a stay abroad in a non-German speaking country is a big hurdle. In many cases, intercultural competences are only available at a low level and must be acquired in order to be able to survive in a constantly changing labour market that is becoming increasingly global and international. For colleagues in vocational education and training, we also wish to see the acquisition of intercultural competences and the acquisition of new teaching methods. The European dimension plays a central role in the Berufsbildungswerk. The Erasmus + projects have been defined as a unique selling point by the steering committee.