The students first have to prepare for their work placement abroad regarding language and intercultural competences in order to orientate themselves in a foreign country. In the euregio-competence training Paul-Julius-Reuter-Berufskolleg makes intense efforts to support the students (for example to help them find an internship, appropriate accommodation, accompanying them to the company). Regarding the other internships, our students are only given advice on their work placement and are accompanied in order to foster their individual initiative. Apart from the intensive language training in different languages such as Dutch, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Turkish the intercultural preparation takes place in foreign language lessons, often given by a native speaker. The participants are prepared for their work placement abroad with special focus on intercultural differences, communication training and simulations.
Having applied for the new Erasmus+ project, Paul-Julius-Reuter-Berufskolleg is going to send out again vocational students and trainees to foreign companies lasting from three to eight weeks. six work placements abroad are not only designed for students of our Berufsfachschule/Fachschule but also for students of the dual training system. There are three types of practical training abroad: The aim of our three-week euregio-competence training is to get an insight into foreign companies in the Netherlands. Through an individual work placement lasting from 3 weeks, our trainees gain work experience. Through a work placement of 8 weeks our vocational students put themselves forward for the foreign labour market . Especially countries like Nederlands, Austria, Malta, and Spain have enjoyed great popularity among our students in recent years. The fields of activity include for example trade (Malta and Netherlands), Services (Spain) and healthcare (Austria).