The main objective was to significantly increase the student’s knowledge and practical skills in hospitality and catering sectors in real environment. The aim was each student, teacher and organizer to gain deeper knowledge of the needs and trends in the sectors. Another objective was to improve the communications and multi-cultural skills of students, working in a multicultural environment, to have an opportunity to improve their language skills, their cultural knowledge and European values. Creating lasting partnerships with the hosting country and demonstration of real labor requirements in the hosting hotel. The knowledge gained through this mobility project will further improve the quality of the vocational education as the students and their accompanying teachers are sharing their knowledge and experience with the rest of the school and broader professional community through peer-to-peer exchange. Motivation of the VET teachers and enrich their knowledge with information on the hospitality sector in Bulgaria. To serve as a good example in promoting the vocational education as positive carrier opportunity. By dissemination of information and promotion of the results to get close to all relevant catering and hotel businesses.
Junior Achievement’s activities are dedicated to high school students where over 1000 students have participated in the last 4 years. The experience indicates that students engaged in the JA student company program are more likely to get employed, be entrepreneurial and earn more than their peers. Internship as a model activity is one of the key measures for matching students and companies and achieving future employment. The formation of a national educational mobility consortium was based on the need for creating work ready students and with the intention to assist in improving the students' skills and qualifications and ultimately improve the quality of services in the tourism sector. The link between the students, the three VET schools, Junior Achievement and their internship at a high quality 5 stars’ hotel was established in order to develop student's skills and prepare them for the job market and the tourism sector. Enabling cooperation between the business and the vocational education institutions was another reason for applying for this project, aiming to promote the activity to the hospitality sector and establishing links for student's future employments in the tourism businesses.