Project was designed to introduce, motivate students and provide them with tools to start own business with donkey and horse breeding. Donkey breeding has increased in the last decades due to their variety of uses. In addition, project equipped the teachers with the skills to mentor and assist students. Both, students and teachers has broadened horizons by visiting donkey and horse farms, founded by young Croatian entrepreneurs. Training was provided on the farm "Magare (Donkey)" located in Ivanic Grad, Croatia and it was structured in the following modules: Module 1: Introduction to donkey and horse care Module 2: Introduction in donkey and horse health care (how to manage donkeys and horses to avoid the most common problems and illnesses). The module consists of theory and practical sessions. Module 3: Introduction to Littoral Dinaric Donkey and Croatian Posavina Horse & Lipizzan Horse behavior (local breeds). Students learned how donkeys and horses communicate with each other, understand how they communicate with people and how people communicate with them. The module was combination of theory and practical demonstrations. Module 4: Introduction to donkey milk production and processing.
SOZSU “Gjorce Petrov” initiated the development of this project which derived from the International strategy. Priority objective of the Strategy for internationalization of VET is to define appropriate mobilities and training programs in order to: - support learners in the acquisition of learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences) and their employability in the labour market - support the professional development of those who work in education - raise participants' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries. Training abroad is very important for young people because it not only builds professional expertise, but it also teaches them that the world is much larger than their own familiar environment. SOZSU “Gjorce Petrov” owns forests and fields where different crops are cultivated. Students complete part of the practical lessons in the field of agriculture and forestry on the school farm and winery as well as in the school forest. But school has no animal farm where practical lessons for animal husbandry could be implemented. Therefore 2 weeks training in Croatia was proposed for 35 students and 5 teachers with the agricultural background.