Some of the goals MCAST wanted to achieve were: 1. Provide international dimension to students' vocational education programs. 2. Enhance students' knowledge, employability, and practical understanding of their field. 3. Enable students to learn in European institutions with diverse methodologies and environments. 4. Offer staff members the chance to experience foreign vocational education institutions, gain new ideas, and implement them at MCAST. 5. Address training needs, industry challenges, and enhance lecturer skills through staff mobility. 6. Promote and improve English language as a working language. 7. Develop non-formal skills like teamwork and decision-making. 8. Foster students' individuality, independence, tolerance, and cultural understanding through living abroad. 9. Provide alternative placement experiences in external organizations. 10. Prepare students and staff logistically, culturally, and psychologically for placements. 11. Support staff members in their expertise and subjects. 12. Expand networking opportunities for the College, creating new mobility prospects for students and staff.
MCAST has applied for this project to provide students with an international dimension to their vocational education programs. This project aimed to enhance students' learning experience, qualification, employability, and overall understanding of their field of study. The goals included gathering evidence through training and work experience, discovering the international dimension of their field, transferring skills from college to the workplace, experiencing new working methods, and promoting the use of English as a working language. The project also offered non-formal benefits such as improved team-working and decision-making skills, individuality, independence, tolerance, and exposure to different cultures. Placements were tailored to students' fields of study, providing alternative experiences in a chosen country. Language preparation and logistical and psychological support was given. The project was a significant milestone for students, both professionally and personally. It also featured staff training and teaching assignments, aiming to address skills gaps, meet training needs, and expand the international network of MCAST.