Methodological Toolkit for Transnational Vocational Mobility

Aims of the tool

The central idea is to support beneficiaries in a self-assessment process prior to departure in order to identify:
- The inventory of skills that can be mobilised and the definition of a project truly in line with the definitions of occupational profiles sought by the labour market;
- An in-depth identification of the needs / skills to be acquired whilst abroad in order to achieve the desired degree of professionalisation, in the context of a transition between studies and employment or entry into work;
- The acquisition of capacities to link, transfer and enhance skills developed through a mobility programme (intercultural, linguistic and transversal capacities) to a given professional context.

Description of the tool

This «Methodological Toolkit for Transnational Vocational Mobility» is one of the main objectives of the “Erasmus+ RMT” strategical partnership project.
It is based on a methodological advance, complementary to current European certification tools. Through the adaptation of current practices that generally reserve this reflection to the end of the period of mobility, the toolkit features activities to «capitalise on experiences», prior to departure and throughout the mobility period. It is this dimension that should enable beneficiaries to develop their capacity for analysing and clarifying their achievements whilst working abroad, according to the specific professional context of their chosen career on their return to their home country.

The materials, composed in three traditional stages – preparation before departure, during mobility and upon return home, has been designed to be available in paper or computer format and can be used in self-training, Individualised support and / or collective workshops. In order to make it transferable, we have chosen not to offer specific information on the different mobility programmes (participation / selection modality, legal framework, administrative and organisational procedures). This is one of the characteristics that makes it adaptable and which will enable the organisations that wish to adapt these materials by adding supplements adapted to their context and their target groups.