a method for promoting the free movement of workers in Europe. In this case they are concerned with learning how to live and work in another country, how to become a ’migrant worker’ willing and able to move across borders and thereby allay skills shortages in other Member States (corresponding to the thoughts in the Treaty of Rome from 1957 creating the European Economic Communities, where the free circulation of labour across borders was seen as an essential element in the economic development of Europe). The rationales for mobility may differ for each actor. At EU level, several reasons for stimulating mobility are mentioned, i.e. more mobility between regions and jobs represents an essential part of the Lisbon Agenda, mobility is a tool for acquiring language skills and mobility contributes to increasing stability and peace of the EU. More exposure to other countries leads to increased intercultural awareness and good feelings about host nation/culture. Mobility implies acquiring international skills, which become increasingly important with the liberalization of trade and commerce. For individuals, mobility implies developing personal skills and competencies For vocational schools and training centres hosting students and apprentices and other young people in IVET from abroad creates an international atmosphere that brings benefits for the whole institution (e.g. inspiration of other students, learning language). Transnational mobility projects can serve as a launch pad for transnational partnerships and for a proactive internationalization strategy and policy. For employers, reasons for engaging in mobility can be a faster diffusion and acquisition of knowledge and skills. Benefits for employers Mobility is a means to address both short-term and long-term shortages in skills. Greater use of mobile workers and trainees is an important measure to cope with recruitment difficulties. In the long run, companies can include recruitment for young people in their human resource policies. While time for adaptation to key technologies is becoming shorter, the mobility of employees can facilitate a fast diffusion of knowledge. Hiring of trainees implies low costs. The risk of hiring trainees for the sole purpose of lowering the labour costs needs to be mitigated by some forms of control and accreditation by the education system. Benefits for the individual Mobility implies acquiring of international skills, what becomes increasingly important with the liberalization of trade and commerce. Mobility implies developing of personal skills and competencies such as change-related, relational, learning-related, and meaning-related skills. Benefits for vocational schools and training