The project “the acquisition of innovative competences for the practical use of the commerce effects” was born from the necessity to offer to a number of 80 students from initial vocational education, the chance to take part to a practice internship in real conditions of work in the financial – accountancy department of a British company. At the end of the practice internships, it will be ensured the ECVET transfer and the ECVET credits granting for participants, fact that will contribute to the recognition of the learning results abroad. The specific objectives of the project are: - the participation of 80 students in an innovative practice internship in the field of payment instruments, which will contribute to personal and professional development of participants and access to local and European labor market. - reducing the school abandon by offering innovative programs for students practice. - ensuring the ECVET transfer to the project level and recognition of the competences acquired by participants after the internship. - development of the initiative spirit and entrepreneurship competences among the participants. - growing the motivation of the participants to participate also on future to new education forms and training - increasing the capacity of Economic College to activate to European level, improvement of the management abilities and internationalization of the development strategy. The project will be attended by 80 students enrolled in the initial professional educational system to Economic College Rm Valcea, services section, qualification domain “technician in economic activities”. The 80 participants have the ages between 17 – 18 years, are in equal number girls and boys and are coming from different social environments. The main activities are registered in the implementation of an innovative practice internship in the field of payment instruments. The participants will complete and will use different payment instruments in the economic activity of the British company. The project will use innovative methods of teaching – learning, learning by discovering and using online instruments in the practical activities. The activity will be done by work in intercultural mixed teams which will focus on the personal and professional development of the participants. The main results of the project will be - innovative practice internship in the field of payment instruments for 80 participants; - the webpage of the project which will serve also as online platform for the exchange of good practices in the domain of organizing practice internships for “payment instruments” module. The expected impact of the project will be the increase of the access to the labor market of the participants, reducing the school abandon and providing alternative programs in the organization of traineeships. On long term, also other students of our institution, and other students from other schools will benefit of the project results.