The project "Imparting European competence to trainees at Gebr. HELLER Maschinenfabrik GmbH" is about sending commercial and technical trainees to a HELLER assembly plant in Reddich, England for 4 weeks during their 2nd and 3rd year of training. This four-week stay abroad is preceded by a one-week intensive English course. This course is held in-house at HELLER Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Nürtingen. The trainees will then start their four-week journey. At HELLER Machine Tools Ltd., the trainees will be deployed in the production department. The key goal of posting trainees abroad is to improve their intercultural competence and decision-making skills. The following goals are of central importance for the project: – enhance technical vocabulary– expand specialist skills by applying existing knowledge and acquiring new in-depth knowledge– expand intercultural and personal competencies for future dealings with transnational customers and partners– encourage flexibility and mobility During the four-week assignment abroad, the trainees will be accommodated by British host families, preferably by HELLER employees, to get to know the British way of life. Besides an intense period of preparation, there will also be follow-up activities after the assignment abroad. Having successfully completed the project, trainees will obtain the Europass Mobility. Assignments abroad are to become a permanent feature of our training programme for industrial mechanics, mechatronics engineers, electronics engineers and other professional groups. The one-week intensive English course in Nürtingen will effectively improve our trainees' intercultural competence and decision-making skills. During the 4-week assignment abroad, the trainees will be accommodated by British host families, preferably by HELLER employees, to get to know the British way of life.During the day, the trainees will deployed in the production department.Communication at the working place requires a broader English technical vocabulary.Assignments abroad are to become a permanent feature of our training programme for industrial mechanics, mechatronics engineers, electronics engineers and other professional groups.Having successfully completed the project, trainees will obtain the Europass Mobility.