The project 'Compulsory Placement abroad' enables pupils of HLW Türnitz a stay in another European country. 6 pupils will do a placement of 12 weeks in different hotels and restaurants in France and Bulgaria from June to September 2014. The participants will experience working in a real hotel in a foreign country. They get to know the different departments of a hotel (reception, restaurant, cooking, cleaning) and its organisational structures. Getting in contact with the hotel guests helps them to develop polite customer service skills. A further aim of the project is exploring the tourism industry in the respective areas. The participants visit sights and get to know the country and the inhabitants. Moreover, they improve their language skills. The stay abroad offers the opportunity for the participants to develop their personality. The school also hopes that this project encourages more pupils to take part in such activities in the following years.