<< Background >>Technology based industries, including mechanical engineering and metalworking (MM) industries, play a crucial role of European economy and in the Baltic countries as well. MM industries are characterised by strong traditions as well as good preconditions for further growth. In Baltic countries MM industry is the third biggest industry. The main challenge the sector is facing lack of skilled specialists, especially for those with VET education and qualification in the sector. High drop-out rates in VET approves that VET education should be more linked with metalworking companies, increasing attractivenes of metalworking thus promoting achievements and skills of VET students in mechanical engineering and metalworking industries. The promotion of VET students achievements and skills in metalworking sector in attractive way can be supported by organization of sectoral competitions for VET pupils, involving the business and companies in VET. Need for raising attactiviness of VET, forces sector associations MASOC (LV), Linpra (LT), EML (EE) and mobile laboratories VJLMTC (LT), Merkuur (EE), Tehnobuss Latvia (LV) to involve in education processes. Organizing national and international competitions about MM industry for VET students, project will promote VET students' achievements, knowledge and skills in mechanical engineering and metalworking industries thus increasing atractivness of their choosed qualification and thus supporting sector with skilled workforce. Aslo dissemination materials (articles, videos) about VET, VET students achievements in the competition, will disseminated to all VET schools and also to other learners (for example, in general education, or for unemployed) thus demostrating the skills and achievements which can be gained in VET thus attracting new potential workers in the sector.<< Objectives >>Main objectives of the project are: 1) to organize national competitons and Baltic countries' competition for vocational education and training ( VET students) in mechanical engineering and metalworking industries by involvement of sector business representatives in Baltic countries 2) to increase attractiviness of vocational education and training (VET) by demostrating skills, knowledge and achievements of VET students in mechanical engineering and metalworking industries.<< Implementation >>Main activities, who support reaching of project objectives, are: 1) Development of country analyses about good practices of sectoral VET competitions will cover topics as well about requirements of Euroskills & Wordskills, requirements of qualification exams, analyses of requirements for metalworking sector VET students, proposals for common tasks of skills competitions. Analyses will be made in English, at least 20 pages per country. 2) Preparation of practical and theoretical tasks at least 3 qualifications in metalworking at least 30 theoretical tasks& at least 6 practical tasks per qualification will prepared in four languages:LV, LT, EE, ENG 3)Establishment of Regulations for competition organizing regulations and assessment methodology linked with practical and theoretical tasks (IO1) will be established in four languages: LV, LT, EE, ENG4) Development of Practical training course about about engineering technologies with real examples and with at least 80 theoretical and practical tasks and their assesment methodologies in LV, LT, EE 5) Preparation of dissemination materials: newsletters, at least 6 articles, 6 videos (2 per country), information in project partners homepages6) Intelectual output testing events (comptetitions) with involvement of more than 110 participants, mostly VET students and respresentatives from business7) Transnational partner meetings, Project streering board meetings and meetings with project target groups and other stakeholders etc.<< Results >>Main results of the project:1) 3 country analyses about good practices of sectoral VET competitions will cover topics as well about requirements of Euroskills & Wordskills, requirements of qualification exams, analyses of requirements for metalworking sector VET students, proposals for common tasks of skills competitions in English, at least 20 pages per country. 2) Al least 108 practical and theoretical tasks for at least 3 qualifications in metalworking will prepared in four languages:LV, LT, EE, ENG 3)Regulations for competition organizing and assessment methodology linked with practical and theoretical tasks (IO1) will be established in four languages: LV, LT, EE, ENG4) Practical training course about about engineering technologies with real examples and with at least 80 theoretical and practical tasks and their assesment methodologies in LV, LT, EE, ENG5) At least 6 articles, 6 videos (2 per country) about VET competitions prepared and distributed to target groups6) Organized 3 national competitions and 1 international competition for VET students in mechanical engineering and metalworking industries in Baltic states with active involvement of business representatives6) Improved knowledge and achievements of at least 100 VET students in mechanical engineering and metalworking industries in Baltic states.