EU.CL.I.D.E.project: “European Cluster Industrial Development through Mobility Experience in Europe)” (83 300 EUR), May 2005 – May 2006. The project involves regional authorities, vocational training organizations, SMEs and RDAs from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. The project aims at:

• Transferring/acquiring vocational education and training praxis and methodologies between bodies that work within common industrial sector. They exchange experiences/know-how reached in different countries and in different historical, social and economic contexts;

• Strengthening the trans-national cooperation between bodies involved into common industrial context even in light of next further EU enlargement (2007);

• Improving the vocational education and training in order to enhance the competitiveness and the enterprise in the selected industrial sectors, even with the view to increase the employment.

Beneficiary SMEs in clusters from Marche region identify the following sectors of particular interest for cooperation: mechanics; food and agriculture; shoe and leather industry; furniture.

The project envisages organization of one-week experience related to vocational education and training in an EU or CEE Country. Moreover, seminars are organized to promote the project. Particularly a kick-off meeting, a meeting with the grant stakeholders and a post-experience meeting are planned to be organized in Marche Region Government seat.