The general objective of the project is to build and equip Valeriu Braniste Technical College from Lugoj municipality with a school gym in order to increase the participation in vocational education and training and lifelong learning of students from Lugoj municipality. The present project will thus contribute to increasing the attractiveness of the College and implicitly the participation rate in vocational education and training, to the development in the perspective of sport, to a higher graduation rate and to the increase of the transition rate towards higher levels of education. The duration of the proposed project is 18 months, of which 12 months are allocated to the actual construction of the gym. The implementation of this project aims to generate positive long-term effects both at the level of the West Development Region and implicitly at the national level, and especially at the level of the 762 beneficiaries of the project, students of Valeriu Braniste College. The general objective of the project responds to the objectives assumed by the Local Development Strategy of Lugoj Municipality 2016-2020, Strategic Objective no. 2 “Supporting economic growth and business with local resources”, Human Resources Development, Measure 1: “Correlation between the job offer and the specialisations of students from Lugojene High Schools”, as well as the specific objective 10.2 “Enhancing the degree of participation in professional and technical learning and lifelong learning” of the investment priority 10.1.POR 2014-2020, by: — increasing the degree of participation in professional and technical education and lifelong learning by increasing the attractiveness of Valeriu Braniste Technical College through the construction of a modern gym; — providing high quality educational facilities, in accordance with employers’ requirements, economic evolution trends and labour market needs by equipping Valeriu Braniste Technical College with a modern gym. The project “Building and equipping a school sports hall at Valeriu Braniste – Lugoj Technical College” is a measure to ensure high quality educational facilities, in accordance with the employers’ requirements, the trends of economic evolution and the needs of the labour market. The implementation of the project contributes to increasing the conditions for quality education and increasing the participation of the population in professional and technical education. Interventions at the level of vocational and technical education aim to ensure an adequate, accessible and quality educational offer for all students, with a focus on people with disabilities and people belonging to disadvantaged groups. Thus, within this project, the investments will focus in particular on the expansion of the existing spaces, so that the inclusion of all students can be ensured, as well as on increasing the quality of the educational act, by providing