Starting with four professions, the project´s aim is to identify commons and differences of each country´s regulations. In a second step additional training units will be designed which, having attended, can compensate missing elements of vocational education of one country. Having run through both an apprenticeship following national rules plus additional training units people will not only better be able to pass their exams in their country but also should get the recognition or admittance to examination in the neighbour country. Following the labour market’s needs the project partners chose these four trades: 1. Elektroniker/in für Energie- und Gebäudetechnik (DE) – monteur elektrotechnische installaties (NL) (= electrician) 2. Metallbauer/in für Konstruktionstechnik (DE) – constructiewerker (NL) (= construction mechanic) 3. Anlagenmechaniker/in (SHK) (DE) – monteur voor sanitair-, verwarmings, klimaattechniek (NL) (= system mechanic sanitary, heating and air conditioning) 4. Zerspanungsmechaniker/in (DE) – allround verspaner (NL) (= cutting machine operator) The four trades will be described in detail in different formats which will give enterprises as well as young people an impression of the trades and their comparability, and also offer them help in the acquisition resp. recognition of the qualification in the neighbour country. Doing this the barrier impact can be reduced on both of the border, this effected by emphasis on and identification with the region as an area of common history, population and economy.