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Schools may – and they often do - recognise vocational practice taken abroad within the framework of the Leonardo programme as mandatory practice at home. The Europass  mobility certificate is used most often in VET mobility projects: in 2010 1745 certificates were issued compared with 972 in the previous year, most in connection with Leonardo mobility projects.
 

Within the framework of the ’HATÁRTALANUL’ (Without borders!) programme of the Apáczai Public Foundation Hungarian VET schools organise field trips and study visits to Hungarian minority VET schools abroad, in Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine.
 

The Vocational School Development Programme (Szakiskolai Fejlesztési Program, SZFP) was launched in 2003. The Vocational school mobility programme provided grants for students of schools participating in SZFP to participate in vocational practice abroad, based on the model of the Leonardo mobility programme.  The mission of the Apáczai Public education studies of young people of Hungarian minority in the neighbouring countries and the in-service training of professionals working in education. The foundation launched the initiative ‘Határtalanul!’ (Without borders!) as a pilot programme in November 2009, supporting exchange programmes for Hungarian students in Hungary and abroad. Within the framework of the programme, Hungarian VET schools can apply for grants to organize field trips and study visits to as to implement various joint Hungarian-Hungarian projects. Grants are financed from a budget of HUF 199 500 000 (EUR 740 000).

National Development Agency is established by the Hungarian Government for the implementation of the National The Tempus Public Foundation is a non-profit organization established by the Hungarian Government and is responsible for managing international cooperation programmes and strengthening the European dimension in mobility. Development Plan, including the employment and educational issues under the European Social Fund.