To organise traineeships in Switzerland, you need a partner institution in the respective language region. Both institutions can send and/or host participants. 

• Use your personal or professional environment for this.
• Or visit one of our vocational education and training events.
• Find out more about Finding a partner 

If several Swiss institutions are pursuing the same goal, they can apply for funding for mobilities as a consortium. Find out whether a consortium project brings additional benefit to your project.

Would you like to meet potential project partners on site to get to know each other or work on a joint project? You can receive financial support for this with the funding opportunities Preparatory visits.

• You define the goals of the project and how you want to achieve them at an early stage and clarify the responsibilities with your partner institution.
• You plan the work placements for your participants. To do this, you estimate the number of participants at your institution, determine how you will prepare and support the participants for the upcoming placements and consolidate the learning outcomes. 
• In the project application, you describe the planned activities and provide information on points such as
  • Details of all partner institutions
  • Brief project description with objectives and measures
  • Overview of planned mobility activities
  • Information on the preparation, on-site support and follow-up of the mobility activities
  • Plan for internal and external communication of the project results. 
• You ensure that the planned project fulfils our award criteria
• It is important to us to also enable persons with disabilities or with physical, mental, or chronic diseases to participate. Therefore, we provide additional funding for persons with special needs, for which you can apply in the funding application. You may also submit a request for funding for special needs at a later stage during the project duration. You can find more information under Inclusion and equal opportunities.
• We are happy to provide you with individual counselling to clarify questions about planning, submission and implementation. The consultation can take place over the phone, online or on site.

• Submit the project using the online form at the latest 30 days before the start of the project. 
• The funding application is submitted by one of the partner institutions for the entire project.
• An institution can receive funding for several participants. Please note the limit of 30 mobilities for a first application.
• The project duration (contract period between the project organiser and Movetia) lasts a maximum of 12 months.
• Open the application as early as possible to familiarise yourself with the requirements. You can save the application temporarily and process it later. If you are submitting an application for the first time, you will need to register once. 

• We will review the funding application within 30 days of submission.
• If the decision is positive, we will issue the funding contract and pay out 80% of the funding.
• Payment is made within 30 days after receiving the signed contract. 
• Funding amounts are paid exclusively to schools, training providers and other vocational education and training institutions based in Switzerland and not directly to participants. 

• The organising school/training provider selects the participants and organise the internship position, accommodation and, if necessary, the language course with them. You involve the participants in the planning if necessary. 
• Prepare the participants for their exchange experience. For example, you can use our intercultural preparation workshop. 
• The organising school/training provider is responsible for paying out financial support to VET students/apprentices for travelling and accommodation.
• The organising school/training provider also supports the participants during and after the work placement.
• Do you need more time to realise the project? You can extend the project up to two times by a maximum of 6 months each. This means that a maximum extension of 12 months to a maximum contract term of 24 months is possible. If other aspects relevant to the contract change, such as budgets or the name of the person responsible, please inform us by e-mail before the end of the project.
• In our login area, you can document the planned and completed exchanges on an ongoing basis. This overview of the exchanges actually carried out is part of the final report and the central record of the exchanges.
• We conduct a monitoring meeting with the project leaders during the project term. At this meeting, you can clarify questions and receive feedback, tools and suggestions for further project implementation. 

• You must submit the final report online no later than 60 days after the end of the contract term.
• Apart from the overview of the exchanges (documented in the login area) and, if applicable, a confirmation of participation in the language course, no further evidence or supporting documents must be submitted in the final report. 
• The final report primarily asks for information on the following points:
  • Overview of the exchanges carried out 
  • Achievement of the objectives of the project and the funding programme
  • Need for support
  • Overview of information and communication activities in the project
• In the event of a financial audit by us, however, it must be possible to provide evidence of the exchanges (including evidence of the costs of the exchanges).
• We evaluate the final report and pay out any remaining amounts or make repayment claims. This takes place within 30 days of submission of the final report.

• The experiences that you and the participants make during the exchange are also of interest to other vocational education and training stakeholders. Make them visible and report on them in your institution and in your network.
• Share the content widely via your institution's channels, e.g. newsletter, social media, blog, etc. In this way, you present your institution as innovative, open-minded and an attractive employer. You will also stimulate professional exchange in the education sector. 
• Contact us to increase your reach, e.g. by placing a magazine article on our website.