The objectives of the CBC-Practice Firms project are according to (TO2) SUPPORT TO EDUCATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION, Priority 1.1 – Institutional cooperation in the educational field for increasing access to education and quality of education of JOINT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ROMANIA – REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

ENI 2014-2020, having a valuable contribution to improving the economic situation in the area, in the context of cross-border collaboration, by improving the professional skills and abilities and, implicitly, the living conditions of young people from Galati County and Cahul District. The project proposes to promote closer business links for young people across the border through practice firms, increase the employability ratio, harmonize the theoretical knowledge of young people with practical skills to meet economic needs and cross-border innovation; increasing access for young entrepreneurs in the cross-border area to new opportunities for bilateral promotion and interaction; developing collaboration and contacts between educational units on both sides of the border and developing the educational act by organizing new training courses for teachers and endowing the educational material base.

Given the economic situation of the two countries and the importance of bilateral cooperation in the field of education in such situations as well as the capacities of young people (accumulation and learning, self-motivation, openness and risk-taking), it is necessary to support quality entrepreneurship education for young people and to stimulate and facilitate access to job-seeking courses and creating of new businesses by young people.

Improving the quality of education in the project area by developing cross-border partnership between educational units in Romania and Moldova, exchanging best practices, development and innovation activities to increase the competitiveness of graduates, diversifying educational offerings and developing employment alternatives for young people in the project area will be achieved by harmonizing the theoretical knowledge of young people with practical skills to meet the economic and innovative needs in the cross-border area, increasing the access of young entrepreneurs in the cross-border area to new opportunities for promotion and creating new job opportunities and independent perspectives.

The general objective of learning through the practice firm is to develop the entrepreneurial spirit by: familiarizing students with the specific activities of a real company, simulating real business operations and processes specific to the real business environment, improving the business language, developing the skills and attitudes needed for a dynamic entrepreneur.