Foreign professional internships in Germany and their impact on the development of secondary vocational school students' competencies

The diploma thesis deals with vocational trainings in Germany and their benefits for participants and organizers. The first of two main objectives identifying the motives that lead students to participate in these mobilities. The second is finding out how participants perceive the development of their skills as a result of participating in an internship abroad and evaluating the impact of their experiences. Sub-objectives include the analysis of other aspects related to participation, such as respondent profiles, obstacles, formal requirements, a comparison of selected areas before departure and after arrival and providing an overview of organizations and programs supporting Czech-German cooperation. Other sub-objectives include an assessment of the potential of the language animation method, capturing the perspective of teachers, and formulating recommendations for the future. The theoretical part presents forms of Czech-German cooperation in education, describes the historical development of educational mobility in Europe, and elaborates on the theoretical basis of motivation and barriers in relation to foreign mobility. The empirical part presents the results of the mixed research design survey. The main part consists of two questionnaire surveys among students, supplemented by semi-structured...