In December 2022, the latest Bright Careers Mobility took place in Scoala  Sfantul apostol Andrei Smardan in Romania. The project involve 4 countries, our hosts Romania and Portugal, Turkey and Romania. The theme of this mobility is 'Ted Talks' and the aim is to encourage our students to choose careers that reflect their personal interests, allowing them to enjoy fulfilling successful careers. During the week our students prepared presentations on their dream jobs, posters on personality based careers and creating profiles for future careers. They also delivered presentations on their own school and city as part of the activities.

Our students experienced Romanian culture, history, literature, music and hospitality throughout the week, visiting a number of different venues of historical and cultural importance. A visit to a number of local primary schools in the area was particularly memorable as we were showered with gifts and food and entertained with traditional songs and dances, all performed by the students. During the week we also visited a number of local sites of historical interest and the cities of Iasi and Botosani. 

 In February 2023 the latest Bright Careers mobility took place in New Cross College in Dublin Ireland. The Irish team were joined by their partners from Romania, Turkey and Portugal. The theme for this mobility was 'Job Interviews' and the aim was to enable our students to create effective CV's and to develop, improve, and practice their interview techniques. During the week the students worked on how to prepare for an interview and how to create a CV. They also worked with staff from a local business organisation, Business in the Community (BITC) on their interview techniques participating in practice interviews with feedback given afterwards.  They also learned how to develop and expand their CV’s in order to give them the best possible chance of securing an interview for careers in areas of interest to the students. The students also delivered presentations on people from each of their countries who had enjoyed successful careers doing something they loved. 

During the mobility the students also learned about Irish culture during a traditional Irish storytelling session and they participated in Irish Dancing lessons during ice-breaking activities. They also visted Kilkenny City and the UNESCO World Heritage site at Glendalough in Co. Wicklow. They learned about the social history of Dublin when they visited the Tenement Museum on Henrietta Street and explored the historic city of Dublin during a walking tour with their Irish hosts.

In June 2023 the final Bright Careers mobility took place in Escola Tecnica de Imagem e Communicacao Aplicada (ETIC)  in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese team were joined by their partners from Romania, Turkey and Ireland. The theme for this mobility was 'At Work' and the aim was to visit work places and experience the real work environment. During the week the students visited local work places in the area and learned about different jobs and talked to the people working in these areas. The students visited different departments in the college, the Communication Museum and the Oceanarium and spoke to staff member in each location. They explained what their jobs entailed, what qualifications they required and why they chose their individual career paths. 

During their visit to the Communications Museum students also attended a presentation by the museum director who explained to them how she had arrived in her current post. This presentation was a powerful example of how determination and a clear goal can help an individual to enjoy a successful career doing something they loved. Students also experienced what it is like to work as a journalist. They had to prepare reports on the days events, converting them into journalistic pieces before presenting them in the TV studio. 

During the mobility our students also visited a number of sites of historical and cultural interest including Cabo da Roca, a cape which forms the western most point of mainland Portugal and of western Europe. We also visited Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage site and home of the Portuguese Royal families for many centuries. 

The first mobility of the Bright Careers Erasmus Project took place in Prof Nabi Avci Anatolian  High School in Istanbul Turkey  in January 2021.  Ther Turkish team were joined by their partners from Romania. Unfortunately the teams from Portugal and Ireland were unable to travel due to covid restrictions in their countries. 

The theme for this mobility was 'Seminars and Careers Days'. During the week students learned about national and international career opportunities and the direct effect of personality traits when choosing a career path, They participated in seminars relating to choosing a career path and building a network in order to find your dream job. Students created a Careers Day Fair where they showcased jobs and identified personalities suitable for these jobs. 

Day 1 there were ice breaking activities and students took a tour of the school and each partner gave a presentation on their schools

Day 2 there were 2 seminars about choosing jobs. The 1st seminar was about finding a job according to your personality and the 2nd seminar was about building a network in order to find your dream job. 

Day 3 students prepared stalls on which they presented jobs and personalities suitable for these jobs. 

Day 4 students attended a cultural tour of the city of Istanbul and learned about careers in the tourism industry. 

Day 5 all participants were presented with their certificates of participation and students shared their experiences during the mobility on the padlet.