Destination Europe (DE) develops vocational training opportunities for apprentices and their professional counterparts in the Republic of Ireland. 

We offer two main project types:

 2-week projects for young professionals in apprenticeship and 26 to 52-week projects for aspiring young professionnals who have finished their training in France. 

Our participants are typically 18 to 30 years old and already benefit from several years’ of education or full-time apprenticeship in a variety of different environments, ranging from artisan bakeries, hotels and brasseries to  high -end pastry shops, butcher shops and Michelin-starred restaurants. The trainees who participate in our mobility projects wish to harness this experience to train further outside their country of origin, in the Republic of Ireland. 

DE travels extensively in France to build partnerships with artisan colleges, regional councils and youth organisations who wish to send young professionals abroad for industry-specific training. DE interviews all future trainees, ensuring that their aspirations, skills and personality match with the expectations of the host companies that will provide them with training in the Republic of Ireland. 

Once our participants have been selected, the first phase of each project takes the form of "Work-focused Learning,” during which time each trainee receives intensive language tuition, discovers their new surroundings and is introduced to their host company. Long-term project participants are also assisted in finding accommodation near to their host companies and familiarising themselves with the way of life and culture of their host country.

Trainees are then closely monitored during the second phase of the project both within, and outside, of the professional environment. Participants are encouraged to live autonomously in their host country, though regular meetings and feedback sessions are scheduled with both participant and host company alike to ensure the ongoing success of each collaboration.