The criteria that actually predict a good partnership, beyond a polished website.
A well-designed website or a large social media following says very little about actual placement quality. What matters is whether the organisation can describe, specifically, what a placement in your students' field would look like, and whether other schools can vouch for their delivery.
A school and host-partner team reviewing a mobility plan together.
One practical way to evaluate a potential partner: ask them to describe a real, recent placement in your students' field — the company, the tasks, the outcome. A partner with genuine experience answers this concretely and quickly. One without it tends to speak in generalities.
Once you've evaluated a shortlist against these criteria, the next step is comparing them directly — see how to choose a reliable Erasmus+ VET mobility partner for how to make that final call.
Turning these criteria into a final decision.
Read more → Erasmus+ PartnershipsThe specific services worth confirming are included.
Read more → Erasmus+ KA1Where to actually find candidates to evaluate.
Read more →DNA Europe is a Lisbon-based host organisation for Erasmus+ KA1 VET mobility, coordinating placements, accommodation and documentation for partner schools.
