EUROPEN - PEN International means the World Wide Practice Enterprises Network and it’s the international network of all the pedagogical enterprises belonging to EUROPEN through their national Central Office.The main tasks of EUROPEN - PEN International are: the co-ordination of the international practice enterprises network, the monitoring activities, the co-ordination of the international telecommunications group, necessary for the communication standards between the different countries. The Italian Central Office situated at the vocational training centre Istituto Don Calabria in Ferrara started its activity in October 1994, supported by Emilia-Romagna Region, the first Italian Region which experimented with the simulation methodology.

The program promotes the training through the experience acquired in a real environment (working hours, discipline, real working situations, tasks development).