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Jak to funguje v malých firmách v zahraničí?
Jak to funguje v malých firmách v zahraničí?
Start date: Aug 1, 2014,
End date: Jul 31, 2015
PROJECT
FINISHED
The project is submitted and coordinated by Business Academy and Higher Professional School in Valašské Meziříčí which plans to involve students into international mobilities offering work experience in London. London seems to be an ideal place because it is one of the biggest and most important business and financial centres in Europe. Therefore there is a large number of companies suitable for work experience.
The main objective of the project is the use and extension of professional skills and knowledge in work experience with an active use of professional terminology in the English language. English is the lingua franca in business and IT fields.
Other objectives are obtaining high-quality experience within real companies, the development of professional specialisation, qualification extension by work experience abroad, improvement in competitiveness, better job opportunities both in the Czech Republic and in the EU, personal skills development (e. g. ability to work on one’s own and responsibility), the innovation of specialised subjects curricula to meet potential employers’ requirements and improvement in competitiveness and reputation of the school.
The work experience will involve 30 students of the 3rd and 4th year of study studying Business Academy, Information Technology and Public Administration. There will be 2 flows of 2-weeks long work experience. The students might work as: receptionists, administrators, web pages graphic designers, web pages editors, IT technicians, sales assistants and customer service assistants for companies or organizations such as travel agencies, shops, educational institutions, local community organizations. The trainees will have a full-time job, which means an 8-hour working day. Working hours will usually be from 9.00 to 17.00 (or from 8.00 to 16.00, from 10.00 to 18.00). The trainees will be carrying out some of the following tasks according to their positions:
- copying
- faxing
- scanning
- word processing
- e-mail correspondence
- using MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
- repairing computers, notebooks and another IT equipment
- web research
- updating
- marketing
- products promotion
- ordering goods
- dealing with complaints
- market research
- web pages design and editing
- filing
- using Photoshop
- sale
- dealing with customers
- business correspondence
- etc.
The partner organisation is ADC College, which is responsible for choice of high-quality employers according to completed CVs and filled registration forms. In addition, ADC College will arrange accommodation, transfer, Oyster cards and insurance for the trainees. Business Academy is responsible for the selection of the trainees according to the stated criteria (e. g. test in specialised subjects, motivation, test of language skills and good manners). Business Academy will organise preparatory courses in specialised subjects, language and cultural background and risks prevention training. Business Academy will also arrange transportation to and from London.
Project and quality management will be legally ensured by the following documents:
1) letter of intent, 2) contract between Business Academy and ADC College, 3) individual contracts between Business Academy and the trainees including the annexes stating the particular work tasks.
Mentoring and monitoring will be carried out by 3 subjects: 1) accompanying persons, 2) country manager from ADC College, 3) mentors at particular work places. There will be issued 2 certificates, i. e. Europass Mobility documents and certificates issued by ADC College. Final reports (participant reports and a beneficiary report) will be completed after the work experience.
Expected results and impact on the trainees are the following: gain of new knowledge, acquirement of new competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes) and their improvement and improvement in study results. Competences of accompanying persons are expected to improve as well.
Longer term benefits for the students are: bigger motivation towards further study, participation in other projects, extension of qualification, bigger chances to be admitted to study at colleges or universities, improvement in competitiveness at job market.
Longer term benefits for Business Academy are: knowledge transfer from working environment and its following implementation into the curricula of specialised subjects and the English language, improvement in work experience management in the Czech Republic, improvement in teaching, better reputation, increase in the number of applicants for study, colleagues’ motivation to be involved in other projects, better preparation and management of further projects thanks to the experience gained.