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Je suis E.U.- We Think Global
Start date: Jun 1, 2015,
End date: May 31, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
One of the main concerns EPATV shows - concerning the education of its young and collaborators, is to prepare them, in the best way possible, in order to succeed in Labor Market and to have an active role in the society they belong to, foreseeing a positive impact at local, regional, national and international levels.
The current socio-economic situation that Europe, and mainly Portugal, live has changed the market conditions, enlarging the offer, on the one hand, but on the other hand, turning it more complex and demanding. The difficulties increase for those to whom affected by interiority (like in Vila Verde, Minho where the school is) and lack of opportunities and, therefore, is school’s duty to decrease this disadvantage. Thus, the importance of this mobility project, so that our young may have the same experiences and acculturation, enabling them to face this European Market with success, to strengthen employability access and to improve their personal development through competences’ acquiring (knowledge, skills and attitudes, including cultural and language diversity) enabled by this project.
This project meets EPATV strategic objectives, in order to its internationalizing as a reference vocational school, since market recognizes its value in quality professional resources training. These transnational experiences are a selection factor in school’s choice by parents and trainers looking for a job, thus becoming a preference in the choice of enterprises. The same stands for the whole of training and education agents of EPATV staff.
The project involves four types of targets: 1- The majority. The Vocational courses’ students, level IV (about 30 participants, in an universe of 898 students); 2-A group of recent graduates, from less than one year (8 participants); 3- four Basic Vocational courses’ students; 4 – an EPATV Staff group including teachers, technicians and collaborators (10 persons) and a group of 5 accompanying teachers by the above referred reasons (Basic Vocationals are a higher dropout and insuccess risk group and there are 2 minors in ongoing curricular internship) making up a total of 59 participants for a mobility period of 2 years, starting in 2015 1st of July and ending at 2017 June the 30th.
The process is organized according with the European Mobility Chart principles, including in all stages (information and guidance, linguistics, logistic support, mentoring, recognition, evaluation and responsibility/compromise) a clear and transparent plan including measures directed to the unexpected, clear objectives and outcomes aiming ECVET processes implementation. Used methodology is based in proper knowledge, skills and attitude definition, allowing an evaluation of learning outcomes, to share with all stakeholders involved in the project and whose dissemination will be transferred to EPATV strategic plan.
The selection is made through an application based upon Pedagogical Board approved criteria, advertised and leading to gender and opportunities equality fulfillment, being also a tool to stimulate entrepreneurs, as well as to reduce the region’s increasing school dropout.
Therefore, EPATV aims to create conditions that offer a workplace training, professional and transversal skills development, with partners from countries of recognized technical competence in selected areas and, also, with lifelong learning experiences, having as main aims to support the needs identified in the International Development Plan as well as in Training and Strategic Plan.