WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ABROAD FOR VET LEARNERS

Transnational mobility aimed at acquiring new skills is one of the fundamental ways through which individuals, particularly young people, can strengthen their future employability and foster their personal development.

VET enables these young learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and experience they need to succeed in the labour market, whether for a specific job or for a wider range of occupations.

Within ENNE, the WBL experiences abroad for VET learners shall allow the learners to develop their professional and soft skills, such as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and teamwork.

ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED:

• Arts & Skills
• Clothing companies
• Footwear companies
• Schools from ENNE Network
• Museums

PROGRAMME FOR 10-DAYS WBL EXPERIENCE FOR VET LEARNERS

• DAY 1
  Learning Outcomes: Understand the basics of the Portuguese language and culture

TIMETABLE:
9.00-9.30 Welcome and Introduction Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
9.30-13.00 Portuguese Survival Course Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
13.00-14.30 Lunch Break (Location: Guimarães)
14.30-17.00 Guimarães City Tour Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)

• DAY 2
  Learning Outcomes: Getting to know a clothing company, how it can be organized and how it works
  

TIMETABLE:
09.30-12.00 Visit to a clothing company Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
12.30-12.30 Lunch (Location: Guimarães)
14.00-16.30 Visit to Penha Mountain (by cable car) + picnic Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)

• DAY 3
  Learning Outcomes: Getting to know the traditional embroidery of Guimarães
  

TIMETABLE:
10.00-12.30 Workshop de „Bordados“ Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
12.30-14.00 Lunch Break (Location: Guimarães)
14.00-17.00 Workshop de „Bordados“ Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)

• DAY 4
  Learning Outcomes: Getting to know a textile company, how it can be organized and how it works

TIMETABLE:
9.30-12.00
Visit a textile company Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
12.30-14.00 Lunch Break Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
14.30-16.30 Visit to Guimarães Castle and Ducal Palace Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)

• DAY 5
  Learning Outcomes:
  Getting to know a different kind of design, which is complemented fashion: footwear

TIMETABLE:
9.30 – 12.30
Class with the students from the course of Footwear Design VET School (Location: Felgueiras)
12.00-14.00 Lunch Break
14.30-17.00 Visit to a Footwear company Arts & Skills (Location: Felgueiras)

• DAY 6
  Learning Outcomes: Getting to know and understand the differences between their schools and the Portuguese schools
  

TIMETABLE:
9.30-12.30 Class with the students from the course Fashion Coordination and Production VET School (Location: Porto)
12.30-14.00 Lunch Break (Location: Porto)
14.30-17.30 Visit to a Fashion Museum Arts & Skills (Location: Porto)

• DAY 7
  Learning Outcomes: Getting to know and understand the differences between their schools and the Portuguese schools

TIMETABLE:
9.30-12.30
Class with the students from the course of Fashion Design VET School (Location: Porto)
12.30-14.00 Lunch Break (Location: Porto)
14.00-17.30 Free time in Porto (Location: Porto)

• DAY 8
  Learning Outcomes:
  Getting to know and understand the differences between their schools and the Portuguese schools
  

TIMETABLE:
10.00-12.30 Class with the students from the course of Fashion Design VET School (Location: Viana do Castelo)
12.30-14.00 Lunch (Location: Viana do Castelo)
14.00-16.30 Visit to a traditional Museum Arts & Skills (Location: Viana do Castelo)

• DAY 9
  Learning Outcomes: Getting to know a company specialized in the fashion industry, how it can be organized and how it works

TIMETABLE:
10.00-12.30 Visit a company specialized in fashion Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
12.30-14.00 Lunch (Location: Guimarães)
14.00-16.30 Visit to a company specialized in fashion Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)

• DAY 10
  Learning Outcomes: Workshop about the innovation and development of the Textile and Clothing Industry

TIMETABLE:
10.00-12.30
Workshop with a specialized organization in the Textile and Clothing Sector Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)
12.30-14.00 Lunch (Location: Guimarães)
14.00-16.30 Workshop with a specialized organization in the Textile and Clothing Sector Arts & Skills (Location: Guimarães)