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Final Conference in Brussels

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Data dell'articolo 7 Ottobre 2022
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The ENNE project final event on “Quality mobility for the enhancement of VET”, took place in Brussels on 23 September 2022 at Umbria Region Office.

After a welcoming from the Umbria Region representatives and project coordinator we introduced our guests:

Anna Barbieri, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion – European Commission; discussion on the EU ongoing and upcoming initiatives for the promotion and enhancement of VET
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All partners presented the main project’s results and outputs:

Charline Van Osselaer, Manager at Connectief on Report on national focus groups for setting up VET Excellence networks in partner countries;
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Jan Mueller, Project manager at Wisamar on MOOC on “Quality of mobility projects in VET”;
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Ylenia Cariani, Communication Manager at EGInA on Blended course on KA2 Erasmus+ Proposal writing;
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Anie Antonova, Project Manager at ECQ on Quality Assurance System for transnational mobility;
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Claudia Amaro, Project Manager at Arts&Skills on Internationalization activities for the enhancement of VET centres
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There has been a Panel discussion on VET challenges with local and national VET stakeholders, moderated by Ben Bruyndonckx, the International mobility coordinator at Connectief:

Jens Vermeersch, Coordinator Internationalisation at GO! from Belgium;
Margherita Battaglini, VET Teacher and Erasmus+ coordinator from Italy;
Sandra Machado, School board representative at Agrupamento de Escolas Francisco de Holanda from Portugal;
Manuela Vogelsang, VET teacher of RHS Chemnitz.

The following session was online with Laura Cremonte, Project Designer at EGInA and Coordinator of the Blended Course implemented.

The other guests discussed “The VET Mobility outside the EU borders

From Italy to Japan: Maurizio Morini, VET teacher and Erasmus+ coordinator at IO Dante Alighieri of Nocera Umbra;
From Belgium to South Africa: Guillaume Goes, former VET student at VTI Oostende
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The final panel of the conference was focused on the ENNE Policy Recommendations moderated by Altheo Valentini, ENNE project coordinator:

VET providers, represented by
- Valentina Chanina, Project and office manager at EfVET – European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training;
- Susanne M. Nielsen, Knowledge Hub Expert at ETF – European Training Foundation
Intermediary organisations, represented by
- Manuel Ribeiro Bacelar, President of EAQOM – European Association of Quality Organisations in Mobility
Companies, represented by
- Pierluigi Befera, Training Support Manager at Sabena Aerospace Engineering.

The final conference concluded the discussion on the next steps for the ENNE Networks’ sustainability.

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VR for vocational training in the hospitality sector

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Data dell'articolo 7 Ottobre 2022
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VET VR ACADEMY seeks to address the particular challenges posed by COVID19 to hospitality education with digital innovations: a transnational online learning platform and interactive VR environments.

The Covid 19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a devastating impact on the hospitality industry across Europe. Vocational training in the sector, for which work experience in internships and training companies is essential, has also been severely affected. This is confirmed byresults of a stocktaking carried out in the framework of the Erasmus+ project VET VR ACADEMY in the five partner countries France, Spain, Cyprus, Denmark and Germany: Training institutions have been keen to adapt quickly to these changes. The digitalisation of classrooms has made it possible to continue training as much as possible. However, the unwillingness of some VET providers to invest in technological equipment and tools, the difficult financial situation during the pandemic and the lack of digital skills among teachers and trainers led to many delays and problems in implementing existing programmes and designing new ones. These impairments also affected the content, examinations and training successes as well as the attractiveness of the occupational profiles and training as a whole. In addition, practical work experience in particular, which is essential in this field, was lacking during training.

Digital tools as an answer to the specific challenges

Building on these survey results , the partnership is now preparing to develop an online learning platform and virtual reality environments for targeted training in the hospitality sector. The online platform will include at least three modules: interpersonal skills, technical skills and specific skills related to the professional environment.

The VR environments, will enable VET learners in the hospitality sector to gain insight into and train professional practices in the hospitality sector in the partner countries, will cover five thematic areas and be available in French, Spanish, English, German and Greek:

– Setting a table

– Cocktail preparation

– Serve und clear meals

– Flambé at the table

– Hygiene and cleaning

These tools can be used not only to enhance and complement on-site vocational training, but also to support language learning and prepare for mobility abroad.

https://www.vetvracademy.eu/

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“Multicultural work experience for successful career start”, JobStart

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Data dell'articolo 7 Ottobre 2022
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Twenty-one students and three teachers from three vocational schools (National High School in Finance and Business – Sofia, Vocational High School of Economics “G.S. Rakovski” – Yambol and The School of Commerce – Burgas) took part in the project “Multicultural work experience for successful career start” – JobStart, № 2020-1-BG01-KA102-078660. The project is implemented within the Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action 1, VET Sector. The consortium is led and coordinated by the “Europrojects” Foundation – Sofia, Bulgaria.

Students underwent a two-week internship in the Spanish organization M&M Profuture Traning S.L. in the period 07-21 August, 2022. Beneficiaries increased their professional skills and competencies by preparing PESTLE and SWOT analysis, business plan, analysis of the organizational structure and different financing alternatives, application of brainstorming techniques and more. Moreover, participants increased their business English, broadened their viewpoint and learned about the Spanish culture and traditions.

The theoretical knowledge and practical skills were certified by a EUROPASS Mobility document and a Certificate of Professional Practice.

JobStart project promotes the interaction between the world of school and the business reality, stimulates the acquisition of skills and the achievement of personal development, invests in activities representing added value for young people and supports equal access for all to high-quality education and practice.

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Quality mobility for the enhancement of VET: final international conference of the ENNE project

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Data dell'articolo 24 Agosto 2022
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The ENNE project final event on “Quality mobility for the enhancement of VET”, will take place in Brussels on 23 September 2022 and you can participate in presence or online!

VENUE: Umbria Region Office in Brussels, Rond-Point Schuman 14 – 1040 Brussels

Click here to register!

PROGRAMME

9.30 – 10.00 Registration and networking coffee
10.00 – 10.15 Institutional Welcome from the Umbria Region representatives and project coordinator
10.15 – 10.45 Keynote on the EU ongoing and upcoming initiatives for the promotion and enhancement of VET
– Anna Barbieri, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion – European Commission
10.45 – 11.45 Presentation of the main project’s results and outputs:
Report on national focus groups for setting up VET Excellence networks in partner countries
– Charline Van Osselaer, Manager at Connectief
MOOC on “Quality of mobility projects in VET”
– Jan Mueller, Project manager at Wisamar
Blended course on KA2 Erasmus+ Proposal writing
– Ylenia Cariani, Communication Manager at EGInA
Quality Assurance System for transnational mobility
– Anie Antonova, Project Manager at ECQ
Internationalization activities for the enhancement of VET centres
– Claudia Amaro, Project Manager at Arts&Skills
Interactive session with testimonials from the partner countries
11.45 – 12.30 Panel discussion on VET challenges with local and national VET stakeholders moderated by Ben Bruyndonckx, International mobility coordinator at Connectief
Participants:
– Jens Vermeersch, Coordinator Internationalisation at GO! from Belgium
– Margherita Battaglini, VET Teacher and Erasmus+ coordinator from Italy
– Sandra Machado, School board representative at Agrupamento de Escolas Francisco de Holanda from Portugal
– Manuela Vogelsang, VET teacher of RHS Chemnitz
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.00 VET Mobility outside the EU borders
– from Italy to Japan: Maurizio Morini, VET teacher and Erasmus+ coordinator at IO Dante Alighieri of Nocera Umbra
– From Belgium to South Africa: Guillaume Goes, former VET student at VTI Oostende
14.00 – 14.45 Panel discussion with representatives of VET networks for the validation the ENNE Policy Recommendations moderated by Altheo Valentini, ENNE project coordinator
Participants:
VET providers, represented by
- Valentina Chanina, Project and office manager at EfVET – European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
- Giulia Meschino, Director-Secretary general at EVTA – European Vocational Training Association
- Susanne M. Nielsen, Knowledge Hub Expert at ETF – European Training Foundation
Intermediary organisations, represented by
- Manuel Ribeiro Bacelar, President of EAQOM – European Association of Quality Organisations in Mobility
Companies, represented by
- Pierluigi Befera, Training Support Manager at Sabena Aerospace Engineering
14.45 – 15.00 Closing remarks and next steps for the sustainability of the ENNE Networks

ARE YOU WORKING IN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING?
FILL IN THE ONLINE SURVEY!

Your opinion is important for us to collect valuable feedback regarding the benefits and challenges of internationalisation and mobility in VET from representatives of European VET providers.

CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE BELOW!

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PERCEIVE, develoPmEnt of quality assuRanCe mEchanisms in VET E-learning environments

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Data dell'articolo 3 Agosto 2022
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PERCEIVE – develoPmEnt of quality assuRanCe mEchanisms In VET E-learning environments is an ongoing project in the field of VET where ECQ is actively participating. Within the project 7 partners from 5 countries – Bulgaria (ECQ and “Bulgarian-German VET Centre”), Belgium (Association Europeenne Pour La Formation Professionnelle), Germany (EVBB and BK Consult), Greece (AKMI) and Italy (ENAIP) are cooperating and together for achieving the project objectives. Project is specifically aimed at the quality assurance of the design and delivery of Vocational e-learning, including training provision process, such as legislation, financing, organization and management of elearning, technical solutions needed, upskilling of human resources, including VET teaching and other VET staff.

The project partners met at the end of July to discuss and plan the work for the creation of the Framework. In October it is expected to be completed and ready. Also in the last quarter of 2022 multiplier events are expected where stakeholders will be invited to test and be informed about the 2 of 3 project results.

The main target groups are providers, leaders, teachers and learners in the field of VET and all stakeholders will be able to take use the QA Framework (available online as an interactive resource) covering the design and delivery of e-learning in VET, Certification of Quality for VET e-learning programs, e-learning Courses which are going to be subject of QA, using the new Framework, e-tools related to the adaptation of the QA Framework in the VET system, training material for VET Professionals.

More information, news and updates check the official website of the project: https://perceive-project.eu/

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Escola Profissional de Espinho, 3D-Print Project and Learning by Competing Project

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Data dell'articolo 3 Agosto 2022
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On the 22^nd of June, the Portuguese Multiplier Event of the European Project 3D-Print (https://www.3dprint-training.com/) took place, organized by CEPROF. This project is co-financed by the European Commission under the scope of the Erasmus+ programme.
The objective of the Multiplier Event was to disseminate the objectives of the project, as well as the already obtained final results, to the relevant stakeholders and interested people.

The main objective of the project consists of providing support for the educational and training challenges related to equipping the future workplace with relevant and needed skills to participate in the 3D printing revolution. This was achieved by providing entry-level, easily accessible courses, that could motivate adults with fewer qualifications.

The presented results in the Multiplier Event were:

A guide on how to introduce 3D printing in adult education;
A training programme on 3D printing, for trainers to provide them with the needed knowledge tools to develop a teaching program on 3D printing in adult education;
A teaching pack that enables adult educators to learn more about 3D printing.

The Multiplier Event counted 28 participants and was a major success.

Website school page on the ENNE project

In the end of June, OvarForma hosted the Learning by Competing (www.lbc.conform.it) Multiplier Event, together with CEPROF and APSU, the Portuguese partners of the same Erasmus+ project.

The 5 big pillars/objectives of the project were the creation and testing of innovative teaching methodologies, introducing competition in teaching and learning, developing ICT and mobility competencies, promoting perseverance and resilience, and developing soft skills and utilizing the motivational effects of robotics to excite students about science and technology.

From these 5 pillars the project obtained the following results:

Four training modules on Robotics and resources;
A training platform;
Improvement in the performance of the students;
Improvement in the interest in foreign languages;
Higher motivation for mobility and interest of the other schools in the methodological approach of “Learning by Competing”.

The Multiplier Event was an important step towards the sustainability of our project!

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ENNE Blended Course, what results has produced?

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Data dell'articolo 1 Agosto 2022
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VETCREA is a KA2 project that started in 2022 and was submitted after the blended course of the ENNE project.

VETCREA did not let its start in Italy go unnoticed. The students from the various partner schools worked together to achieve a wonderful result that was presented to the general public on 12 May.

Together with the partner schools from Italy and Portugal, this was an unforgettable experience for the pupils and colleagues from the department’s Fashion, Multimedia, Care Hair and Design. The students and teachers worked closely together to show their expertise in Spoleto: fashion, hair care, multimedia and graphic design came up with a beautiful concept in the theme New & Eco friendley with as the final result a fantastic fashion show and as apotheosis the dress designed by the Italian fashion school. The Belgian school, with its multimedia and graphic design department, took care of the invitations and suchlike as well as the hairdo. The accessories were provided by the Portuguese partner school and they will be the host country next year. In the third year, we meet our project partners in Hasselt for a final show.

Want to know more?

http://vetcrea.eu/

https://www.instagram.com/vetcrea.erasmus/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080492277564

Links

https://www.facebook.com/GONextLevelX/photos/pcb.3372201833013591/3372188503014924

Spoleto Fashion Show Film

Fashion Show – Getting ready

Fashion Show – Runaway rehearsal

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BlendedVET – Create your blended learning course

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Data dell'articolo 15 Luglio 2022
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How do you create a blended learning course? How do you transform existing materials into a blended learning course?

The project aims to create flexible online training for VET trainers willing to combine face-to-face and online instruction modalities. Blended learning has become a widespread teaching modality, especially in K-12 and higher education. The project is an answer to helping VET teachers to transform existing material into blended learning or create a blended learning course from scratch.

More specifically, we provide:

A through overview of the concept itself, target groups and its usefulness
A comprehensive learning package on how the creation of a blended learning course
A blended learning course, where we implemented all of the key aspects of the learning package

Want to take a look? https://blendedvet.eu/

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Job Shadowing Trips To And From Chemnitz

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Data dell'articolo 15 Luglio 2022
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Guests from Belgium and Bulgaria, trips to Portugal and Italy … the teachers of the Richard-Hartmann-Schule Chemnitz, a vocational school center for technology, used the opportunities offered to them by the ENNE network with great enthusiasm.

In Chemnitz, the Belgian and Bulgarian colleagues were not only given an insight into the teaching activities of the vocational school center, but also visited companies and practical partners in the region and, of course, museums and cultural sights. Here, as with the teachers’ visits to Italy and Portugal, it was first and foremost the personal exchange and mutual inspiration that made these experiences so valuable for all participants and, moreover, for their institutions. The credo: We live Europe.

Here you can find some impressions:

For more information see https://www.rhs-chemnitz.de/2022/05/17/wir-leben-europa/

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Could an experience leave you so much even if lived in such a short time?

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Data dell'articolo 15 Luglio 2022
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13 students in 10 days had an intense experience. The one that can be defined not simply as work or a personal one, but as a life experience. Being introduced, even if delicately, into a system so distant from their own, implies a significant effort. Adapting rapidly to requests, outside your own field of competence, makes you grow both from the personal and work level. And maybe this is the reason why teenagers love those kind of projects.

What is the project in which these young people from Bulgaria, Portugal, and Italy took part in?

It is called Car mechanics in Belgium, more specifically the students took part in the experience in Mechelen, a Belgian city located in the province of Antwerp. All this was possible thanks to the opportunity provided by the Technical schools Mechelen, a technical school known for its reputation in technical training in building, biotechnics, car mechanics, multimedia. Not only but also thanks to Connectief, an organization that supports the implementation of mobility. VDAB as well, a public employment service in Flanders. Which made available the necessary tools, for a 3-day project, called: Greenpower.

This collaboration resulted in a 10-day project focused on increasing knowledge of electric and hybrid vehicles. Characterized by activities, which aimed to learning how to power up a vehicle in AR (augmented reality), working on an electric vehicle supervised by a teacher and electrode mobile experience room. All lightened by activities that led the student to fall in love with the city they were in, to enjoy the time spent in the halls of the auto world and army museum. It was an experience marked by an appreciation of practicality. The fact that the students had the opportunity to verify their knowledge, touching with their hands and seeing this new world with their eyes, made the experience even more effective.

The icing on the cake was participation in the green power project. It lighted up the minds of these young people, procuring a special interest. Being able to drive an electric kart, which they had built themselves, placed the project on a higher level.

In conclusion, such a project cannot be belittled simply by calling it a school experience, because it is anything but. The collaboration created between the students, the relationships established, and the palpable understanding that there was between those guys, who did not even know each other up to 10 days before, can not only affect the working environmentbut the personal one as well.

What better way to describe an experience than with words used by the participants themselves!