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Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers (AMBER)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2020,

Rivers rank among some of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, and are the focus of costly restoration programmes that cost billions to taxpayers. Much of Europe depends on water from rivers for drinking, food production, and the generation of hydropower, which is essential for meeting the EU renewable energy target. Yet only half the EU surface waters have met the WFD’s 2015 target of goo ...
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European Science, Technology, Engineering and Electronics Mobility 2 and European Football Development Project

Start date: Dec 31, 2016, End date: Dec 30, 2018,

...nd Objectives:The ESTEEM (European Science, Technology, Engineering, Electronics and Math) 2 and EFD (European Football Development) project will provide students (male and female) from Gower College Swansea, many of whom have not traveled abroad before, with their first taste of living, learning and working in another country. The project hopes to broaden the horizons of our students and help th ...
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Quality & Opportunity;

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

ROC Midden Nederland is changing as an organisation to become more responsive to the outside world. Vocational education at the ROC has to be relevant and up to date, developed together with the world of work. This project is part of that drive forward focusing on offering students high quality experiences in companies in other EU countries through our extensive network of partners. Students from ...
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Danish Trainees to Wales 2016

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

...ies, one partner is the Danish employment authority, the municipality of Odense, HR og Personale.The partnership foreign contigents are as they are the intern hosts Coleg y Cymoedd and Gower College Swansea. The Central Denmark Region and the municipality of Aarhus have been invited to join the project; however primarily in a role as collaborators.The project participants consist of students who ...
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FORMACIÓN PRÁCTICA PARA CONSEGUIR UNA CUALIFICACIÓN PROFESIONAL Y MEJORAR LAS HABILIDADES CULTURALES Y SOCIALES EN OTRO PAÍS EUROPEO (III)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

...ehicles: Bodywork: two to Slatina ( Romania) Motor vehicle: two to Leipzig (Germany) -Professional group of electricity and electronics: Electrical and automatic installations: ,four mobilities to Swansea ( Wales) -Professional group of health: Auxiliary nurse care: two mobilities to Arbresle ( France) and two to Kotka (Finland). -Professional group of trade and marketing: Trade:s one mobility ...
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Towards International Professional Profiles

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

This project aims to develop the strategic agenda of ROCMN by offering students of vocational education of all qualifications of ROC Midden Nederland an international experience and by offering staff capacity building programmes with international partners and international companies. An international experience for studentsis part of the career planning that is central to ROCMNs philososphy. St ...
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European Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2017,

...country and ist culture, especially by living in host families in a real authentic context. It is intended to make the students of both countries work and study together at the Gower College in Swansea, Wales. The German pupils will take part in classes and develop project of different technical topics. Various field and study trips as well as site surveys at different companies are supposed to gi ...
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Mobility and work-based learning, Business College Copenhagen North, 2015-2017

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

...l tours during the weekend. Mobility stays for students from the EUD programme in the field of commerce, retail and administration: The goal of this project is to send students to Gower College Swansea, Wales, UK, to München, Germany and to London, UK during the schools year 2015-2016 and 2016-17. All mobility stays include language school for one or two weeks and training placement in companies ...
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European Science, Technology, Engineering and Electronics Mobility

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Context The ESTEEM project will provide students from Gower College Swansea, many of whom have not travelled abroad before, with their first taste of living, learning and working in another country. This will help them gain the self-confidence and self-reliance to motivate them to broaden their horizons and to encourage them to look outside their immediate locality when it comes to employment. St ...
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Services to enhance innovation management capacities of SMEs in England, Northern Ireland and Wales 2015 -2016 (ENIW)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

A national service in support of recipients of the H2020 sme instrument and for the enhancement of innovation management in SMEsInnovation is a vital ingredient of growth and an important element of the future success of the UK. With some 95% of R&D and innovation conducted outside of the UK and many major and lead market shaping companies being of non-UK origin, access to knowledge, markets, ski ...
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Pan Wales Vocational Staff Mobility

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Context/background of the project CollegesWales employed a full time International Coordinator in November 2010 to engage the Further Education Institutions (FEIs) in Wales in European funded projects. The focus had been on developing learner mobility projects on behalf of the FE colleges. In 2014, CollegesWales submitted this first centralised application for funding for staff mobility - the foc ...
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Marine Investment for the Blue Economy (MARIBE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

MARIBE is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to unlock the potential of multi-use of space in the offshore economy (also referred to as Blue Economy). This forms part of the long-term Blue Growth (BG) strategy to support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors as a whole; something which is at the heart of the Integrated Maritime Policy, the EU Innovation Union, and the Europe 2020 str ...
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Learning through mobilities - Learner and staff mobilities within VET at Axxell

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

The requirements to work in a multicultural society increases continuously and the labor market is more and more looking for workers who have good self-awareness, good self-confidence and who are tolerant , flexible , stress resistant and able to handle the challenges of working life today. The characteristics mentioned above are developed during an international mobility in a way that would not h ...
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Advancement in Bilingualism; Staff Mobility Project

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

Context/Background of Project: The participants of this project are responsible for developing the Welsh language and bilingualism within the Further Education sector in Wales (some from individual Further Education colleges and others work all over Wales). The Welsh government has funded these posts and have developed policies and strategies across a number of sectors (including education) in ord ...
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New Opportunities - New Careers

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

This project has provided international experiences to 109 students of vocational education of ROC Midden Nederland. This international experience was part of their career planning. Career planning is a central element in the strategy of ROC Midden Nederland to prepare young people for the world of work and for society. Career planning gives them a focus on their studies and on their plans for the ...
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European Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2016,

...country and ist culture, especially by living in host families in a real authentic context. It is intended to make the students of both countries work and study together at the Gower College in Swansea, Wales. The German pupils will take part in classes and develop project of different technical topics. Various field and study trips as well as site surveys at different companies are supposed to gi ...
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Mobility and Work-based learning, Business College Copenhagen North 2014-2016

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

...ents from the vocational training programme in the field of commerce, retail and administration: The goal of this project is to send 24 students (2 flows with 12 students each) to Gower College Swansea, Swansea, Wales, UK , 34 students (2 flows with 17 students each) to München, Germany and 40 students (2 flows with 20 students each) to London, UK and 15 students (1 flow) til Málaga, Spain in the ...
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COHERENT OPTICS SENSORS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS (COSMA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

"The main objective of the project is to focus theoretical, experimental and clinical research of the participating groups on biomagnetism phenomena, with the specific aim to develop all-optical sensors dedicated to their detection and suitable for applications in clinical diagnostics.A central role in the project is played by Optical Atomic Magnetometers (OAMs) that have the potential, in terms o ...
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Energetic Algae (EnAlgae)

Start date: Oct 31, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

Aim Energetic Algae aims to reduce CO2 emissions and dependency on unsustainable energy sources in NWE. by accelerating the development of sustainable technologies for algal biomass production. bioenergy and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation from pilot phase to application and marketable products. processes and services. This is achieved by bundling know-how. finance and political support. The plan ...
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European Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

Start date: Jun 16, 2014, End date: Jun 15, 2015,

...fe and to cope with the challenges of working abroad. 13 students of the engineering department of the Werner-Siemens-Schule will take part in the project. Together with the students of Gower College Swansea they will attend lessons. Together they are going to do some projects in the field of electronics. On top of that they will learn during some excursions and visits to several companies where t ...
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Mentoring in the workplace for VET

End date: May 30, 2015,

The Work mentor Project has a simple goal. To provide work supervisors with greater understanding of vocational learning and mentoring skills to support young people in vocational education and training. This will improve the effectiveness, retention and achievement of on-the-job learning for Apprenticeships and wider placements.
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Multiscale Modelling of Hydrogen Embrittlement (MultiHy)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

The proposed project aims to advance the state-of-the-art of numerical modelling of hydrogen embrittlement (HE). The primary focus and novelty of the project is the description of H transport in modern advanced materials with complex microstructures. This goal will be achieved through development of a multiscale modelling framework, which will enable the extraction and propagation of information p ...
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Celtic Alliance for Nanohealth (CAN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

... innovation and deliver sustainable economic & social developmentNational agencies in Wales & Ireland have supported the establishment of world class Research & Development (R & D) infrastructures in Swansea and Dublin: Centre for NanoHealth, Swansea University Centre for BioNano Interactions, University College Dublin Institute for Molecular Medicines & Centre for Adaptive Nanostructures ...
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mCommunity

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

mCommunity will develop, apply and evaluate IT systems developed by Waterford Institute of Technology to re-engage NEETs (those Not in Education Employment or Training) and support SME growth, in parallel with the development and evaluation of the human strategies and protocols. For both groups, the use of mobile technology & instant messaging will be piloted and tested. Project Aims • Develop a ...
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Shellfish productivity in the Irish Sea: working towards a sustainable future (SUSFISH)

Start date: Sep 30, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

SUSFISH will produce guidelines for future fisheries management, ensuring sustainable development of the shellfish industry in Ireland and Wales for the next 50-100 years. This will be achieved by assessing the effects of climate change (via oceanographic models) on shellfish productivity in the Irish Sea and determining adaptation or mitigation strategies for the industry in the cross border TC a ...
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ChIP and MIRA for clinical diagnosis (DIA-ChIP)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

DIA-ChIP seeks to develop state-of-the-art molecular techniques for the routine high-throughput analysis of clinical samples for advanced molecular diagnosis and biomedical research. This will be achieved through a collaborative partnership between academic, SME and public health partners interacting through the IAPP, and the secondments and recruitments it supports. New molecular diagnostics in c ...
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Ecojel - Managing the opportunities and detrimental impacts of jellyfish in the Irish Sea (Ecojel)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

...ational divers (Jellyfish Potential)• To build on the successful INTERREG IIIA Irish Sea Leatherback Turtle Project and consolidate the collaboration between the University College Cork and Swansea University by establishing the Irish Sea as a 'centre of excellence' for jellyfish research (JellyCore) ...
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Advancing understanding of Atlantic Salmon at Sea: Merging Genetics and Ecology to resolve Stock-specific Migration and Distribution patterns (SALSEA-Merge)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

Over the past two decades, an increasing proportion of North Atlantic salmon are dying at sea during their oceanic feeding migration. The specific reasons for the decline in this important species are as yet unknown, however, climate change is likely to be an important factor. In some rivers in the southern part of the salmons range, wild salmon now face extinction. This is in spite of unprecedent ...
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Building the Future Optical Network in Europe: The e-Photon/ONe Network (BONE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

Description Building the Future Optical NetworkMain ObjectivesThe BONE-network brings together 49 laboratories and research institutes from al over Europe in a close networking infrastructure, built on the foundations laid down by the FP6 ePhoton/ONe Network and represents the research activities within Europe in the field of Optical Netw ...
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Leatherback Turtles

Start date: Mar 31, 2003, End date: Mar 30, 2006,

The project will provide a better understanding of critically endangered Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) foraging within the Irish Sea by assessing their numbers and recording their migration routes.
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EUROPEAN GLOSSARY FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

EG4VETImportance of VET increases day by day all over Europe. Though every country spends great effort on enhancing the quality of their own VET policy,there appears the inevitable necessity of multinational cooperation beyond national cautions.So the key must be Foreign Language/s (FL/s) to be able to open multinational cooperation door of VET policy all over Europe. Simplifying; even if someon ...
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OPTIMISING PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR TRAINING IN A MULTILINGUAL EUROPE

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

OPTIMALE addresses one of the key challenges of a multilingual and multicultural Europe: how to ensure that Its universities continue to produce the high-level professionals that the Community translation services and the translation Industry need, to adapt to rapidly changing societal and market conditions. As recent reports have highlighted, the rapid technological changes of the past decade, fa ...
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Sustainability through Creativity

A key aspect of the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy is the raising of awareness through education. Quite simply, not enough has yet been done to recognize the wealth of educational opportunities that are to be found in sustainable environmental choices.This project will take hold of a world-class concept – sustainability through creativity – that is practised by ROC Midden Nederlan & develop ...
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The European Guide to Mentoring

Peer Mentoring has proved to be a successful and cost-effective support mechanism for disadvantaged groups in accessing mainstream education, training and employment. However, it is a methodology in its infancy in many European countries. The project has facilitated promoting Peer Support methodologies widely across Europe to encourage more organisations to implement them.The project has brought ...
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AWICO Instrument for Assessment of wider competencies

A professional team from five countries is developing a multi-media computer supported test. The results of the test will be provided to the participating job seekers in order to allow them to position themselves better in the job market.
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Pathways to work (PTW)

Pathways to work project is coordinated by Keskuspuisto Vocational College in Finland. Other members of the consortium are from Wales (Gower College Swansea), Hungary (Salva Vita Foundation), Romania (Pentru Voi Foundation) and Estonia (Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre ). The employment of people with special needs is a theme which has been overlooked in all partner countries. In Finland ...
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A Step Form Home to Work Place

The most suitable learning system for them is self education. By using e-learning, they will have a chance to study at a time and a place that suits them. These people can work at their home, gain money so they can become economically free. All in all, they can overcome their barriers and they can have a chance to start a new life. Therefore, such as the content of education, the way of the traini ...
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Acknowledging and Developing Entrepreneurial Practice in Teacher Training

As in many other aspects of education, teachers are expected to play a pivotal role in the delivery and promotion of enterprise in schools, but more often than not, they bear the brunt of translating policies into practice. Hence greater efforts should be made to build up teachers’ confidence and skills to promote creative and entrepreneurial learning skills and abilities and active-learner centre ...
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Peer Education - a Pan-European programme (PEPE)

The project aimed to address some of the issues faced by people furthest from the labour market and those who experience difficulties in gaining or retaining training or employment due to a lack of appropriate personal skills and behaviours. The project consolidated the work undertaken in the Peer Implementation Project-PIP in training Mentors as Peer Educators to deliver personal development skil ...
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