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Start date: Dec 31, 2014, End date: Dec 30, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Complex of Connectivity Schools , presently, since September it has a new name and it is called Complex of Secondary Technical Schools in Gliwice, it has prepared an application within the Erasmus programme titled ” Europe is opened- gain a professional experience”. The application is approved to realisation from a standby list under the programme POWER. Time of realisation took from 30.12.2014 until 31.12.2015 it was 12 months. Participants were a group of 42 students from the second and third classes, prepared to be IT specialists and Logisticians and teachers who teach subjects connected with ICT, Logistics, professional English and German languages. The coordinator of the project was Mrs Justyna Kordala who teaches ICT and she has a great experience in realisation of international projects. In order to accomplish the realization we started cooperation with a firm called Your International Training from Ireland. The firm proved its experience in realization of international EU projects. Professionalism of the firm allowed us to complete all of our assumptions. Students fully finished their apprenticeship programme, according to their professions, skills, profiles assigned by YIT. The teachers also completed realization of their training based on a job shadowing rules, also assigned to firms by YIT company. What is more, they had a great opportunity to know way of functioning of educational system in Ireland. From the beneficiary point of view, the main aim of the project was to take part in apprenticeships in Irish firms. It wasn’t compulsory, however it was an additional element of completing education taken from core curriculum, it took place in summer holidays, students completed their probation in August and teachers in July. The apprenticeship’s programme was adjusted to a theoretical knowledge acquired during the first and the second year of education. Additionally, all participants had an opportunity to observe a work organisation process in Irish firms. Furthermore, they could compare educational systems. It allowed them to develop their interests, acquiring new qualifications and skills what was proved by certificates of participations and Mobility Europasses. Participants got new professional experiences, they could apply their knowledge in foreign firms. Undoubtedly, they improved their languages skills in case of professional and everyday communication. In addition to this, they knew Irish culture, customs and history of the region. The apprenticeship reflects knowledge of group working, often in an international surroundings, their self-assessment got higher, self-reliance and international contacts proved value of the project. Students and teachers commitment proves great value of this kind of projects. It is acknowledged by all teachers that the apprenticeship helped to improve skills in a wide professional and personal area what improves the chance of being employed on an European job market. The participants were highly assessed by their employers, they got the highest marks and got very good references which motivates them to get still better achievements. There were three teachers with students to look after them and their safety and supervised programme realisation. In order of proper monitoring and evaluations there were some meetings with Irish supervisors. There was organised the first meeting in January in 2015 in order to prepare and complete the whole cooperation. Besides this , there was a meeting with parents and participants in July 2015 it was an occasion to meet YIT representatives. The last visit , took place in July 2015 to prepare accommodation and complete the apprenticeship preparation. The Project promotion is an opportunity to encourage students to study at the Technical School and choose the presented professions. All the information was presented to parents, local authorities, local companies, schools’ staffs and presented to students from Junior High Schools during educational festivals. The project realization allowed our students to make a great personal development , enhance personal preparation, languages competences. Young people became European citizens and acquired wide knowledge in case of a job market. From this perspective, our students cannot have a problems with mobility in European job markets. The projects realisation is the best promotion of our school, well-known in our region, builds its prestige and makes the rate of recruitment very high. Projects realization is supported by local authorities , parents and students what undoubtedly implies that the whole commitment is highly assessed and widely supported.

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