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Open the Door to Europe
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

This project “Open the Door to Europe” matches some of the most important priorities of the Strategical Partnership Projects because it supports the development, transfer and implementation of innovative practices in adult non-formal education; facilitates exchange of knowledge and educational materials as well as enhances the quality and relevance of the learning offer in adult non-formal education and training; increases awareness of different levels and types of adult education within the European context; promotes network building and collaboration between companies active in the field of adult formal and non-formal education, vocational training, and employment; provides increasing and upgrading of foreign language (FL) skills. Taking into consideration the policies of the EU, the project sets up the following objectives: 1. Promote access of the parties involved into adult education - both teachers/trainers and students - to innovative teaching tools and learning materials, in order to improve the quality of adult education and training. 2. Provide teachers and trainers with the necessary methodologies, tools, and methods to improve job relevant communicative, socially situated, FL competence and cultural background knowledge of the target audiences: young people, both unemployed in search for a job and University graduates in search for a better job in multinational companies; newly-arrived immigrants in the need of social and labour inclusion; and academic and administrative staff in order to gain a higher position in their jobs. 3. Foster the cooperation between organizations active in the field of adult non-formal and informal education and civil society from different European countries The above-mentioned objectives will be achieved through creation of the OER – e-learning platform containing the following components: 1. A game-based language course in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Latvian, Polish, and Turkish languages consisting of job relevant linguistic materials within social/daily life situations which during the project will be developed, tested, adapted, and embedded in the blended course of partner organizations. 2. Virtual classroom for teachers (methodology and teaching tools workshops) as a part of the blended course of developing teaching skills for teachers/trainers within the adult education system. 3. Social network room ”Melting Pot”: e-chat for “language tandems” where foreign language students will have a language practice with native speakers. 4. Resource Library for teachers and students consisting of linguistic materials, intercultural information, and labour market related section. The partnership is formed by 7 partner organizations from different sectors of the adult education system which will bring about diversity of approaches and experiences: non-formal education providers DomSpain (Spain) and LesCultures (Italy); VET providers Wisamar (Germany) and LatConsul (Latvia), active in the field of formal and non-formal education; two universities - a private university Collegium Balticum (Poland) and a public University of Uçak (Turkey); and a human resources development and management centre Nikanor (Bulgaria), an expert in labour inclusion. This choice of partners will provide a good balance between multi-level formal and non-formal education providers of courses/trainings in different European languages united by the idea of improvement of job-relevant FL skills of learners in order to promote their labour inclusion and/or upgrading their professional skills. Methodology to be used: a study, quantification of visits and demography, surveys, results consolidation. The OER will greatly contribute to the educational services and quality of the educational programmes provided by partner organizations which will be able to offer specialized courses in different foreign languages within their local community. All the users of the OER will be able to take any course placed on the platform free and at any convenient time, which will promote re-skilling and up-skilling of adult learners and contribute to a reduction in the number of adults with low skills. At the national level, through dissemination campaign, educators in partner countries with get acquainted with innovative teaching tools and learning materials, and, correspondingly, improve the quality of adult education and training. It will also stimulate overall interest to innovative teaching practices. The impact of the project in general is the promotion of labour market mobility within the European Union as well as the promotion of different European languages, both more and less used within the European community. Besides, it will improve intercultural interaction among the partners with different cultural and social background. It will also promote network building and collaboration between companies active in the field of adult non-formal education, vocational training and employment.
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