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Praktyka zagraniczna szansą lepszego startu zawodowego dla technika logistyka
Start date: Dec 31, 2015, End date: Dec 30, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The project is a response to the needs of students of Secondary School of Economics in Brzeg, Poland, who are being trained in the profession of logistics technician. The project will be realized with the British partner Europa Training UK Ltd. between 01.06.2015 and 31.05.2017. The purpose of the project is increasing the participants' practical and professional skills by the possibility of employing advanced technologies used by foreign companies in the field of TSL, as well as improving English language skills, especially the vocational language used in the logistics industry. Moreover, the project will contribute to developing inter-cultural competencies such as: openness, latitude and tolerance. It will also help to raise the level of independence, confidence and responsibility of the participants.. The project will enable the students to get acquainted with the requirements of British employers and promote the mobility of employees in the European labour market. The beneficiaries of the project will be 30 students of Logistics of the second and third grades, as well as the graduates leaving the school in 2016. The students will serve a four-week apprenticeship in logistics centres in Plymouth, UK in two groups of 15 people in July 2016 and March 2017. The project will be implemented in two stages: the first stage in the Secondary School of Economics in Brzeg will include conveying information about the project, recruiting participants, providing cultural, linguistic, psychological and pedagogical preparation. The second stage is the training abroad in the logistics enterprises in Plymouth. It will be followed by the students' obtaining credits and certificates of having accomplished the apprenticeship. Finally, the results will be assessed, evaluated and disseminated. The effect of training abroad will be the development of professional competencies of the 30 students participating in the project. The participation in the training shall increase their opportunities for future employment, not only in the region of Silesia or elsewhere Poland, but also in other European Union countries thanks to acquiring additional knowledge, practical skills and obtaining the Euro-pass Mobility Certificate. The students will also improve their language skills in terms of using vocational English and everyday language. The participation in the apprenticeship will influence the personal development of the participants. It will contribute to increasing the students' self- confidence and the motivation to learn the profession. It will also raise their career aspirations and the motivation to learn foreign languages. The long-term benefits arising from the project are: development of international cooperation, exchange of experiences in practical training, modification of school curricula in the logistics profession, better quality of the school's educational offer. The beginning of an international exchange programme will let the Secondary School of Economics in Brzeg get on the European track of development and will lead to accomplishing similar projects in the future.
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