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Stażyści z Karsznic w hiszpańskich hotelach i restauracjach
Start date: Dec 22, 2014, End date: Dec 21, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Twenty students took part in vocational training in Spain. The group consisted of the first, second and third grade students of the technical college of the hospitality industry and of the catering industry technical college. The date of internship - 05-25.07.2015. The students were trained according to the programme for specific profession. Key issues for the hotel industry students were connected with the methods of guest service at the hotel, e.g. by means of direct communication, getting knowledge about modern systems of reservation, check-in and check-out procedures, room service methods and fulfilment of duties on the different floors at the hotel. For the students of catering industry the main issue was to get special vocational competences concerning techniques of food preparation and serving, especially meals from other countries. They wanted to become acquainted with working methods and principles of special events preparation, master skills of cooperation in multicultural environment. Work expierience enabled them to know principles of hotels and restaurants working on European market. Work experience, acquired professional competences and language skills prepare youth for getting a job in our country and abroad, improve their attractiveness on the job market. Hospitality and catering are prospective branches where students can find work. One of the priorities of lodzkie region development is tourism expansion and building modern hotel chains. Hotel and catering workers should know Polish and foreign guests customs and be able to attend to different types of guests and customers. The main goal of the project was to improve the quality of the vocational training, broaden the knowledge, skills and professional competences, making easier to start professional career of future hotel and catering workers. The students received Europass Mobility Certificate confirming skills and competences they acquired with exact description of educational path. Subsidiary goals accomplished: putting knowledge into practice, knowledge about modern standards and European traditions in the field of hotel and catering services, hotel and catering objects structures, regulations and work organisation, culture and traditions of another country, adaptation to life and work conditions in European countries, support of personal development, knowledge of food preparation techniques, hotel guest service and customer service and development of language skills and intercultural consciousness. As a result the students have work experience and know work prospects abroad, can use knowledge in practice and work in a team, skilfully use English, know and use professional terms, they are prepared to pass vocational exams well and be active on the job market. In a longterm perspective it enables them to find job and work according to the highest standards. The students gained knowledge that enables them to start their own business, they are independent, creative and tolerant, adapt to new conditions fast. The cooperation between school and foreign partner helped to get experience in internships preparation. The project became the source of valuable experience for teachers engaged in training preparation and realisation. They initiate innovative measures in our school to cultivate the educational process. The project is also the form of promoting our country, language and culture. Twenty students received the international certificate that improves the transparency of qualifications they got. Dissemination of the project results rivets international cooperation connected with vocational training abroad. Young people transfer their skills into Polish market. Vocational training in Spanish hotels and restaurants means they learnt in the best place. Vocational education in our school is improving and that helps us to establish very good position in local educational area and lodzkie region educational area. Vocational training abroad makes our school educational offer very attractive and influences the future students decision to start their education at our technical college.

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