Continuing our partnership with the School from Poland – Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego im. Władysława Stanisława Reymonta in Szydłów we are organizing next common project called „Mobility for Szydłów!”. The initiative is a response to the identified needs of students and the teaching staff of the School.

The whole project will last 15 months – from 01.10.2018 to 31.12.2019. In its framework a number of activities related to the implementation of all the activities will be undertaken. It is planned to organize two main activities, so foreign mobilities, under which students, accompanied by tutors from the School will take internships in Greek enterprises, in spring and autumn 2019.

The mobilities will take place in the following dates:

1. for 8 Agriculture technicians – on March 15-28, 2019;
2. for 8 Agriculture technicians, 8 Car vehicles technicians and 5 Nutrition and food services technicians – on September 17-30, 2019.

The overriding goal of the project is to facilitate 29 students of ZSP CKU in Szydłów entering the labor market. This will happen through the development of their professional skills and gaining practical experience. Thanks to them, they will become attractive potential employees for a number of employers – from the food, catering, as well as automotive and agricultural industries. Action presupposes completion of trips for training abroad. Participants will be selected according to established criteria for recruitment.

A number of specific objectives will contribute to the implementation of the main objective, which include:

1. Acquisition by 29 students of ZSP CKU in Szydłów a range of skills and a change in attitudes to more open, enabling international contacts, and consequently – expanding opportunities for personal development and increasing employability not only in the domestic and European labor market, but also beyond its borders;
2. Confirmation with appropriate certificates of newly acquired attitudes and competences, which will greatly facilitate the documentation of the completed process and make the portfolio of future graduates more attractive;
3. Acquiring the ability to adapt to different working and living conditions and other soft skills, such as coping in stressful situations, time management, communication skills, responsibility, tolerance, flexibility, punctuality, etc.
4. Understanding the labor standards in force in a given profession, through practical understanding of the scope of duties on the example of real tasks performed;
5. Getting to know and being able to interact with another culture through internships in Greek partner companies;
6. Gaining/developing by young people active, open, tolerant attitudes that will allow them to actively participate in the life of societies, building a sense of European integration and identity in a spirit of European values;
7. Increasing the language competences of 29 participants – mainly in the field of English, which will be the working language of the project, but also the opportunity to associate and acquire the basics of Greek language;
8. Strengthening students’ motivation to learn, broaden their interests and participate in various types of initiatives;
9. Making the School’s offer more attractive to its international character in the field of training, education and youth work, which will enable the educational institution to respond more effectively to the needs that constantly increase the requirements of young people;
10. Strengthening the synergy effect, by combining formal and non-formal education methods, as well as training and apprenticeships with instilling the idea of entrepreneurship in young people;
11. Supporting the process of improving and educating the educational staff, thanks to active participation in the project, its coordination and participation in particular activities, which significantly broadens the horizons of teachers and carers. This will allow for the introduction of innovativeness, and hence – improvement of education methods.

During their internships project participants will acquire a series of competences, which can be divided into two subcategories: key and professional competences and soft competences, so-called soft-skills. Consequently, students will not only take part in internships as part of the core curriculum, gain valuable experience through the use of their theoretical knowledge, but also acquire new, open bases, strengthen their self-confidence, thereby enhancing their CV and increasing chance to find a dream job in a learned profession.

The first mobility is going to happen soon, so we will inform You how it was! 🙂