Have a look what great results we have after common project! Besides of the Facebook fanpage where You can find all the useful info about the implementation of the project and see the photos from internships of all the professions and from 3 mobilities we made together (available on: https://www.facebook.com/Praktyka-uczyni-z-Ciebie-mistrza-czyli-umiesz-więcej-możesz-więcej/), we have a pleasure to present also the brochure where You can read everything about project’s aims, main activities and see the photos, too!

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After the holidays, the next and the last group under the project has come to Greece. This time 20 Car vehicles technicians and 13 Nutrition and food services technicians could use the possibility to make their internships in Greece. They spent with us 12 days and were here on the dates: 17-28 of September 2018, performing the tasks under their profession.

Besides of many different professional skills, during all of the 3 mobilities, youth could also develop their language skills, using English in everyday life and communicating with co-workers. The have also:

– become more open for new experiences,

– made the confrontation of previous experience related to work in Poland with those acquired while staying in Greece,

– get acquainted with the requirements that must be met in order to be an attractive candidate to work in a given industry, including verifying the knowledge and skills in confrontation with the expectations and standards of the receiving companies,

– gained new experiences that can be used on the Polish and European labor market,

– learned independence and coping with stress in various life situations,

– acquired team work skills, work organization, division of tasks and executing orders of superiors,

– strengthened their faith in their own abilities, assertiveness and increase motivation for

self-education,

– increased their chances of employment (both on the domestic and European market) by carrying out mandatory internships required by the core curriculum in an attractive international environment, which allows learning about another system, culture and work standards, and thus – their interest in intercultural issues and the ability to find a place in a multicultural society increased, as well as they broke stereotypes and established new relationships,

– raised their level of communicative and interpersonal skills,

– increased their level of self-confidence and realized the importance of the self-assessment process in terms of their own development,

– a sense of European citizenship has grown due to communing with another culture belonging to one European community,

– opened up to the world, widened their horizons and undertook active attitudes.

We are glad of being a part of this wonderful experience for all the participants! Below You can have a look how the last group was working and spending their free time.

Just after the return of the first group, next participants from Szydłów came to Greece. We had a great pleasure to host in the period 23^rd of April to 4^th of May 2018 17 Nutrition and food services technicians from ZSP CKU. They were all working in the kitchen and restaurant of San Panteleimon Hotel, where they could gain some useful skills, acquire new knowledge and competences about their profession.

While realizing the traineeship lasting together 80-hours, students did the practical tasks, indicated and supervised by people dedicated to coordination on-site practices. The tasks they fulfilled were – among others – the following:

– organizing a workplace in accordance with the applicable requirements;

– preparation of dishes and drinks based on recipes;

– choosing methods and techniques to perform specific dishes and drinks;

– choosing spices for a specific dish or drink;

– distinguishing between machinery and equipment used in gastronomic production and food and beverage expedition;

– use of catering equipment in order to perform professional tasks;

– planning the stages of preparing dishes and drinks or semi-finished products;

– organizing work positions for particular stages of preparing dishes or drinks or semi-finished products;

– applying the rules for securing food and drinks until the moment of dispatch;

– weighing or measuring food and drinks according to a given portion size;

– applying adopted rules for portioning, decorating (arranging) dishes or drinks;

– planning the production of food and drinks for a group of consumers;

– applying the principles of rational nutrition while planning meals;

– use a variety of customer service methods;

– settling the costs of services performed;

– applying the rules for setting tables;

– applying the principles of washing, care and storage of various types of equipment and tableware.

Of course, there was also some free time during which everyone could use the opportunity to be near the seaside, in beautiful Greek nature. The weekend was dedicated for the cultural activities and students have visited Meteora, as well as went to Skiathos tour.

Photos presenting time spent in Greece by this group below 🙂

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In the period 9^th-20^th of April 2018 we had a great pleasure to host first group from Szydłów on the practices in Greece. 20 Car vehicles technicians has already did their internships, performing a lot of professional tasks, while being in Greece. They were working in Auto Service Stelios, implementing their theoretical knowledge gained at School in practice, while performing everyday job.

In terms of performed activities, students did the practical tasks, indicated and supervised by people dedicated to coordination on-site practices. The tasks they fulfilled were – among others – the following:

– organizing the work of servicing and repairing car vehicles in accordance with the applicable requirements;

– documenting the acceptance of the vehicle for diagnosis;

– identifying the vehicle on the basis of the rating plate and VIN;

– identifying the engine based on the serial numbers;

– placing the vehicle in a diagnostic position and protect it against damage or unintentional displacement;

– choosing tools, devices and determining the scope and select the methods for the diagnosis of systems and components of internal combustion engines, chassis, drive, braking, steering and vehicle body;

– using design, technological and operational documentation in the diagnosis process;

– assessing the technical condition of the elements of the internal combustion engine, systems and vehicle body based on the measurements and results of the diagnosis;

– locating damages in vehicle components;

– determining the scope of repair and estimate the costs of vehicle components to be replaced or repaired;

– maintaining automotive assemblies and subassemblies;

– using devices, tools and instruments to test the vehicle after repair;

– locating damages in vehicle components.

They could also gain or develop skills in scope of intercultural learning. It was made mostly through the implementation of the cultural program under the project. The group have visited Meteora complex, went to the trip to Skiathos island, as well as visited Vergina, Old Panteleimon and Litochoro valley.

All of the experiences will stay with youth for their whole life and we are glad that members of our team could participate in this process!

Find some photos from this mobility below.