"PROJECT’s BACKGROUND MOVE4TRADE is a trans-regional project developed in Emilia Romagna, Piedmont and Tuscany, three Italian regions characterized by a similar economic and social system. In times of financial and economic crisis, the project aims to develop internationalization strategies for SMEs, in order to promote their survival, the growth of the local communities and the increasing of the employment rates.Despite Italian products are well known in the world, italian SMEs are the less internationalized in Europe for many reasons, among whose the lack of investments and personnel to this scope.MOVE4TRADE project aims to meet these specific needs and to offer to students and newly graduated/qualified the opportunity to acquire professional and technical skills and competences in order to support internationalization processes and to increase their employment opportunities. These students have been attending ""Administration, finance and marketing: international relations for marketing"" courses in the above mentioned regions.GOALSThe involved participants will have the possibility to develop a training and professional experience in an international learning framework, that will give them the opportunity to equip with a mix of interdisciplinary and interconnected competences.Furthermore, the project foresees the experimentation of the German dual system (training activity to be developed both in class and inside the company), planning a professional competencies learning process based on the combination of theory (school) and practice (apprenticeship).The project foresees, finally, the use of methods and instruments for credit and competencies recognition, through the use of “learning units” to be capitalized, referred and transferred into school and/or training credits, by assessing, recognizing and validating the LO through linear and transparent procedures in line with the ECVET guidelines.NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS 100 STUDENTS. BACKGROUND. 17-18/19 year-old students, attending the IV class of technical and vocational secondary schools in Arezzo, Verbania, and Reggio Emilia.30 NEWLY GRADUATED/QUALIFIED. They have received, since no more than 12 months, a vocational qualification or a degree consistent with topics related to the internationalization of SMEs.ACTIVITY. The activities of the project are the following:- Project management (structured in 4 main documents, containing the 4 fundamental aspects for the correct management of the project: Coordination and Control Plan, Learning and Evaluation Plan, Management of the Communication Plan, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan)- Preparation of the participants (linguistic, technical, pedagogic and cultural training)- Individualization and activation of work placements (as a result of the selection of the participants, the MATCHING phase candidate-company will be realized through the cooperation of EU partners that will assess the profiles of candidates paying attention to the effective availability of hosting companies- Monitoring during and after the mobility experience- Final evaluation (results, project, good practices)- Diffusion and exploitationMETHODOLOGY. The activated methodologies are, essentially practical and are finalized to achieve effective, efficient and repeatable activities.RESULTS AND IMPACT. At general level, the project will mainly have impact in the world of VET thanks to: training results of the participants to the mobility; acquired competences (soft-skills, professional, personal, cultural and ethics competences); credit recognition. The dissemination strategy will support the global objectives and the specific activities of project, mainly with reference to the publication of the Outputs of the project ( papers, etc), but also to the OUTCOMES (results) and to the OUTREACH (impact).LONG TERM BENEFITS. In the long term, the expected benefits are: a great involvement of Italian (institutional and not) partners, the improvement and the widening of the foreign partnership, in terms of territories and competencies; the opportunity to finalize exchange and cooperation projects within different other European Programmes (e.g. Progress, EaSI, others); the opportunity to become (as a Consortium) an important partner in the management of mobility and in the adoption of EQAVET and ECVET systems."

"The aim of MOB4DIGICOMP project was to answer to the evolution of the economic and production fabric of two manufacturing ""districts"" - handicraft present in Tuscany and Umbria which over the years have consolidated their position of excellence of Made in Italy gold (Aretino) and ceramic (Media Valle del Tevere).The manufacturing /craft sector underwent a sharp change in the competitive scenario due to the well-known phenomena of globalization either for the technological innovation that has affected all the production processes and particularly the manufacture production. The answer that the project intended to provide was to RAISE THE LEVEL OF DIFFERENTIATION AND INNOVATION within the sector through the training and specialization of the YOUTH in the field of process and product innovation.A special attention was done on the training and specialization of young people on four dimensions, namely:1) Design and creativity, also through the use and learning of 3D modeling techniques, reverse engineering and additive manufacturing (3D printing)2) Quality control, new materials and applied chemistry3) Business automation linked to the new ""intelligent factory"" scenarios 4) Integration of the value chain: e-commerce, marketing automation, multimedia and social media management such as innovative product marketing techniquesThe areas outlined above are among the priorities of the National Industry 4.0 Plan (2017-2020), and that, among its key guidelines, the raising of skills and the dissemination of the I4.0 culture also through the interventions "" Digital School ""and"" School—Work Alternation "".MOB4DIGICOMP contributed to the increase of employability of the young people through mobility actions: mobility of third and fourth-year students and newly graduated students. The schools involved were technical and professional institutes and Artistic High Schools with the study specialization coherent with above mentioned sectors. The project also permitted to recognize and validate the LOs through linear and transparent procedures in line with ECVET indications through the use of methods and tools for recognizing of skills and credits through Learning Units that can be capitalized and translated into school and / or training credits.NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS118 STUDENTS of classes III and IV (of the year 2018- 2019) from the Project Partner Institutions and that carried out training experiences (35, 28 and 21 days) in Germany, UK, Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland. 23 NEWLY GRADUATED/ QUALIFIED in the 2018-2019 from the Project Partner Institutions and that have carried out the the training experiences ErasmusPro (92 days) in companies in Germany, UK, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. There were also realized 4 preparation visits in Spain, Ireland, Uk and Netherland.REALISED ACTIVITIES:Project management (Coordination and Control Plan, Learning and Evaluation Plan, Communication Management Plan, Dissemination and Valorisation Plan).Selection and preparation of participants (linguistic, technical, pedagogical and cultural preparation)Identification and activation of internships (MATCHING candidate-company in collaboration with foreign subjects for the evaluation of the profiles based on the availability of the companies).Monitoring in itinere and ex post.Final evaluation (outcomes, project, good practice).Dissemination RESULTS AND IMPACTThe project had a positive impact on the participating students and on schools that made part of Consortium. Particularly the project produced and generalized an increase of students’ soft skills with a positive impact also on academic achievement during the school year 2019-20 (for students of classes III ° and IV °) and an increase in employability for newly graduated participants.Furthermore, there was a positive impact in terms of internationalization of the schools directly involved, mainly thanks to the participation of several teachers as accompanying persons, which allowed the development of relationships and an increase of the knowledge of various VET systems and working world on the European level.The impact at world of school and of the professional training (VET) was recognized mainly in: training results of the participants in the mobility; acquired skills (life, soft and hard-skills); recognition of training credits."

PROJECT CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND. The 3DGoldSkills project was born within Arezzo’s GOLD AND SILVER DISTRICT, which is one of the most traditional and historical sectors of Tuscan industry and that represents the Italian excellence in the world of jewellery. The current difficult economic situation, however, has resulted in a sharp change in the competitive landscape that had hitherto supported the growth of the sector. 3DGoldSkills aims at facing these issues by RAISING THE LEVELS OF DIFFERENTIATION AND INNOVATION within the industry. This will be possible through the YOUNG’s training and specialization in the field of process and product innovation for the jewellery industry, as they will be able to support the companies’ process of modernization (lacking of technology) as well as the process of development of advanced services, in order to compete in an evolving market increasingly invaded by competitors.3DGoldSkills aims at contributing to the increase of employability for students or young people who have recently completed a course of study in a professional school. This target will be achieved through two actions: students mobility and high school graduates mobility. The participating schools are professional-technical schools that have included in their curricula: courses related to chemistry applied to the gold sector (galvanic processes), courses related to rapid prototyping and new 3D technologies, courses related to design and art applied to the gold sector and to marketing / sales.OBJECTIVES. The project’s main objective is to carry out mobility actions in the field of gold and silver for the young living in Arezzo. The planned activities are aimed at improving the participants’ life and soft-skills, that will help them to be included in the labour market and hard skills, which could be useable in the GOLDSMITH field. In this way, the local businesses will be able to find, within the local labour market, trained and highly Europeanized young people, who will be able to support their business decisions of high strategic impact.The project will also recognize and validate the LO through linear and clear procedures in compliance with the ECVET. This will be possible thanks to the use of skills and credits recognition methods and tools through Learning units, which shall be capitalised and turned into education and / or training credits.PROFILE AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS60 STUDENTS. 16/19 years old students attending State High Schools in Arezzo.20 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES / QUALIFIED. Young people who have obtained a vocational qualification or diploma related to gold industry, by not more than 12 months. The project involves the participation of young people with physical disabilities or Specific Learning Disability (SLD).ACTIVITIES. The activities of the project shall be as follows:- Project management (divided into four main documents, enclosing the four key aspects of the sound management of the project: Control and Coordination Plan, Learning and Assessment Plan, Communication Management Plan, Dissemination and Valorisation Plan).- Trainees preparation (language, technical, educational and cultural training).- Internships identification and activation (following the selection of participants, the candidate-company MATCHING will be held in collaboration with the foreign parties, which will evaluate the participants profiles according businesses availability).- Accompaniment of underage participants with physical disabilities or SLD by adequately prepared subjects (mainly the teachers working in the participating Institutes)- Ongoing monitoring and ex post.- Final assessment (outcomes, project, good practices).- Dissemination and exploitation beyond the boundaries of the participating territories.METHODOLOGY. The activated methodologies are, essentially, practical and aimed at achieving effective, efficient and repeatable models.RESULTS AND IMPACT. At a general level, the project’s impact will be mainly on the school and training world (VET) thanks to: learning outcomes of participants in mobility; acquired skills (life, soft and hard skills); recognition of credits. The dissemination strategy will support the overall objectives and the specific activities of the project: in particular, the publication of the project OUTPUT (materials), but also OUTCOMES (results) and OUTREACH (impact).LONG-TERM BENEFITS. In the long term, we expect: development of gold and silver district of the province of Arezzo; extension of the partnership abroad, both in terms of territories and skills; ability to implement exchange and cooperation projects thanks to the use of other funds (e.g. H2020, Private Finance for Energy Efficiency, other); as the Consortium, the opportunity of exerting influence over mobility management as well as over the adoption of EQAVET framework and ECVET credit recognition system.

Bloggers, Vloggers & Social Media Content Manager are new professions with digital skills and technology which have been created in recent times. A professional approach is only reached by gaining technical abilities combined with transversal competences, good linguistic & cultural work ethnic based on work-based learning.Professional Vlogger (PV) has been created after observing the needs of various work places & through its adoption makes participants more employable. PV has been committed to attain the 8 EU transversal skills, needed in the broadcasting, media and visual sector to sustain a job. Training in entrepreneurial and employability skills with work-based training has made participants more employable and self-confident. Our project has innovated the sector of broadcasting by taking the traditional broadcasting methods and mixing them with technology and a new ideology, a perfect combination between technology and journalism.PV offered a complete experience, which has been fundamental for the development of professional skills, international experience and a more flexible mentality for the participants. The participants have attended the Social Media Content Manager course (Vlogger), also as an “Alternanza Scuola Lavoro” pathway. The training path, formal and non-formal with work-based approach has triggered positive changes in terms of self-esteem, language skills, flexibility, organizational and entrepreneurial skills. The project tackled the challenge to reduce unemployment with young people. It gave the participants entrepreneurial skills increasingly required by the labour market and to obtain a qualified job and the understanding of continuous learning and making them more employable.Hence, 8 participants obtained work once they finished their training path (2 with the hosting companies), 1 Participant has taken over a company, 4 participants who were at risk of dropping-out of school have decided to finish their exams and continue to study. This project has improved, strengthened and expanded the skills and competences acquired in theory, with a work-placement of 46 days in companies in England or Spain. Whiles being abroad on a mobility they improved their language skills, understood and learned new ways to make themselves more flexible, open-minded and open towards innovation and modernisation. The training started in Italy, with a preparatory step where the participants obtained competences on how to present themselves in an interview, some coaching on addressing difficult situations and some communication techniques to better deal with their experience abroad. A Personal Development Plan (Diary) was created that identified the aspirations and objectives of the participants including an action plan to achieve them. The group of participants had at their disposal a Coacher, a Placement Coordinator, a Company Tutor and a Mobility Manager.There were 19 student mobilities (12 in Spain & 7 in the UK) and 3 staff trainings (2 in Spain and 1 in the UK), where the latter also had the function of accompanying person. The flows were of 46 days, in the fields of broadcasting, e-marketing, social media and visual sectors. The mobility was preceded by a period of training as Social Content Manager (Vlogger) also in format “Alternanza Scuola Lavoro” in Italy. The admission requirements were: age between 16 and 29 years, inclusive, be enrolled in one of our VET courses also in format Alternanza Scuola Lavoro, mainly residents in the province of Chieti or in other neighbouring provinces of Abruzzo. The Accompanying Person was present for one week of the mobility period and together with the Placement Coordinator monitored and checked that all the learning outcomes of the participant were achieved. At the end of the mobility we asked each participant to meet with us to check on their levels of learning and to make sure the Erasmus+ survey was filled out. Each participant has received ECVET credits (usable in VET courses at EQF lev. 3). The skills and competences are registered in the assessment booklet as per D.lgs.13/13 the Europass Mobility Certificate.We created professional vloggers who are aware of their skills & professionalism , enhancing their work chances, reducing, thus, youth unemployment & creating new job opportunities: 8 jobs. The project promoted collaboration and has offered a period of training for the staff, with job-shadowing. They are now able to compare the different EU training systems and create new training programmes & projects, where inclusion, socio-cultural aspects & needs of the labour market are based on innovative training methods.The impact on the territory has produced benefits to the participants, their families, the place where they live & training institutions, and therefor has contributed to the understanding of the importance of life long learning & the benefits of EU citizenship.

"The Move2Market project was born with the assumption of enhancing and perfecting internationalization skills in Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and Veneto so as to be able to provide the territory with innovative and up-to-date professional figures with effective professional knowledge and skills which, combined with a correct policy of development, could raise the quality of life standards of the entire area.Specifically, the objectives set were:In general:1) promote the objectives of Youth on the move, Agenda for New Skills and jobs and Youth Guarantee2) improve the conditions for job creation thanks to the sharing of best practices between school, training and businesses3) simplify the recognition of the skills acquired during transnational experiences to improve the transition from the world of school to that of work4) experimenting methods and tools for recognizing competences and credits through the use of UC easily traceable and translatable into scholastic and / or training credits, measuring, recognizing, validating LOs with linear and transparent procedures in line with ECVET indicationsSpecifically, in favor of the participants:5) the realization of articulated activities (preparation, internships, follow-ups) that could broaden their horizons, putting them in contact with social and work realities for their own professional and personal growth6) the emergence of training and personal needs and the raising of ""soft"" skills, ie transversal, linguistic, intercultural skills etc.7) the increase in skills relating to one's study plan and work environment8) increasing their awareness of being part of the European Union and being a citizen with recognizable rights and competencesThe aforementioned objectives have all been achieved effectively, with results beyond expectations in particular with respect to the increase in transversal skills; in particular:- exchange and communication practices have been initiated between companies and schools, especially in relation to the new commitments set by the ""Good school"" law on school-work alternation. The internships carried out within the project, in fact, have all been recognized as an alternation experience by the participating schools and have constituted a good practice, also at managerial and administrative level, for the alternation experiences in Italian companies.- in the same way the use of the ECVET instruments was further consolidated, with particular reference to the credit recognition process (in respect of the autonomy of the single schools) and of making the competences transparent in terms of UC and LO.- on the front of the participating students, as mentioned, very important progress was made in the area of ​​transversal skills, on which a specific training action had been activated before the start (team building), ie:motivation, adaptability / problem solving, virtuous group dynamics, pro activity, communication skills and interaction in the workplace, self-esteem, creating relationships and integrating with the inhabitants of the different localities, mutual trust and fairness- in particular the ability to create relationships with the local context has undoubtedly favored the achievement of the last objective, namely that of increasing awareness of the sense of belonging to the European Union and of Europe as a common space within which to spend both as workers and entrepreneurs as citizens."