JUMP TO EUROPE develops an international activity for IES HELIOPOLIS, a public VET School. The project sets mobility opportunities for students and staff belonging to VET education. The aims of the project are:- To develop an international dimension of the CentreTo improve the offer- To offer the possibility for some students of doing international internships that will be validated as FCT and with validation through EUROPASS system tools- To fund these experiences- To improve our students' employability- To promote languages learning- To Develop cross competences, both personal and professional- To update and improve trainers' competences- To acquire competences on the management of European projectsThe project will include:- 9 week international internships for 22 students from the last year of vocational training studies. Participants will go to Germany, Lithuania, United Kingdom and Italy. the experience will be validated by EUROPASS system tool and FCT (in Spain)- 1 week job shadowing in Italy (3 participants) and Germany (3 participants), with the objective of learning about new methodologies, ideas and experiences regarding the internships of local students in local companies.- 2 week mobility for 10 students of Gastronomy, who will be working and practicing in a similar school in Verona (Italy), developing a specific learning on methodology and new techniques. Professional sectors will be: Gastronomy, Tourism, Catering sector, Office management, Electronics, and heating system fieldJUMP TO EUROPE will carry out mobilities in may and june 2018, but activities will start two months before when participants will be selected. There will be an extensive pedagogic and intercultural preparation of the participants. there will be some innovative tools and iniciatives that will work on minimise the risk associated to this experiences for young people with low language skills. Phases of the project will be:- Call and selection- Preparatopm- Mobilities- Evaluation y awarding- Disemination (in every phase)

PROXIMA ESTACIÓN: EUROPA is a project promoted by the VET school IES ALMUDEYNE, located in the small rural town of Los Palacios y Villafranca (province of Seville, Spain). The project’s aims: • To strengthen and expand the internationalization of the centre. • To offer new activities to VET students with profound impact on their learning pathway and on the quality of their training. • To acquire skills for a successful implementation of the DUAL system in the centre. The main activities of the projects are: 1. Long-term mobilities (15 weeks) to Ireland, Italy or Poland for 10 students who have just completed the EFQ level 3 of Administrative Management and EFQ level 3 of Microcomputer Systems and Networks. They will do an internship in a foreign company to improve their employability on the Labour Market. 2. Short-term mobilities (2 weeks) to Italy for 5 students of EQF level 2 in Computing and Communications. They will a training experience in a different VET school in order to broaden their training and world view, thus fighting the abandonment early school. 3. Job-shadowing to Germany for 3 staff members (teachers and management team) with the aim of visiting a VET school where the DUAL training system is offered and thus be able to acquire and learn new instruments, methodologies and techniques for a successful implementation. The main results of the project are the increase of the technical, professional, linguistic, social and cultural competences of the participants and strengthening the relations between the VET school and the European business / organizational partners. In the long term, IES ALMUDEYNE expect to consolidate an stable mobility program, since the educational community will raise awareness of the importance and benefits of having a broad European dimension.