VALENCIA EMPLEA III, is the third edition of the Erasmus + program, led by the Covenant Foundation for Employment of Valencia (Foundation) in a consortium with different educational institutions in Valencia, both VET Schools and private centers leading to certificates of professionalism: Instituto Inter, Sociedad Cooperativa Valenciana juan Comenius, Escuela Professional xavier, Centro TAES Center and IES Gonzalo Anaya, the latter, new center in the Consortium. The programme, promoted by the Foundation, has been suitable to contribute to the socio-economic development of the city by improving the employability of young people who have participated, helping to alleviate the high rate of youth unemployment, little or no work experience, the limited knowledge and use of a second language, the low level of self-employment, the scarcity of knowledge and use of ICT, the lack of social, intercultural and cross-cutting skills and the lack of maturity so observed in most of the students members in the target group of this type of programs.The general objective of the program has been to promote the employment of 20 young people through work placements in companies in Europe (Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Austria) as integrating this practical training in their vocational training degree. Among the specific objectives, we highlight:- development of training placements for 20 VET students from Valencia educational centers, - improve the language skills of the participants,- improve a range of key skills through work experience in a foreign country: maturity, skills, social, communication, adaptability and flexibility to change, autonomy, trust, confidence, initiative and innovation, among others,- complete the training pathway of the participants with a labor guidance provided by employment technicians of the Foundation,- promote entrepreneurship in the city of Valencia in professional sectors covered by the Project. These objectives have been fulfilled in most cases and we have seen how the interest in acquiring language skills and having the possibility to carry out training practices abroad has increased, opening the perspectives of the students and their schools towards Europe.The profile of the 20 participants that have participants in this programme, has been:- young people of the second year of the VET courses of Escuela Profesional Xavier, IES Gonzalo Anaya y Centro Comenius,- young people belonging to the following professional sectors studied in the schools of the Consortium: of commercial activities, telecommunications installations, video DJ and sound, maintenance installations and administrative management,- young people aged between 18 and 22 years old. In addition to the specific technical-professional competences of the mentioned sectors, the participants have acquired a series of transversal competences related to the following areas:- Improvement of social and communication skills- Improvement of intercultural skills- Increase of autonomy, confidence, flexibility, adaptability and reaction- Increase of motivation towards entrepreneurship- Improvement of language skillsIn the hosting countries, we counted on with the support of intermediary organizations that helped the Foundation in terms of logistics and practical matters and in what refers to the follow-up of the participants during their stays:.-Accademia Europea di Firenze, in Florence Florencia (Italy)-Xena, in Padua (Italy)-Euroyouth, in Lisbon (Portugal)-Partnership International, in Tralee (Ireland) and-Amadeus, in Viena (Austria)As regards as the evaluation of the training programme, a series of tools have been used that have allowed us to evaluate the degree of achievement of the objectives set initially:-evaluation on the linguistic preparation in Lisbon by the participants and by the teacher of the school,-evaluation on the placement in the company through different questionnaires by the participant and an evaluative report of the supervisor of each company,-evaluation on the stay programme through the Mobility Tool + online tool completed by the participants at the end of their stays.Taking into account the good results achieved with the mobilities, in general, by the students, the impact at local and provincial level is highly positive.

“SeVET – Seville for the Vocational Training in Europe” was born after a publicity campaign that ONECO aimed at Intermediate Vocational Training Schools in the Province of Seville, to let them know the advantages of Mobility Programmes for learners, KA102. Due to the interest shown by several Educational Centers, a Consortium was formed, in which ONECO was the applying entity, and the Schools were the sending organizations. The Association was finally made up by ONECO, Secondary Schools Alcaria, Miguel de Mañara, Miguel de, Cervantes, Gerena and Vistazul and the Authorized Center for Sports Education, Carlos Espigares.All SeVET sending partners were in agreement of the importance of the internationalization of their education and of the realization of internships which could increase the value of their School’s theoretical training. For this purpose a work group was created, composed of by one tutor from each school and the programme coordinator in ONECO, as beneficiary institution.SeVET participants had to be young students from Seville Province, aged between 18 and 35 years old, studying their last year, counting on these internships abroad as part of their VET module, or recent graduates who had obtained their degree within the 12 months prior to the last days of the mobility. Preference was given to those candidates who didn't have previous experience in their professional sector.The professional sectors included in the proposal were:- Administration- Aesthetic- Horse riding- Trade- Microcomputer systems and networksThe number of scholarships awarded, 7, was much lower than requested, so, after a meeting with the members of the Consortium, it was decided that, taking into account the profiles of the participants, all the candidates would be send to the same destination: Portugal, and the grants would be distributed, by Schools, in the following way:- IES Alcaria - 2 internships- C.A.E.D Carlos Espigares - 2 internships- I.E.S. Miguel de Mañara - 1 internship- I.E.S. Miguel de Cervantes - 1 internship- IES Gerena - 1 internshipI.E.S. Vistazul, considering the low number of grants approved, in favour of other members of the Consortium, resigned to send students with the SeVET programme, since they had other similar scholarships provided by a local public entity.7 selected participants were able to enjoy an initiation course in Portuguese and 83 days of internships in host organizations in their respective professional areas.As a result of the wonderful experience for all parties involved in this project, schools involved in SeVET have participated in successive Erasmus + mobility KA102 calls, something that seems to ensure the internationalization of the institutions of the Consortium.

The project Jóvenes de Almendralejo is the result of our concern for the difficult working situation of our youngsters, either students and recent graduates, which is increased by the lack of businesses in our town. For that reason, the main objective of this project is to encourage the labour insertion of the participants in this project. The project has been developed by a Consortium of partners lead by Almendralejo Town Hall together with 3 Vocational Centers which have acted as Sending Organisations to this project. These are: ES Carolina Coronado, IES Santiago Apóstol e IES Arroyo Harnina. After a Selection Process which was transparent and open to the public, the Project allowed that 35 participants (17 women and 18 men) – aged 18-43- completed a qualifying training period in Eurpean companies form different countries including Italy and Portugal. The profiles of the participants were: Auxiliary Nursery Care, Business Administration, Animation of Physical and Sport activities in natural environment, Proficiency certificate (2nd level) and Oxy-gas welding and and mig-mag welding, Basic laboratory Operations; Mechanics, Telecommunication Installation; Proficiency certificate (3rd level) on Information and Visitors Care (tourism). By implementing this Project, we have coped with the following needs:- Acquiring the knowledge, (theoretical and practical) that actual market demands and that are needed for developing their professional tasks in different countries of the EU: - Obtaining the Europass Mobility certification by the validation and recognition of the competences that participants have acquired during the training period. - Possibility to complete a variety of activities regarding both, content and difficulty, during the training period, enabling the participants to develop the skills and competences inherent to their professional profiles and obtaining the certification for those that have completed the compulsory training modules that correspond to their studies. - Developing language skills by improving Portuguese and Italian, which will increase their competitiveness when developing their professional careers. - Those students with less economic resources have received financial support so that they have been able to complete the programs, and have improved their competences minimizing at the same time the gap of opportunities with other students with more resources- Acquisition of values such as respect, tolerance and intercultural appreciation. - Students have grown up, especially those Youngers who hadn´t lived away from their background before. They have acquired greater autonomy and have learnt to overcome situations (like problems of coexistence) and to sort problems out. - Personal training, they have realized that they are able to face other realities, know other cultures and insert themselves into them. The activities that have been done were: - Preparatory phase: (Oct 15 - August 16). Draft of the proposal, Signature of the Agreement, Activity Plan. - Publishing and Dissemination of the Proposal, Selection of the Participants for each of the destination countries. - Formative sessions and informative meetings prior to each departure- Organization of the documentation according to the different flows- Mobilities: 5 different flows: Jan-Apr 17 / Mar-Jun 17 / Jul-Sept 17 / Oct-Dec 17 / Jan-Apr 18 / Apr-Jun 18. Monitoring and evaluation for each flow-Evaluation and dissemination (17- Oct 18). Throughout the project, as well as the dissemination phase.The results and impacts achieved have been:For students: Acquisition of new skills at professional and linguistic level as well as and other transversal competences such as personal development, maturity, independence, etc., acquisition of a more versatile professional profile, knowledge and use of the different applications of new technologies in the environment in which they perform their work experience, knowledge of the productive and organizational system of their sector, realisation of a quality training period that will allow them to be competitive, obtaining the EUROPASS, obtaining the corresponding vocational school degree, being differentiated when they try to enter the labour market. For the consortium: Expansion of the European work network. The Town Hall is very focused on the management of all types of European projects, because this is increasing the interest of our citizens in Europe. In the long term, the revitalization of mobility among our students will promote a new spirit and interest in training education, since they will see new training opportunities for employment, they will see the benefits that the training program has meant for those who have already participated. School absenteeism rates will be reduced too.

The Professional School Almirante Reis (EPAR) is a cooperative, founded in 1992, whose MISSION is to “promote the cultural, social and professional integration of People, fostering Diversity and Multiculturalism as a value-added and a factor of relational reinforcement between people, organizations and their spaces in a sustainable way”.The EDUCATIONAL PROJECT is based on the following ideas:(*) the sustainability of the society requires trained people, active citizens and valorization of the interdependence; (*) the school is the protagonist in the building of the societies; and (*) the education is a project that involves commitments and the affirmation of core values.THE PROJECT “EPAR MOVE” aims to send 10 young ex-trainees and 10 graduates of the 3rd year to Spain, UK and Ireland for 11 weeks, where they will attend a 1 week language course, followed by a 10-weeks internshipWith the project they will work their personal, social, linguistic and professional skills, that will be certified with the Europass Mobility, Certificate of Language, Internship and ECVET.THE NEEDS to be addressed are connected with the trainees, characterized by the lack of study habits, absence of solid knowledge, prevalence of harmful behaviors that make difficult their integration and their personal and professional fulfillment, lack of expectations and low self esteem.Secondly, it is fundamental to the EPAR provide the best possible professional training, which is connected with the consolidation of pedagogies. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “EPAR MOVE” IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT'S SUCCESS AND TO COMPENSATE THE NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES OF THE TARGET AUDIENCES that derive from its geographical context, social-family structure, economic status and social marginalization. The idea of rewarding the best students at the level of pathways, performance, grades and school participation will allow to achieve the objectives established to meet the diagnosed needs, because they will impress new habits and perspectives in students about the value of training and the professional horizons they can aspire to.1 - Create opportunities for training and personal development to former graduates of the EPAR European level with a view to their employability and their affirmation and integration;That said, the general OBJECTIVES of the project are:1- Create opportunities for training and personal development to ex-trainees of EPAR at an European level, aiming their employability and their affirmation and integration;2- Strengthen the educational project of EPAR on creating networks and actions aiming the training of professionals and citizens with equal opportunities, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, age, gender or geographical origin;3- Paving the way to establishing work networks at an European level for a greater dialogue and relationship between the world of Vocational Training and the Labor Market;The expected impacts are:- FOR PARTICIPANTS: consolidates professional Curriculums; greater employability; fluency in foreign languages; mastering ICT and software; learn new behaviors; autonomy and entrepreneurship; adherence to lifelong training strategies; feeling of belonging to Europe; creation of contact networks; adopting healthy habits and behaviors.- FOR EPAR AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY: flows of communication and international exchanges; sense of training mission; reduction of failure rates and dropouts; motivation and expectations of the trainees; dynamism in the extracurricular activities; new methods of work; disruption and weakening of cycles and routes of social exclusion; participation in the policies and best practices at the European level, rooting of ICT as a working tool.- FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERS: techniques and working methods; partners network; good practice in the management of internships, mobility and relationship with the labor market; new projects; participation in the construction of Europe; knowledge/access to new markets/cultures; contact with other ways of thinking and doing.This project contributes to the EU politics in relation to: young graduates, ECVET and Europass; mobility; togetherness and cohesion across borders, identity and European values; youth unemployment.The divulgation will undergo through a space in the project's website boosted with testimonials, videos, articles and photos, also disseminated via Facebook, twitter, linked-in, video channel EPAR, newsletter and mailings. The targeted audiences are the school community, potential trainees, families and communities, national and international partnerships network, which includes businesses, other schools, public institutes and local authorities. The goal is to raise awareness for the school project EPAR, for the programmes, policies and opportunities that the European Union offers and how the mobility, interexchange and partnerships are ways to ensure the progress of societies and economies.