"4PT has promoted an analysis of food-and-wine and craft SMEs of the territories of the 7 Sending Partners as a traditional resource in sustainable development and employment growth. 4PT has asked Education and Production to draw to produce integrated training opportunities, flexible and multifunctional Learning modules , with LOs recognized in professional KSC and Soft skills, evaluated in ECVET Credits, certified by Europass Mobility and validated by USR Piedmont Region, to facilitate the transfer of the experience and invest in ongoing training of qualified professionals, pre-requisite for social identity and effective job placement of beneficiaries. 4PT has also intended to be a cooperative educational project of long duration, where the knowledge of direct and indirect sources of funding of the EU and the contexts of the partner countries has been intended to promote the establishment of networked microenterprises, where Production, Processing, Packaging, Promotion might integrate in supporting food-and-wine and high quality craft and well-prepared tourism. The multidisciplinary nature of the professional and technical profiles of the beneficiaries has been the added value of the project: who of the 93 students is interested in the establishment of productive or reception SMEs will be supported in his-her post-graduation by the School network and local stakeholders, and by possible agreements with the national and international network. The Mechanical, Electronic / Computer, Food-and-Wine, Biological Courses were meant to deal with the Production, Processing, Packaging areas while the Tourism, Administration, Business Management, were meant to deal with Promotion. The planned activities included the dissemination of the project idea with subsequent drafting of the MoU, where the ECVET partnership has established a trust relationship based on the Quality Charter for Mobility, with roles and responsibilities of partners and the Learning Modules. The network has agreed on the LA to the promoter’s Hosting partner and Beneficiary signatures. After the selection the preparation of beneficiaries and accompanying teacher has followed, together with travel and accommodation arrangements, the drawing up of the calendar of activities in the host country, internship placement and carrying out of Learning Modules, with ongoing evaluation and final LOs achieved on the basis of KSC and Soft Skills expectations , filling in of the Diary of Stage and, when back home, organization of meetings with SMEs and public bodies for the execution of the Learning Module no.5, the evaluation of the results achieved, the allocation of ECVET credits and validation by USR Piedmont Region. National dissemination activities have followed, with local initiatives of the Sending Partners in Class Council, Teachers Council, in sector workshops, from Piedmont to Sicily, and transnational, with partner countries, with the use of blogs, web sites, social media , media on line, Piedmont USR e-twinning and local and national media, with “ Italian flavors”, Accademia5T’s magazine. The promoter has organized the public meeting “I become European”, the conference “ Novi goes into Europe"" I-Tech"" where the acquired certifications have been delivered, the Learning Modules treated, the analysis of the beneficiaries on the srtucture of the companies in the partner countries taken into consideration and the opportunities for informal education in Europe examined. The objectives of the dissemination have concerned also areas not included in the project but likely to be involved in future plannings. The dissemination of the results is expected to last beyond the funding period, for a lasting impact on the various target groups, the realization of post mobility internships of the beneficiaries at the companies of respective territories and the possibility of realization of networked micro-enterprises in the post-diploma. The impact assessment of the project has examined the beneficiaries, the network of Hospitality Partners, the territories involved. The impact on students has been tested with KSC and Soft Skills certified by certificates of participation in seminars, L2 courses, Europass Mobility and ECVET Credits. In the long-term fallout 4PT has intended to prepare an Multifactorial and Flexible Expert in Microenterprises, with knowledge of socio-economic contexts, production processes, market demand and employment opportunities in partner Countries and able to rely on OER and e-learning in the programming of their educational and professional future. The Sending Partner shave tightened partnerships with the productive sectors of the territories and the staff has acquired project capacity building and management, with the inclusion in the POF of other transnational experiences, ECVET updating, adaptation of curricula to the School- Production alternating experiences in flexible training initiatives, certifiable and transferable. T"

"<< Background >>The State Professional Institute for Hotel and Catering Services (I.P.S.S.A.R.) ""Pellegrino Artusi"" of Recoaro Terme, aware of the value of internationalization, has submitted the project proposal ""AR.T.U."" with the following specific purposes:- enhancing language skills of teachers and administrative staff, for the purpose of enhancing WBL, internships abroad and CLIL;-innovating teaching-methodological skills of teachers for students' academic success;-increasing use of techniques aimed at implementing Learning by doing;-improving teachers digital skills;-strengthening IT and technological skills of administrative staff;-increasing the number of teachers of scientific subjects possessing methodological and linguistic skills functional to E-CLIL;- strengthening the use of cooperative didactic-pedagogical techniques;- increasing the exchange of best practices with foreign companies.<< Objectives >>Despite the difficulties, the school kept in mind the objectives expected from the realization of the AR.T.U. project:- Becoming a center of reference in the area for the use of innovative teaching / learning methodologies: 75% of beneficiaries declared having acquired skills useful for experimenting and developing new teaching practices.- Enhancing the exchange of information with foreign companies, to increase the opportunities for inclusion in WBL and / or internships: 72% of participants declares to be committed to contributing to the work already started by the institute for internationalization of activities (teaching, laboratories, European and international projects, etc.).- Enhancing the technical and vocational teaching in the Institute through Erasmus and European projects: about 63% of participants saw in this project proposal the opportunity to support the Institute in strengthening cooperation with partners.<< Implementation >>AR.T.U. took place over a period of 19 months, from 01/10/2020 to 31/04/2022.Starting from mid-May 2021, the Institute has been working on the practical organization of mobility.The flow to Spain has been realized from 07/06/2021 to 07/20/2021, period during which the partner Motum European Project planned the structured course “Lengua y Cultura Española” for 4 beneficiaries.For the flow initially directed to the United Kingdom, following a careful evaluation made in collaboration between the Institute and the partner Teep Ltd, it was agreed that it would be appropriate to move a part of the mobility to Ireland due to the strict anti-covid regulations in force in the UK in the period of interest of the mobility. Therefore, subject to confirmation by the beneficiaries, the institution and the partner have worked on it. From 19/07/2021 until 02/08/2021 the mobility in Ireland took place, during which the participants followed the “English Language Skills” course.In November 2021, the last 4 scholarships for the United Kingdom were completed. Beneficiaries, starting from 10/11/2021 to 24/11/2021, followed the ""English Language Skills"" course which was focused on the 5 language skills.<< Results >>The Structured English Language Course in Ireland and United Kingdom allowed the achievement of results such as:- Linguistic competences increased by an EQF level in 100% of the beneficiaries.- The enhancement of the language has clearly enhanced the ability of the participants in the management of international management processes and European mobility planning.- 83% of beneficiaries believe that they have acquired skills that can contribute to the introduction of new methodologies and good practices within the school.Instead, the structured course in Spain determined the achievement of the following results:- 100% of participants increased their language skills by an EQF level;- 60% of non-teaching staff declared that they had improved their skills in the use of digital;- 60% of non-teaching staff claim to have had the opportunity to enhance project design and management skills."