Project backgroundEnglish is part of the curriculum for business management assistants (1 lesson/week). More and more trainees in the economy see themselves confronted with communication in English. With the rising globalization and internationalization we see the need to qualify our students for these challenges. This may work best in an authentic surrounding where you can experience and acquire new skills in a direct way. Above all, trainees who have not had the opportunity of being supported, i.e. especially not through European exchange programmes, should be enabled to profit from this project.Learning outcomesThe participants are expected to improve their general and business-related knowledge of English during the 3-week-course at the European College of Business and Management (ECBM) in London. With the project-related work they shall be encouraged to work on their own, improve their presentation skills as well as develop team spirit – qualifications which are essential in a modern business world. Moreover, we want the participants to gain valuable intercultural experience, build up a healthy self-confidence and develop selfworthiness not only for their professional career. Closely connected we see the project as a door-opener to a positive attitude against life-long learning and minimizing internal barriers when it comes to work abroad.Participants: Amount and ProfileThe participants are 22 trainees for business management assistants in industry concentrating on the commercial side of the business. They have served about half of their apprenticeship of two and a half respectively three years already. They have a basic practical experience, a solid knowledge of English which mainly results from a secondary education, partly higher secondary or A-Levels. Their language skills are above average. Basic task-related vocabulary has been acquired at vocational school. There is also a basic knowledge of intercultural communication.Activities/ImplementationThe course at the ECBM includes lessons as well as group work on a chosen project (assisted by tutors). Their tasks also include research activities and a presentation which is part of the exam. This presentation has to be followed by a written executive summary. Furthermore, the participants have to pass a written examination. The cultural aspects include an overview on British politics, economy and society in lessons as well as excursions with the ECBM.At a personal level the participants will be enabled to experience another culture, life in another household and host family, a totally new surrounding in a world city thus learning to understand, respect and accept other people. Their language skills will profit immensely not only from the stay at the college but the contact to and within the host families. The teachers from vocational school who will accompany and monitor the project will take them on cultural tours, e.g. tours of the city, visit museums, concerts, theatre plays and typical markets.Results / Long-term outcomesOn the long run this project will help improve the participants’ intercultural skills as well as encourage them to see work abroad as part of their business life and accept life-long learning as an essential part of a professional career.

Project background:English is part of the curriculum for business management assistants at vocational schools with one lesson per week. More and more trainees see themselves confronted with communication in English. Due to rising internationalization and globalization we see the need to qualify our students for these challenges. This is most efficient in an authentic surrounding where you can experiece and acquire new skills in a direct way. Above all, trainees who have not had the opportunity of being supported, i.e. especially not through European exchange programmes, should be enabled to profit from this project.Learning outcomes:The participants are expected to deepen both their general and business knowledge of English during the 3-week-course at the European College of Business and Management (ECBM) in London. With the project-related work they shall be encouraged to work on their own, improve their presentation skills as well as develop team-spirit qualifications which are essential in a modern business world. Moreover, we want the participants to improve their language competence and gain valuable intercultural experience, build up a healthy self-confidence and develop self-worthiness not only for their professional career. Closely connected we see the project as a door-opener to a positive attitude towards life-long learning and minimizing internal barriers when it comes to work abroad.Participants: Amount and Profile:The 20 participants are training to become business management assistants in industry concentrating on the commercial side of the business. They have served at least about half of their traineeship of two and a half respectively three years already. They have gained basic practical experience, a solid knowledge of English, which mainly results from a secondary education, partly higher secondary or A-levels. Their language skills are above average. Basic task-related vocabulary has been acquired at vocational school. There is also a basic knowledge of intercultural communication - partly achieved at vocational school. Activities / Implementation:The course at the ECBM includes lessons as well as group work on projects (assisted by tutors). The students' tasks also include research activities (field, internet, and other) and a presentation on a chosen subject which is part of the examination. A written executive summary has to follow the presentation. The cultural aspects include an overview on British and London politics, economy and society in lessons as well as excursions with the ECBM. At a personal level the participants will be enabled to experience another culture, life in another household and host family, a completely new surrounding in a world city thus learning to understand, respect and accept other people. Their language skills will profit immensely not only from the stay at the college but the contact to and within host families as well as managing daily life. The teachers from vocational school accompanying and monitoring the project will take them on cultural tours, e.g. tours of the city, visit museums, concerts, theatre plays, typical markets or sports events, and a trip to Brighton as an example of British seaside resorts.Results / Long-term outcomes:On the long run this project will help improve the participants to develop skills which will enhance performance at the workplace as well as be of personal benefit for the students. They shall be encouraged to see work abroad as part of their business life and accept life-long learning as an essential part of a professional career. The project may as well serve as a signal to other students. Implementing our corporate philosophy we see this project as a contribution to an international, modern, and progressive educational and business region.

Project background:English is part of the curriculum for business management assistants (1 lesson per week).at vocational schools. More and more trainees in the economy see themselves confronted with communication in English. With the rising globalization and internationalization we see the need to qualify our students for these challenges. This may work best in an authentic surrounding where you can experience and acquire new skills in a direct way. Above all, trainees who have not had the opportunity of being supported, i.e. especially not through European exchange programmes, should be enabled to profit from this project.Learning outcomes:The participants are expected to improve their general and business knowledge of English during the 3-week course at the European college of Business and Management (ECBM) in London. With the project-related work they shall be encouraged to work on their own, improve their presentation skills as well as develop team-spirit qualifications which are essential in a modern business world.Moreover we want the participants to gain valuable intercultural experience, build up a healthy self-confidence and develop self-worthiness not only for their professional career. Closely connected we see the project as a door-opener to a positive attitude against life-long learning and minimizing internal barriers when it comes to work abroad.Participants: Amount and ProfileThe participants are 21 trainees or business management assistants in industry concentrating on the commercial side of the business. They have served at least about half of their apprenticeship of two and a half respectively three years already. They have gained basic practical experience, a solid knowledge of English which mainly results from a secondary education, partly higher secondary or A-Levels. Their language skills are above average. Basic task-related vocabulary has been acquired at vocational school. There is also a basic knowledge of intercultural communication- partly achieved at vocational school. Activities / Implementation:The course at the ECBM includes lessons as well as group work on chosen projects (assisted by tutors). The students’ tasks also include research activities (field, internet and other) and a presentation which is part of the examination. This presentation has to be followed by a written executive summary. The cultural aspects include an overview on British and London politics, economy and society in lessons as well as excursions with the ECBM.At a personal level the participants will be enabled to experience another culture, life in another household and host family, a totally new surrounding in a world city thus learning to understand, respect and accept other people.Their language skills will profit immensely not only from the stay at the college but the contact to and within the host families. The teachers from vocational school who will accompany and monitor the project will take them on cultural tours, e. g. tours of the city, visit museums, concerts, theatre plays and typical markets, and a trip to Brighton as an example of British seaside resorts. Results / Long-term outcomes:On the long run this project will help improve the participants’ intercultural skills as well as encourage them to see work abroad as part of their business life and accept life-long learning as an essential part of a professional career.

Project background:English is part of the curriculum for business management assistants at vocational schools with one lesson per week. More and more trainees see themselves confronted with communication in English. Due to rising internationalization and globalization we see the need to qualify our students for these challenges. This is most efficient in an authentic surrounding where you can experiece and acquire new skills in a direct way. Above all, trainees who have not had the opportunity of being supported, i.e. especially not through European exchange programmes, should be enabled to profit from this project.Learning outcomes:The participants are expected to deepen both their general and business knowledge of English during the 3-week-course at the European College of Business and Management (ECBM) in London. With the project-related work they shall be encouraged to work on their own, improve their presentation skills as well as develop team-spirit qualifications which are essential in a modern business world. Moreover, we want the participants to improve their language competence and gain valuable intercultural experience, build up a healthy self-confidence and develop self-worthiness not only for their professional career. Closely connected we see the project as a door-opener to a positive attitude towards life-long learning and minimizing internal barriers when it comes to work abroad.Participants: Amount and Profile:The 20 participants are training to become business management assistants in industry concentrating on the commercial side of the business. They have served at least about half of their traineeship of two and a half respectively three years already. They have gained basic practical experience, a solid knowledge of English, which mainly results from a secondary education, partly higher secondary or A-levels. Their language skills are above average. Basic task-related vocabulary has been acquired at vocational school. There is also a basic knowledge of intercultural communication - partly achieved at vocational school. Activities / Implementation:The course at the ECBM includes lessons as well as group work on projects (assisted by tutors). The students' tasks also include research activities (field, internet, and other) and a presentation on a chosen subject which is part of the examination. A written executive summary has to follow the presentation. The cultural aspects include an overview on British and London politics, economy and society in lessons as well as excursions with the ECBM. At a personal level the participants will be enabled to experience another culture, life in another household and host family, a completely new surrounding in a world city thus learning to understand, respect and accept other people. Their language skills will profit immensely not only from the stay at the college but the contact to and within host families as well as managing daily life. The teachers from vocational school accompanying and monitoring the project will take them on cultural tours, e.g. tours of the city, visit museums, concerts, theatre plays, typical markets or sports events, and a trip to Brighton as an example of British seaside resorts.Results / Long-term outcomes:On the long run this project will help improve the participants to develop skills which will enhance performance in the workplace as well as be of personal benefit for the students. They shall be encouraged to see work abroad as part of their business life and accept life-long learning as an essential part of a professional career. The project may as well serve as a signal to other students. Implementing our corporate philosophy we see this project as a contribution to an international, modern, and progressiv educational and business region.

Project background:English is an indispensable component in the professions of industrial mechanic and business management assistants. The increasing globalisation and internationalisation also requires an international qualification of our students. This project is specifically designed to support apprentices who have not had the opportunity to do so and who have hardly been able to participate in European exchange programmes. This is in line with the principles of the mission statement of the Günzburg Vocational School Centre.Project objective of the business management assistants and industrial mechanics:The participants are to deepen and expand their general and subject-related English skills during their stay in London. The project-related work is intended to promote independent work, mastery of presentation techniques and team spirit. The participants in Turin work in a bilateral team. Overall, their understanding of an international business environment is to be broadened. In addition, they will gain important intercultural experience. Furthermore, we expect a targeted development of self-confidence. Combined with this, the project should be an impetus for further, lifelong learning.Participants business management assistants:The plan was for 20 participants to participate in the project in both 2019 and 2020. They have completed about half of their training period. They therefore have basic practical work experience in their field of activity. The participants have a solid basic knowledge of the English language, which mainly results from a secondary education, partly higher secondary or A-levels.Their written and oral expression skills are above the average for the year. In the 10th and 11th year, the specific technical vocabulary was already partially developed in the context of English lessons at the vocational school. The trainees were also able to build up a basic knowledge of intercultural communication. In 2020, no activity could take place due to Covid.Participants Industrial Mechanics and Education Staff Metal Department:7 students participated in the 2019 student visit. The participants were in their 2nd or 3rd year of training at the time of the activity. They had a solid basic knowledge of the English language. 3 teachers participated in the teacher visit. Unfortunately, the activities in 2020 could not take place due to the Corona pandemic.Activities/procedures for project implementation of the business management assistants:In addition to the college lessons on job-related topics, the students work in small groups in the afternoons on a topic of their own choice under the guidance of their project tutor. They research independently and present their findings in an oral presentation at the end of the course. The project topic must be written up after the course and submitted to the college for assessment. On a cultural level, the participants receive an overview of British politics as well as the economy and society of Great Britain. Several excursions are included in the programme in order to establish as realistic a connection as possible to the current situation.Activities/procedures for project implementation of the industrial mechanics:In addition to the teaching units at the Istituto Pininfarina in Turin, where the participants dealt with the subject-related areas of CNC, CAD and digitalisation, they also took part in company internships. Here they were able to gain a lot of experience about the operational processes in Italian industrial companies (in a foreign language). The numerous cultural activities enabled the participants to broaden their cultural horizons. The contacts with Italian pupils resulting from the stay abroad also represent a further enrichment of their cultural and open-minded education.Activities/procedures Educational staff:The participating teachers were able to gain valuable conclusions and suggestions for their own teaching through numerous visits to lessons. Through the cultural activities, their openness to other cultures was strengthened. In addition, the impressions they gained can have a positive influence on pupils and teachers for future stays abroad.Intended outcomes, impacts and long-term benefits:In addition to various general education and country studies lessons as well as the company internships, the three-week stay abroad is excellently suited to positively consolidate the view of other cultures. Through the numerous positive impressions of the participants, which are passed on in personal conversations with classmates, friends and acquaintances, this experience also has an influence on further events within the framework of Erasmus. In addition, the European idea will be carried and strengthened by the participants.