“Education is Partnership” is a strategic cooperation between eight stakeholder in Denmark, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Italy to address the high rates of early leavers from education and training in the EU, as a measure to contribute at reducing the risk of social exclusions and poverty amongst EU citizens below the age of 24 and, at the same time, contribute at reducing the rates of early leavers beyond Europe 2020. The project will promote the Danish model of educational partnerships as best practice in VET inclusive education. The model has been implemented by production schools in Denmark and gave excelling results for disadvantaged VET students. The project entails four training activities that build capacity of the partner organisations in Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Italy to initiate and manage educational partnerships in their own countries. As a result of the training activities, at least 20 experts in educational partnerships will be formed in the abovementioned countries. They will further plan and implement Local Multiplication Activities with the aim to establish a least 20 educational partnerships in their countries. The project will furthermore produce a booklet on best practices in inclusive education and a pack of information materials upon the need of inclusive VET education and the co-responsibility of local companies in assuring qualitative and be-spoke education for disadvantaged VET students. A number of dissemination activities are planned to reach at least 2000 project stakeholders and further promote the educational partnerships and VET inclusive education. The project involves two Danish production schools who have experience with establishing and managing educational partnerships, three VET schools in Bulgaria and Estonia, a VET centre in Italy managing 94 VET schools in Italy, and a company in Romania that cooperates with at least 10 VET schools, most of them in rural areas.

25 years „Fall of the Iron Curtain in Europe“Young people from all over Europe create a vision for the future of democracy!- A train journey from Berlin via Vienna to Prague and back - What would young people take on the streets? What needs to be changed to increase participation and involvement? Which role do young people wish to take in the process of designing the democratic life in Europe?In order to pursue these questions, GOEUROPE.lkj), together with the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, would like to invite approximately 80 young people between the age of 18 and 30 to engage in various creative workshops during a five-day train journey from Berlin via Vienna to Prague and back in September 2014. In November, approximately 20 young people will prepare a declaration based on the results of the workshops in Magdeburg, which will be passed over to the European Youth Ministers in Berlin.

The problem highlighted by all the partners in this application, is that youth beneficiaries of their organizations, especially young people with fewer opportunities, have a very poor cultural awareness, which affects their motivation, courage and curiosity to learn English, travel and make friends with peers from different countries. In a long term it also has an impact on their general interest in continuing education and their job opportunities, as there are less mobile and less likely to reach for opportunities beside their home town. Moreover, it has a great impact on their social environment. With a poor cultural awareness young people tend to choose their friends and acquaintances between people they know and those, who are simply similar to them, which doesn’t support their personal development and often causes an irrational fear of unknown. What narrows their horizons even more is a situation, when despite the skills and intelligence they have, they’re less likely to be ambitious and have a sense of initiative in searching for the development opportunities. In a wider context a lack of cultural awareness between youth contributes to higher risk of bullying in educational institutions and discrimination, which causes a vicious circle of marginalization of youth with fewer opportunities. As a result it has a bad influence on social cohesion in all the countries of EU.As the response to this problem, the aim of “On the same beat” project is to enhance youth’s cultural awareness, which will be achieved by following objectives:- To raise participants’ awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues;- To raise participants’ self-awareness;- To inspire participants to share their diverse cultures through the music;- To strengthen participants’ self-esteem by giving them the opportunity to be creative and resourceful;- To develop participants’ teamwork and social competences;- To promote European values and European identity;The youth exchange targets youth of different backgrounds and social situation. Part of the participants will represent the group of youth with less opportunities, who for different reason find it difficult to follow the path of formal education or are unable to attend their secondary education. They struggle different kinds of hardship, such as social marginalization, disabilities and health issues, economic obstacles, troubled family backgrounds or behavioural problems. Participants will be selected by every partner organization among their beneficiaries. We will choose 60 participants with a consideration of following criteria:- Participants have an interest in music- Are out of any abuse/addictions- Are medically stable- Are mentally stable for the last 6 months- Age 18-22- Ability to travel and acquire cultural learning from the project- Ability to communicate in English language- Available through the whole period of the youth exchange- Willing to commit to the dissemination activitiesDuring the youth exchange will be applying various non-formal education methods, such as group discussions, interactive presentations, documentation through video, self-reflection, problem tree, etc., as well as methods based on music.Project will contribute to raising young people’s cultural awareness and higher recognition of European values and European, enhanced self-confidence and social, higher interest in mobility and better communication in a foreign language. In addition to that participants will gain more sense of initiative and a feeling of being resourceful, as well as teamwork skills. Also their interest in developing their passion to music and creative skills will be strengthen.Furthermore, “On the same beat” project will increase partner organizations’ capacity in terms of their educational offer on the subject of cultural awareness and working methods in case of youth with less opportunities, as well as delivering quality projects in the future. They will become more visible and become a part of a network of organizations, that will continue working together on new projects. Also, partners will gain a more European dimension in their work, which will broaden their opportunities and offers to young people in EU.Dissemination actions will contribute to enhancing cultural awareness and understanding between European youth, changing their attitude towards mobility, stimulating more tolerant attitude towards cultural differences and developing their understanding of European values. As a result young Europeans will identify stronger with EU and they will have a higher interest in Erasmus+ program.

"The ""Vet,better,skills,better jobs"" project was created in response to the need of vocational schools to provide their students the opportunity to expand and improve the quality of their training practices in European companies. The difficult employment situation in Spain, where youth unemployment rate exceeds 50%, makes it difficult for young people to find their first job: mobility projects facilitate and expand the expectations of entering the labor market. The project, which lifetime is 12 months, is designed for 90 students or recent graduates of average degree of professional families 'Administration and Management' (cycle Administrative Management), trade and marketing (cycle T. Commerce) and authomatic and electrical installations (Electricity and Electronics cycle) that will have a trainingship of one month that will allow them to, in the case of students, integrate into their training cycle practices undertaken as part of the module ""Training Centers Work ""(FCT). The workplacements will be held in Italy, Ireland, Malta, Denmark and Portugal. The main objective of the project is to let participants develop, through training practices in European companies, skills and abilities to complete, in a practical way, the skills acquired in VET. The main activities carried out in the project partners are: Preparation of mobility, including: Selection of participants, initial assessment of their skills, previous training of participants, logistical and contractual aspects, coordination. Performing stay. Starting the program in companies. Mobility also includes cultural activities. Dissemination activities and mobility itself will create an impact at local, regional and national levels. Although not involved in the project, other organizations at local, regional and national levels will benefit from the project results: Improving the skills of young. A boost on youth employment rates. Possibility of contacts with other European institutions to share best practices. Improving the quality of education provided in schools, curb dropout, expand language skills, Ability to incorporate business networking reception of foreign students. Knowing how new models are used ECVET certification. Besides the impact on the participants, the project will affect the partners promoting European cooperation and rapprochement between business and schools. Motorization. Monitor the evolution of the participants by the means established in the project will take. Project evaluation. Dissemination. Dissemination activities are planned throughout the whole project. A conference final dissemination of results was performed. Evaluation of the participants. All the process will be certified with ECVET and it will be clearly defined from an initial evaluation. The project is directly linked to the 2020 strategic priorities and agrees to help the EU and its Member States to generate higher employment, productivity and social cohesion."

Den stigende efterspørgsel på internationale kompetencer påvirker KUUs elevmålgruppe, som i tillæg til faglige kompetencer har brug for internationale kompetencer, når de skal ud på det regionale jobmarked. Konsortiets partnere er overbeviste om, at et ophold i et praktik- eller uddannelsesforløb i udlandet både vil øge KUU-elevernes faglige og internationale kompetencer og samtidigt have en indvirkning på deres almene dannelse. Derfor er konsortiet af den opfattelse opfattelse at internationale erfaringer bør være et obligatorisk element i et undervisningsforløb. Konsortiets mål med projektet var at styrke elevernes job- eller uddannelsesparathed ved at: 1. Give eleverne internationale fagspecifikke kompetencer, der vil styrke deres professionelle profil og give dem et bredere perspektiv på deres fagområde;2. Bidrage til elevernes almene dannelse ved at øge deres internationale perspektiv og kulturforståelse;3. Øge elevernes jobparathed ved at indgå et i internationalt arbejdsmiljø uden for deres vante rammer;4. Styrke skolernes internationale profiler og dermed give dem et imageløft;5. Give medfølgende lærere internationale oplevelser, som vil gøre dem i bedre stand til at støtte fremtidige elevers mobilitet i udlandet. Erhvervstemaernes fælles målsætning var at give eleverne:- Afklaring i forhold til deres erhvervstema;- Praktisk erfaring fra et internationalt arbejdsmiljø;- Forståelse for forskellige arbejdsmarkedsforhold;- Erfaringer i at samarbejde med mennesker fra andre lande;- Større kulturforståelse;- Styrkede fremmedsprogskompetencer. Dette projekt er dermed en vigtig del af skolernes bestræbelser på at give deres elever internationale erfaringer og kompetencer. Projektet har givet 36 unge KUU-elever, hvoriblandt flere er elever med færre muligheder, konkrete og relevante praktiske erfaringer med deres fag i udlandet. Gennem observationsophold ved europæiske virksomheder har fem af konsortiets lærere desuden fået mulighed for at dygtiggøre sig og styrke skolernes samarbejde med de udenlandske partnerorganisationer. Projektet er et resultat af samarbejdet mellem fem produktionsskoler og en virksomhed i Danmark samt en række institutioner og virksomheder i Rumænien. Gennem observationsopholdene i Rumænien har lærerne fået indblik i det daglige arbejde ved tre virksomheder samt en udvidet forståelse af de generelle arbejdsforhold i landet. Opholdene var arrangeret af den rumænske partner ADEPT, som er IO og har stået for al kommunikation mellem partnerne og de praktiske forberedelser. Opholdet gav lærerne mulighed for at aftale rammerne for deres elevers praktikophold og forventningsafstemme med værtspartnerne. I forbindelse med observationsopholdene arrangerede skolerne selvfinansierede ophold for forstandere og ledende medarbejdere for at konsolidere samarbejdet med de udenlandske partnere.I efteråret 2017 var 36 elever fra skolernes SOSU-, ejendomsservice-, handel-, køkken- og landbrugshold på praktikophold ved de virksomheder og organisationer, som lærerne havde været på observationsbesøg ved samt et plejehjem, som RanPro tidligere har haft mobiliteter til. Elever fra skolernes SOSU og køkkenhold var i praktik på det kommunale plejehjem, Acad. Nicolae Cajal, hvor SOSU arbejdede med at støtte de ældre og motivere dem til at deltage i forskellige aktiviteter og køkkenholdet rådgav om sund kost og udarbejdede opskrifter baseret på de ældres behov og ønsker til kosten. Elever fra landbrug var i praktik ved dyreinternatet Adapost Pentru Cai Steaua Sperantei, hvor de har arbejdet med at passe heste, alpakaer og lamaer, assisteret internatets dyrlæge samt løst praktiske opgaver på gården. Elever fra ejendomsservice var i praktik ved en Starbucks franchise og Adapost Pentru Cai Steaua Sperantei, hvor de har hjulpet med reparation og vedligehold af praktikstedernes bygninger og møbler. Slutteligt har elever fra skolernes køkken og handelshold været i praktik på to fem-stjernede hoteller, Athene Palace Hilton og Marshal Garden. Her har køkkenholdene arbejdet i hotellernes restauranter med alt fra forberedelse, madlavning, servering og rengøring. Handelsholdene har arbejdet i receptionerne og været med til at sikre gode rammer for hotellernes gæster.Eleverne har fået relevant arbejdserfaring og nye kompetencer inden for deres respektive fag, og projektet har dermed opfyldt konsortiets målsætning som beskrevet ovenfor. Desuden har det givet eleverne nye perspektiver på deres jobmuligheder inden for den valgte fagretning, hvilket har givet dem større afklaring på, hvad de ønsker at beskæftige sig med i fremtiden.I tillæg til de faglige og praktiske erfaringer, som eleverne har fået ved at være i praktik på en udenlandsk arbejdsplads, har eleverne fået et indblik i Rumæniens kultur, lokale traditioner og sprog. Dette har bidraget til deres almene dannelse og givet dem interkulturelle og internationale redskaber, som vil være brugbare for dem i deres fremtidige arbejdsliv.