Over the past two years, our national mobility consortium Zealand Learning Mobility has implemented ZLM17. During this period we sent 157 people (97 pupils, 6 accompanying teachers, 52 staff mobility and 2 teacher mobility).As described in the application, the project has helped to manage:1. Our students and staff's international outlook and knowledge, linguistic skills and intercultural competences through their participation in educational stays abroad, which enable them to act in an educational sector and in a labor market with an ever-increasing degree of internationalization. 2. Quality assurance of educational stays abroad through a deeper integration of ECVET 3. The international relations of our institutions and collaborate with other European schools, companies and social partners through the rollout of ECVET, as we will jointly develop new procedures to ensure the transparency, validation and recognition of learning outcomes. educational stays abroad.Among the participants there was great satisfaction with the quality of the mobilities, cf. the participant reports.In order to ensure the greatest possible realization of the project budget, a number of different actions have been taken. During the project period, we added two new national sending partners - EUC Syd and SOSU H, and that we were granted an additional grant, as there was a need for a larger number of employee mobility than we were originally granted.Despite the efforts described above, unfortunately, it has not been possible to realize more than 80.32% of the budget, this is mainly due to the fact that some partners in the consortium have had organizational changes or replacements on the post as international coordinator. So while a few of the consortium's members (ZBC and CELF) have been paying extra attention and the addition of new national broadcast partners, it was not enough to secure a higher budget realization. Finally, a larger CELF's flow was unfortunately placed in our 2018 project due to a misunderstanding, which could have contributed to a greater budget realization.Overall, the project has been a success, and support has continued to continue the international work at all the schools in the consortium.

"<< Background >>Vocational training and skills development need to do more than just provide learners with knowledge and skills for specific jobs - they need to be innovative, demand-driven, learner centred, inclusive, accessible and flexible. Building on the success of our ever-popular Erasmus+ VET learner and staff mobilities, this project promotes the participation in the world of work and internationalises institution by giving even more apprentices, full time learners and staff of West Nottinghamshire College (WNC) the chance to see the latest innovations and practice in their vocational field in another European country. This project took into account the free movement within the European Labour Market and encourages VET learners to participate in international mobility to acquire the skills and life confidence they need to enter the labour market. It is also envisaged that an active and engaging portfolio of international activities to include our current and planned KA1 and Turing projects will assist WNC to attract more readily potential learners, teachers and heightens the perception of local communities and supports partner institutions and local employers.<< Objectives >>The specific aims and objectives of the project for participating learners:• Participants will have an opportunity to use their vocational knowledge and skills in a transnational work and training environment• Participants will have an opportunity to obtain new skills, identify new technologies and improve their learning performance• Participants will have an opportunity to gain work related skills (Working with others, Improving own learning and performance, Problem solving, Creative thinking, Reflective learning, Team working, Self management, Effective participation) and specific enterprise skills linked to their relevant industries in a transnational work environment• Participants will have an opportunity to gain industry related language skills, improve understanding of different cultures and work environments• Learners participating in long-term (ErasmusPro) placements will gain a higher added value in terms of developing job specific skills and an even better acquaintance with the foreign language, culture and work environment, thus boosting their employability.<< Implementation >>The selected 32 learner participants benefited from 2 weeks of work experience placements in Finland, and Denmark. 3 staff participants represented tutors, Programme Area Leads and Finance Director, all with a wealth of experience, representing all of the schools across WNC. We felt that tutors and area leads were ideal candidates for the role of the transnational cooperation advocate because they were able to provide a great insight into the feasibility and challenges from their learning during the work shadowing as a full time teachers and from a wider view point from their positions as a leader.<< Results >>International work experience and training placements allowed 35 participants from the Public Services & Professional and Lifestyle schools of the college an opportunity to look in their area of study outside the normal regional constraints in a transnational environment – thus providing a challenging and enriching experience that will improve their understanding of the world and links into the important college wide policy of promoting diversity and widening participation. Through participation, they gained motivation, self esteem and confidence and built friendships for life.This project helps the college achieve its Mission - ""Learners at the heart of excellence""; its Values - Respect, Responsibility & Professionalism and its single strategic objective - ""Attaining excellence, reaching new heights."" This project also helps us to improve the quality of teaching & learning and meet our international strategy objectives so that our learners will have opportunity to achieve their full potential."

Through transnational cooperation between the six institutions, this project aims to produce high quality outcomes for participants, reinforce the internationalisation, capacity building and modernisation strategies of the Vision WNC. The main aim of this project is to develop level 2 & 3 learners as international professionals and entrepreneurs through specialised work and training placement programmes in Denmark , Estonia, Finland and France. This project will involve learners and staff from Engineering, Construction and Lifestyles subject areas and acts as a positive promotion of the opportunities of vocational learning by encouraging participants to develop and acquire new skills and explore international work, training and enterprise opportunities. 126 learners and staff from the Vision WNC will visit Finland, Estonia, Denmark and France, countries which they may not have visited if not for this project.Typically, level 2 & 3 learners do not consider the opportunities to work or train abroad, especially in Northern Europe, or opportunities for self employment. This project will encourage participants to consider different progression opportunities by offering challenging and exciting, but safe work and training placement opportunities to a learner cohort which is normally reticent. Further barriers to work force mobility will be removed by an up-front linguistic and cultural preparation and the acquisition of specific industry terminology during the work and training placement periods abroad.The project uses a pedagogically sound vehicle for learning, supported by the specialist work and training placement opportunities that will provide a rich source of information, skills development and real work experiences. These experiences will enable learners to explore the different approaches to enterprise, commerce and entrepreneurship in each country. This fits with overall strategy of active learning and development of employability and enterprise skills that is strongly embedded in the Vision WNC curriculum. The opportunities to work and train aboard will further broaden learners horizons and instill new attitudes based on the real work experiences. In order to develop expertise in the specialist area and complement their knowledge with more technical and practical training, catering learners will attend training 2 weeks placement at the Danish Meat Trade College. It is believed that the acquirement of these ECVET accredited and certificated skills, not yet taught in UK, will greatly increase the participating learners’ chance of finding a job and being successful at work as these can be used immediately after the end of international placement, either in an employed or self-employed role.From the construction, engineering and manufacturing perspective, globalization is not a choice, but a reality. To successfully compete in the employment markets of the so-called knowledge age, learners must be driven by passion, curiosity, engagement, and dreams. Participation in this project will help to prepare the next generation of specialists for these challenges by giving them opportunities for working and training alongside the French and Estonian industry specialists while learning from the shared brainpower, organisation and innovation.The participating staff will have an opportunity to tour the partner institution, to include walk throughs of lessons taking place, to shadow an advance practitioners of partner institution, observe a range of teaching and learning activities, coaching and feedback sessions and team teach, if desired. The outcomes of the project are disseminated and used to facilitate the adoption of any best practices that are identified as a result of the project activities. Participation in this project may result in college adopting a new technique or assessment practice, or questioning strategy, as observed as part of the European visit, and putting it into practice. A specific Visison WNC Moodle page will be set-up as part of this project. This will enable communication between the participants and staff as well as encourage future collaboration and sustain any future partnerships. The project will be promoted through the Vision WNC Web site, Facebook, Twitter, via local and regional media and word of mouth by the learners and staff and to local large and SME employers, employer forums, industry associations and awarding bodies.

The purpose of MOBVET project was to support achievement of the objectives of the European education area. Those objectives are focused on developing a learning space, which is not hampered by national borders and there are no obstacles in recognition of international learning outcomes. According to the EU Council Recommendation on VET for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (2020), all Member States are encouraged promote vocational education in an international context. At least 8% of learners at national VET institutions should benefit from a learning mobility in abroad and their studies should be recognized internationally. In order to promote learners` mobility, not only students should be addressed, but also the VET teachers. We identified that the barriers of international mobility are often related to VET teachers, who have limited experience and readiness to work in intercultural environment. Therefore, teachers are the key factor unlocking the potential of learning abroad. The project partners, representing seven different institutions (VET training providers, universities, NGOs and educational organizations), recognized the need to enhance international mobility in VET training programs in their countries and institutions. Within that context, the overall aim of the project was generating a supporting instrument (MOBVET platform) for students and teachers to prepare them to study and work at the international learning environment. The Project provided a practical tool for VET institutions, which supports and encourages international cooperation and staff/student mobility. The project had two main objectives. First, to create a functional and sustainable strategic partnership to achieve common goals of internationalization of VET learning programs. Second, to create a specific tool for internationalization (a learning platform), which is designed to assist VET program teachers, trainers and students. The platform allows develop their intercultural competences and reflect their skills before, during and after a period of mobility. During the project MOBVET learning platform was designed, which is ready-made and open for use. The platform includes Study Module and Country Module with accompanying materials and instructions to cover all stages of mobility. The methodology used emphasized the significance of the learner’s own contributions to their learning process through active involvement, critical thinking and reflection. The platform was piloted in all participating countries with groups of VET students, teachers, teacher students and experts (study abroad program coordinators). Learning outcomes were defined and validated through the piloting in all partner countries. Based on the rich feedback received, the platform was improved to be more functional, informative and attractive for potential learners. The main outputs of the project were digital platform and specific instruments (e-learning tools) to promote high quality mobility and international dimension of VET programs. The COVID-19 situation also brought the need to rethink internationalization strategies and action plans. The keywords of the „new reality“, such as multichannel working and experimental agility became relevant for the MOBVET project. The project accumulated the best practices of the partner countries in introducing systemic approach for developing practical solutions to support VET teachers and trainers competences to promote internationalization and change in mindset. The outcomes of the project are sustainable in the long term, as the MOBVET platform has become an important part of the Erasmus mobility preparation in our partner institutions. The Study Module of platform is integrated into a VET teacher education curriculum in terms of mobility window. The MOBVET platform is open to all other institutions who are interested in adapting it for its own curriculum or for mobility preparation and support. In the long term, the project will result in an increasing number of mobile VET teachers and learners in Erasmus+ Program countries and provision of high quality mobility through all stages of study abroad.

"Vocational training and skills development need to do more than just provide learners with knowledge and skills for specific jobs. They need to be innovative, demand-driven, learner centred, inclusive, accessible and flexible. Building on the success of our ever popular Erasmus+ VET learner and staff mobilities, this project promotes the participation in the world of work and internationalises institution by giving even more apprentices, full time learners and staff of West Nottinghamshire College (WNC) the chance to see the latest innovations and practice in their vocational field in another European country. This project takes into account the free movement within the European Labour Market and encourages VET learners to participate in international mobility to acquire the skills and life confidence they need to enter the labour market . It is also envisaged that an active and engaging portfolio of international activities to include our current and planned KA1 & KA2 projects will assist WNC to attract more readily potential learners, teachers and heightens the perception of local communities and supports partner institutions and local employers. International work experience and training placements allowed 92 participants from the Engineering; Construction; Sport, Public Services & Professional; Creative; Care & Education; Lifestyle and Higher Skills schools of the college an opportunity to look in their area of study outside the normal regional constraints in a transnational environment - thus providing a challenging and enriching experience that will improve their understanding of the world and links into the important college wide policy of promoting diversity and widening participation. Through participation, they gained motivation, self esteem and confidence and built friendships for life. The specific aims and objectives of the project for participating learners: • Participants will have an opportunity to use their vocational knowledge and skills in a transnational work and training environment • Participants will have an opportunity to obtain new skills, identify new technologies and improve their learning performance • Participants will have an opportunity to gain work related skills (Working with others, Improving own learning and performance, Problem solving, Creative thinking, Reflective learning, Team working, Self management, Effective participation) and specific enterprise skills linked to their relevant industries in a transnational work environment • Participants will have an opportunity to gain industry related language skills, improve understanding of different cultures and work environments • Learners participating in long-term (ErasmusPro) placements will gain a higher added value in terms of developing job specific skills and an even better acquaintance with the foreign language, culture and work environment, thus boosting their employability. This project meets Government/European Union strategies, encouraging Life Long Learning, Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Workforce Mobility and was delivered in a way which meets the needs of industry and business, building on examples of good practice, engaging employers throughout the delivery period to ensure the relevance of the content to the job market. During the mobility placement, learners had opportunities to develop transferable skills whilst experiencing a different commercial and entrepreneurial culture. We take professional development seriously and central to our CPD ethos is our commitment to sharing good and innovative practice and we ensure that every practitioner is given opportunities throughout the year to engage in flexible, relevant training, aimed at supporting them into a dual professionals. Participation in this project enabled our practitioners to learn from colleagues in Europe and then, in turn, disseminate the good and innovative practice to other colleagues and to the wider network of practitioners. With the help of Erasmus+ funding, staff members were able to visit Finland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Denmark and Germany and add depth to their delivery of curriculum at WNC as well as share best practice with our transnational partners in the host countries. This project helps the college achieve its Mission - ""Learners at the heart of excellence""; its Values - Respect, Responsibility & Professionalism and its single strategic objective - ""Attaining excellence, reaching new heights."" This project also helps us to improve the quality of teaching & learning and meet our international strategy objectives so that our learners will have opportunity to achieve their full potential. Throughout the project, quality standards, as set out in the European Quality Charter for Mobility, are monitored and evaluated for all aspects of the proposed activities."