Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff are implemented by organisations holding an Erasmus accreditation. Each accredited project represents a step in the implementation of the organisation's long-term Erasmus Plan.

With this application,the 1st EPAL of Trikala suggests a series of activities that will give both our students and our teachers the capability to be trained and the chance to be educated about new subjects that are continually being created in an international financial and technological environment which keeps being transformed all the time.According to the European Internationlization Strategy regarding the 1st EPAL of Trikala as it has been appended to the Mobility Chart Application which has been attributed to our school,there are 2 training units to be suggested which concern 30 of our students and 6 of our school teachers.UNIT 1:Training for students and teachers of the Mechanical Engineering and Electricity Sectors about the subject entitled “Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Equipment of Renewable Energy Resources and Building Energy Management Systems”With this suggested project,the participating students will be informed about infrastructure topics, execution project topics, topics about renewable energy resources, about energy efficiency and the new policies to be adopted by the European Union as far as the use of Renewable Resources of energy are concerned (Directive 2009/28/EU) by establishing national goals to bind all the European Union countries which generally aim to make the renewable energy resources represent the 20% of the European Energy amount and the 10% of the energy amount having to do with,particularly, the transportation sector by 2020.The basic objective of this training is to acquire knowledge about the subject that one cannot find in the Vocational High School Curriculum. At the same time, the students will enrich their knowledge about Renewable Energy Resources and their types and,specifically, on the selection criteria concerning them, the installation conditions, the basic parts of a typical Photovoltaic system,the Photovoltaic systems integrated into the buildings and, finally, the construction and the durability tests of Photovoltaic frames and arrays as well as the installation specifications. In parallel, there will be ways to be looked into regarding the issue of reducing energy consumption in modern buildings.This training course will be carried out in Spain in cooperation with MOVEU organization.2nd UNIT:Training for students and teachers of the Computer Science Sector about the subject of “Web Marketing”According to research, the majority of businesses worldwide run at least one campaign regarding digital Marketing (Google AdWords, SEO-Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, etc.) and implement search engine optimization applications.Nowadays, more and more companies turn to Web Marketing in order to promote their own brand name as well as their products and the services and utilities they offer. The reason for this is the fact that more and more consumers choose the Web for market searching and for buying products.The basic goals and the expected results of the suggested project that cannot be found in the Computer Science Curriculum are:•The participants’ training on the organization and the planning of a digital marketing campaign•To inform the participants about good practices of digital marketing•To train the participants about SEO (Search Engine Optimization)•To train the participants about Social Media Marketing•To create a specialized personnel being able to respond to new challenges successfully•To acquire specialized experience via education involving visits to businesses which offer Web MarketingThis project is to meet the following needs:•To close the gap you can see in basic education concerning the Web Marketing Area•To contribute to the creation of a personnel able to provide complete services in the Web Marketing Area•To offer the participants chances to find a profession as a way out of the hard times we are currently going throughThis training is to be carried out in Italy in cooperation with EGINA organizationFurthermore, during these 2 training units, there will be training courses for their teachers whether they, themselves, are trainees or companions so that they will be able to function as multipliers through any diffusion activities in the 1st EPAL of Trikala and the rest Vocational Schools of Trikala.With mobility flows for students and teachers of the 1st EPAL of Trikala we set high-leveled sights on them pursuing their improvement both personally and vocationally by being given the chances that will help them to find a job in a financial, social and technological environment which keeps being transformed all the time.In parallel, the teachers will acquire important experience and will make up a strong nucleus in the 1st EPAL of Trikala which will reinforce the European Internationalization Strategy of our school by the implementation of innovative projects and teaching methods.Since students are underage, it is obligatory to be accompanied and supervised by their teachers.

"This partnership developed appropriate opportunities for students with learning disabilities such as low self-esteem, dyslexia, disgraphia, dyscalculia, etc. The partnership has 8 partners. Applicant school (VET high school ) ( Turkey ) , Karatay Counseling and Research Center did the determination of target groups and also it is an Educational Organization that provides implication and coordination of guidance and counselling activities in all types of schools, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine and Selcuk University Arts&Sciences Faculty (Turkey) for Associate Professors of Psychiatry for the methodology and training for the teachers and seminars for parents of the target group and activities , Istituto Istruzione Secondaria Superiore ""Rosa Luxemburg""Artistic Gymnasium and Vocational School ( Italy ) , West Hungary University the Institute of Pedagogy ( Hungary), University of Humanities and Economics (Akademia Humanistyczno – Ekonomiczna AHE) (Poland ) The university was an expert in research and analysis; designing of curricula; implementation of courses’ e-learning and development of e-learning platforms, tools, materials; dissemination; courses of creativity, self development, workshops, seminars; and also an expert in dissemination and sustainability of European projects and they are part of a European network CENTER (Competence, cooperation and communication in the C-E.N.T.E.R. of dissemination of EU project results) and one of our employees was an accredited Promoter and specialist of Projects’ dissemination. They have a network of contacts on European level (currently we cooperate with more than 250 organisations: universities, VET providers, consulting companies, schools).Objectives were;-socialising the target students with the prefessional artistic activities;-accessing, organising and presenting information in a variety of forms;-broadening the range of audiences for their work;-developing understandiance of providing highly motivational activities for students;-linking to other learning and to real-world situations and experiences that reflecting gender & cultural diversity-increasing opportunities for student interaction and decision making;-increasing the need for students to develop critical thinking and effective information processing skills;support collaboration, creativity, independent learning and reflection The project activities were evaluated through specific methods and instruments under the experts from partner universities with Training of teachers.Mobilities , school activities was also evaluated through questionnaires, observation, dartboard, diary. The didactic materials developed during the project were evaluated by their users within the project and by the prospective users.-the partnership website and online forum, presenting the project, the partners, the activities, their results, the final products, the events organized and newletters after each international meeting;-comparative analyses of traditional (and, some time, conservative) and non-formal artistic activities, made from each partner school based on the experience and pilot training sessions organised by Coordinator School as a conclusion of all;-professional artistic group activities ( Sports , drama , PE , ICT , hair design , fashion , nursery , photography and media, produced by partner schools, in partnership for students with difficulties, for a large scale of subjects, pedagogical approaches and tools;-workshops will be organized by each school, together with teachers from schools in their regions, for multiplying the results of their activities; interwiews with the target group and teachers in the meetings will be recorded and will be produced a DVD under the control of expert partner. - educational researches, innovative teaching and e-learning methods prepared by partner Universities, -movies, pysical , artistic ,and supporting opportunities of activities made by partners, using the non-formal methods or combinations of them, uploaded in project site, in the websites of the partners involved in the project.With this project we would like to motivate teachers to be innovative and to let their students being creative and actively involved in the teaching and learning process. By motivating teachers, their students were better motivated to follow the schools classes and to finalize their compulsory education, for acquiring the necessary competencies required on the labour market, as well as acquiring life skills. In this way we tried to help to reduce the rate of drop-out and to contribute in this way to the achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, including the headline education target to reduce early school leaving to less than 10% but also to the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020)."

The EPAR MOVE 2 project has allowed the international development of the EPAR (started with EPAR MOVE) to be extended, allowing it to go beyond its horizons, making it a school distinguished by the guarantee of an excellent offer and the good interpersonal relationships it promotes By providing a healthy growth space for students and professional satisfaction among the school staff.Through this project it was possible to send in mobility for curricular and extracurricular internships:• 7 graduates of 11th grade, from the courses of: Management - Human Resources and Tourism Variants• 10 recent graduates from the following courses: Reception, Tourism and Psychosocial Support• 3 students of the 2nd cycle of studies of the courses of Learning of the Multimedia course• 8 staff: Professor of Portuguese, Coordinator of the course of Reception, Coordinator of the course of Tourism, Coordinator of the Multimedia Course; Coordinator of the Management Course - Human Resource Variant, Coordinator of the Learning courses, teacher of mathematics and Pedagogical DirectorThe destinations for the internships were: Spain (Seville), United Kingdom (Derry), Malta (Mosta), Ireland (Cork).The destinations for the job-shadowing program were: Spain (San Sebastián and Madrid), France (Collonges-sous-Salève), United Kingdom (Essex), Greece (Glyfadas) and Sweden (Mjölby)The objectives of the project were as follows:- To create training and personal development opportunities for EPAR students and alumni at European level with a view to their employability and their affirmation and integration- Strengthen the EPAR educational project in the creation of networks and actions aimed at training professionals and citizens with equal opportunities, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, age, gender or geographical origin- To lay the foundations for networks at European level for a greater dialogue and relationship between Vocational Training and the Labor MarketAfter completing this project we can say that it was a great success for both the EPAR and the students. The results achieved were as follows:Students- Consolidated CVs- Higher level of employability- Fluency in foreign languages- Domain of specific ICT and software- Know how to be and be in a social and work context- Notion of the importance of lifelong learning and participation in international mobility projects- Creation of networks of social and professional contacts- Adoption of healthy habits and behaviors- Strengthening European valuesTeachers- Knowledge of new teaching-learning methods and new management skills and innovative pedagogical practices- Feeling of professional and personal appreciation- Knowledge of new methodologies of relationship between school-business and family- Experimentation of methodologies different from those applied in Portugal, especially at the level of work with students with higher rates of school failureEducational community:- Creation of new partnerships at international level- Faculty and non-teaching staff with greater interest and willingness to continue to improve and to know other ways of educating and training- Reducing failure rates and dropping out of school- Students with more structured life plans in relation to the future, international mobility has become for many a goal to materialize- Adoption of new, improved or adapted working methods in the organization of the educational project- EPAR participation in new international projects- Use of ICT as a working and relationship tool between partners and working communities

"The project is entitled ""TRAINING OF STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS (EPAL) IN BUSINESS INNOVATION THROUGH INTERNET"" and aims at training Computer Science students of the 1st EPAL of Trikala in Bussines innovation issues via internet so that they are offered outlets of professional evolution in the context of today’s particularly difficult circumstances.In an environment like this where private enterprising initiative and globalized economy principally determine all financial developments , students are required to be correctly informed and activate themselves in order to develop their skills of extroversion and get ready to take the initiatives needed for their financial progress through the utilization of their knowledge in Computer Science and the modern technologies that they acquired by attending Vocational High Schools in combination with the innovative enterprising capabilities offered by the Internet; these capabilities can be offered to them via the Internet through this project. In this project,16 students of the 1st Vocational High School in Trikala are to participate. They come from the Computer Science Department of the school and they are boys and girls at the ages of 15-19 years old who derive from the provinces, namely from the surrounding rural areas; therefore, they lack experience and opportunities that students of other high schools in our city may have. Although their specialty in Computer Science they have chosen gives them the chance –via the Internet- to become aware of successful enterprising actions, the concepts of enterpreneurship and innovation are unknown to them, let alone the fact they are not included in their curriculum in contrast to the majority of European schools where the concept of entrepreneurship has been introduced in Secondary Education through relevant school subjects, practical training and apprenticeship.The aims of the project are:•The Computer Science Department students’ familiarization with the business community and their awareness of the important role of the Internet in economic growth and prosperity of the country.•The utilization of the innovation offered by Computer Science and the Internet as a key component of modern entrepreneurship.•Their briefing on modern good practices in entrepreneurship that mainly aim at the utilization of new technologies as far as Computer Science and the Internet are concerned.•Their acquaintance with the international financial environment and the ways with which enterprises become part of it and function within it by using the Internet.•The augmentation of young people choosing to start a business of their own as well as the increasing possibility of their succeeding in that business.•Their awareness that they are capable of creating businesses to take action on the Internet in our far-reaching area which is far away from the big cities•The improvement of their language skills (especially in English) and the promotion of their critical thinking.•The improvement of the conditions that could offer them access to the business world.The methodology to be followed includes a combination of theoretical training at the base of the Host Organisation and targeted Study Visits to corporations and enterprises.The theoretical training will be performed by specialized instructors and will be about modern techniques that are used for creating innovative enterprises on the Internet and about modern techniques that are implemented by electronic stores in order to increase their sales (social media, on line marketing, etc.).Study Visits are to be paid to organizations that have recently developed enterpreneurship effectively and forwarded innovative activities of enterprises on the Internet as well as successful οnline/networking enterprises.The expected results for the students will be:1. They will become fully aware of the value of the New Technologies and the Computer Science as the fundamental factors of innovation of a modern enterprise.2. They will fathom the meaning of the concepts of enterpreneurship and innovation on the Internet and will realize the contribution of networking entepreneurship and innovation to the ensuring of their professional future.3. They will get to know practices of correct organizing and functioning of an online enterprise which gets active in the contemporary European financial environment.4. They will improve their cognitive skills as far as their use of the English language is concerned and will acquire stimuli so that they can learn more foreign languages.In the long term, we think that the 1st Vocational High School of Trikala will acquire the technological background in order to work out more projects like this one by giving even more students the chance to get trained. Furthermore, we do hope that there will be more channels of communication with organizations abroad, which will make the materialization/implementation of such projects much easier in the future."