Twenty students of the 3rd grade of technical secondary school, 15 IT technicians and 5 electronics technicians are preparing to go for a
four-week apprenticeship in Portugal. The trip planned for May 2019 is preceded by pedagogical, cultural and linguistic preparation. The places of internships will be located in IT and electronics enterprises in Lisbon and its immediate neighbourhood.
In the temperature of 36 ° C (in shade) the first week of apprenticeships for IT specialists and electronics specialists from the PZ Nr 10 SME in Kęty came to its end.
Since May 5, twenty students have been participating in a monthly apprenticeship in Lisbon, Portugal.
Future technicians test their professional skills during their internships in IT and electronic companies. They learn how to use the knowledge gained at school practically and get to know the culture of the host country by working in a multicultural environment.
The participation in the internship is connected with a rich cultural program. Last weekend, students visited the Sanctuary of Fatima, medieval Obidos, saw the Atlantic Ocean and its coastal town of Nazare. The Sunday trip allowed the students to get to know Belem – a district of Lisbon located on the Tagus River with UNESCO-listed Hieronymites Monastery and Torre de Belem. Students’ foreign apprenticeships are possible thanks to the fact that the school has obtained funds from the EU program Erasmus +. The project „International Vocational Education and Training as an Opportunity for Building modern Europe ”provides professional internships for IT specialists, electronics engineers and teachers of vocational subjects in Seville, Lisbon and Valencia.
The costs of participation of students and teachers in the project are entirely financed from the funds of the European Union program.
In October 2020, PZ Nr 10 of Nicholas Copernicus Mechanical and Electrical Schools in Kęty, completed another Erasmus + project. 20 students of the third grade of technical secondary school studying in the professions of an IT technician and an electronics technician and 10 teachers of vocational subjects went to foreign internships and trainings in Lisbon and Seville. This project was as unique as the situation around the world. The closing of borders and concern for the safety of students and teachers forced us to cancel the third mobility planned for May 2020. In 2019, we organized two trips: one for our students and one for our teachers. During the 4-week internship, students improved their professional skills by completing internships in industry companies based in the Portuguese capital. A rich cultural program including, among others, trips to the Atlantic Ocean, to Sintra or Fatima allowed students to get to know places which the host country is famous for. During the week-long job-shadowing training in Spanish schools, teachers had the unique opportunity to learn about the work methods of their colleagues from this beautiful country. The exchange of experiences became an opportunity to discuss the cooperation between employers and schools. Organized as part of the project: „International vocational education and training as a chance to build a modern Europe”, mobility for both students and teachers became an opportunity to improve their English language skills. Working in culturally different teams made it possible to improve interpersonal skills, and the bonds will remain in the memory of the participants for a long time. The project „International vocational education and training as a chance to build a modern Europe” was implemented with the support of the European Union Erasmus + program. The authors and coordinators of the project were teachers working at the school: Dorota Gawron and Urszula Kudłacik.
On January 21, 2020 there was another meeting of parents and all the participants of the Erasmus + project „International Vocational Training as a Chance to Build Common Future”. 14 nutrition and catering technicians and 2 IT technicians, who were leaving in May for an apprenticeship to Dublin in Ireland, met to summarize the activities that have been carried out in the project so far. Students completed the recruitment process, gained access to an online English language course and soon they will start a vocational English course at school. There are also classes in cultural differences and similarities, risk management and cultural studies ahead of them. Lots of interesting facts and, of course, a lot of work. It has been known for a long time that Kęcki „Copernicus” makes sure that its educational proposals are in line with the needs of the labor market. For many years, the school has been offering its students the opportunity to go on a monthly apprenticeship. Our achievements include trips, among others to Germany (waiters, cooks), Portugal (electronic engineers, IT specialists, cooks) or Spain (IT specialists, hoteliers) and England (cooks, hoteliers). The current project „International Vocational Training as a Chance to Build Common Future”, which has just begun, is intended for nutrition technicians, hoteliers and IT specialists. During the apprenticeship, students of the 3rd grade of technical secondary school are developing their professional competences. They are also learning the methods and techniques of work, as well as how to perform job-specific activities and tasks. They are to gain new qualifications and experience, learn about the latest technological solutions and about the specifics of work in European industry companies. Apprentices must use English on a daily basis with particular emphasis on professional vocabulary. The mobility is an opportunity to get to know the rich culture and the heritage of the partner country. Intercultural competences such as openness, acceptance and tolerance are developed. The benefits of international cooperation are visible to both sides of the project. Our foreign partners are also gaining a European dimension through joint implementation of the project with a Polish school, and they are building their open to Europe image.
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The National Agency of Erasmus+ announced the list of schools which would receive/ be given the grants to realise the project of foreign internships within the Erasmus+ Program action1. The Mobility of students and teaching staff within the sector of Educating and Vocational Trainings. Among the schools and organizations from the entire Poland, whose applications were accepted , is Powiatowy Zespół Nr 10 Szkół Mechaniczno-Elektrycznych im. Mikołaja Kopernika in Kęty. The project of Powiatowy Zespół Nr 10 Szkół Mechaniczno-Elektrycznych im. Mikołaja Kopernika received the acceptance of The National Agency of Erasmus+ once again. It is worth noting that of 1022 applications advanced in this year edition, only 256 have been given the funds/grants. The project ” International educating and vocational training the chance to build modern Europe” through organizing in 2018-2020 4-week internships for 40 students of the 3rd grade technical classes: 30 IT students and 10 Electronics students, what is more, 10 weekly trainings of job shadowing for teachers has been trying to meet expectations of the European Labour Market. Doing inetrnships in Spainish and Portuguese enterprises is going to be combined with sightseeing of Valencia, Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais. The students will be able to see the Atlantic Ocean and western most part of Europe, they will be resting by the Meditrranean Sea. Weekly trainings for teachers will be organized by vocational schools located in Spanish Seville. The participation in internships is free of charge, the granted money is going to cover the cost of flights , monthly tickets, accommodation, insurance, the cost of trips, additionally, each participant will be given the pocket money. The granted money given for the project amounts to 121 702 euro.
The 10th vocational subjects teachers are preparing to go for the job shadowing trainings within the project „International educating and vocational training the chance to build modern Europe”. In January 2019 the teaching staff will be taking part in vocational lessons conducted by their Spanish colleagues. The places of the internships will be vocational schools located in Seville, Spain.
The teachers of Powiatowy Zespół Szkół Nr 10 Szkół Mechaniczno – Elektrycznych Secondary School taking part in job shadowing staff trainings.
In January 2009 the group of 10 teachers of vocational subjects participated in a weekly job shadowing training in Seville, Spain. The internships’ participants could learn about the reality of vocational education and training through the participation in classes conducted by Spanish colleagues. Internships places chosen by the foreign partner educate students in such fields as: programming of mechanical production, electrotechnical systems, developing electronic components, automotive, electronic and electrical installations, applied electronics, hotel and gastronomy. The schools have great experience in the UE projects within which they have traineeships and trainings in such countries as the USA, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy. Schools are well equipped with modern technological devices which are widely used during the vocational lessons. The weekly trainings appeared to be the occasion to compare Polish and Spanish systems of education, the time of gaining new career experience, personal development and language improvement. The evaluation of job shadowing trainings pointed the most important fields which the mobility had affected.
The most important results achieved through the internships:
– development of occupational skills
– gaining the experience in using English( which was the main language in / of the project)
– improving the mobility of teaching staff in the field of quality and quantity
– increasing skills of employment and career
– increasing the motivation for taking part in different forms of training and developing occupational skills
– increasing the practical skills in using the innovative methods and techniques of teaching
– getting to know Spanish educational system and sharing the experience with the Spanish teachers
– getting to know the history, culture, cuisine of Spain
– gaining the ability of working in culturally diverse team
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