The teachers of Powiatowy Zespół Szkół Nr 10 Szkół Mechaniczno – Elektrycznych Secondary School taking part in job shadowing staff trainings

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