"<< Objectives >>The subject of the project ""Today in training, tomorrow at work! "" is:1. strengthening the capacities of partner organisations in the field of VET through the national platforms Czech Skills and Skills Slovakia,2. deepening international cooperation in involving professionals in VETactivities 3. promote excellence in the field of skills of youth representing Czechia and Slovakia on international contest4. support the participaton of Czechia and Slovakia at Euroskills 2023.<< Implementation >>The project involves the implementation of 3 main activities:A1 - Capacity building of partner organisations in the field of VET A2 - Preparation and participation of experts at Czech Skills/Skills Slovakia eventsA3 - Material and technical support and promotion of Czech Skills /Skills Slovakia/Euroskills<< Results >>A1 - Methodological documents: Management and Financial rules for CzechSkills / Skills Slovakia Operation, including binding documents,A2 - Preparation and self-assurance of participation of experts in selected activities within CzechSkills / Skills Slovakia, including binding conditions ,A3 - Material and technical support and organisational preparation for participation in Euroskills, Promotion and publicity."

<< Objectives >>The main reasoning behind the SkillsComp project is to transfer the idea of skills competitions from the international level to the local/regional level by preparing VET teachers and professionals from various industries to use skills competitions as instruments to innovate VET and answer the needs of contemporary entrepreneurs who are struggling with the lack of qualified employees. We believe that skills competitions can make VET attractive again.<< Implementation >>SkillsComp project results intend to support institutions from the VET ecosystem to organize vocational skills competitions based on WorldSkills format. By implementing innovative educational resources, practical test projects, and new methodologies we will convince school staff and experts from various industries that it is worth investing in young people and organizing practical skills competitions.<< Results >>The intended result of the SkillsComp project is to create a synergy between VET schools and businesses to support education of young people who choose skilled careers. We would like to achieve that through organization of vocational skills competitions based on WorldSkills format. Relevant documentation, procedures and staff preparation will be delivered to achieve our goals. The driving force of the project is to increase the attractiveness of VET.

CONTEXT AND PROJECT BACKGROUNDLabor market mobility in the border regions is very important topic not only for individuals applying for a job or companies that employ workers from neighboring countries. It is also a very important signal for the education system from neighboring countries whose task is to prepare for the occupation in the appropriate quality. The increase in cross-border international labor mobility within countries of partnership since joining the European Union is significant. For the general public however, is not easy to obtain in a simple way, information about the number of people who get a job abroad, respectively occupations in which workers from the partnership applied most frequently. The education program quality of preparation training and the professional requirements of employers are not compared yet, especially from the point of international mobility.PROJECT OBJECTIVEThe main aim of the project is to gain better overview of initial and further education outcomes in occupations in which the most frequent cross-border job mobility within the partner-countries, in the region of Lower Austria - South Moravian Region - South Slovakia, and for other relevant regions of Vienna, Brno, Bratislava is realized.PROJECT PARTNERS- Czech Republic - Czech Chamber of Commerce (HKCR), The Regional Chamber of Commerce of South Moravia (KHKJM), TREXIMA, spol. s r. o. - Slovak Republic - TREXIMA Bratislava, spol. s r. o.- Austria - ConPlusUltra GmbHMAIN ADDRESSED PRIORITIES• Developing partnerships between education and employment• Aligning VET policies with national regional or local economic development strategiesTARGET GROUPS• General public • Employers from each country of partnership from the surveyed region• Initial VET and further education training providers ,• Regional and national authorities in the field of education or labor marketPROJECT RESULTS (Outputs)O1 - Project Web Pages O2 - Analysis and comparison of the VET results in chosen occupations O3 - Feedback from employers to the competencies of migrantsO4 - Summary of the project outputs and a suggestion of recommendations for authorities.O5 - Comprehensive project summary MAIN PROJECT ACTIVITIESFollowing major project activities were realized for achieving the project results :O1 RELATED ACTIVITIES:•Programming and maintaining of the Project Web Pages.O2 RELATED ACTIVITIES:a)To o identify and select occupations with the highest mobility in the specified trans-border regions in countries of partnership:•Provision of source data for identification of the most frequent occupations•Communication with responsible bodies and data mining (local labor offices and Public Employment Service Austria)•Collecting of the results•Final selection of 16 mobile occupationsINITIAL OUTPUT ACHIEVED: Methodology and initial selection of occupations typically migrating in partnership´s cross-border regionsb)To compare VET results within chosen occupations:•Collection VET systems data in the countries of partnership•Data analysis of VET policies and VET systems in the countries of partnershipINITIAL OUTPUT ACHIEVED: Methodology of description and comparison of the VET resultsc)To complete the O2 intellectual project output - Comparison of key parameters of vocational education and training in partnership countries and Comparative analysis of qualifications in selected occupations:•Criteria description and definition to compare results of initial and further education for specified occupations.•Collection and analysis of educational standards upon the publicly published training standards were used •Description of results of IVET and CVET for selected occupations according to agreed criteria the were described O3 RELATED ACTIVITIES:To provide opinions of companies employing workers from other countries of cross-border partnership, with attention paid to selected occupations. Employers´ view brings complementary angle to test the qualifications and represents the practical experience with the performance of migrating workers.•Survey questionnaire preparation •Employer companies identification•Questionnaire verification by 46 employers employing workers from the countries of partnership in occupations with the highest cross-border labor mobility •Survey summary and evaluation O4 RELATED ACTIVITIES:Setup of outcome analysis and recommendations for recognition of initial and further education created based on data obtained from the above described activities POTENTIAL LONGTERM BENEFITSIn the relevant cross-border regions the project results are ready for further use with multiplier effect for the ongoing exchange with existing and potential employers and labor market institutions for awareness raising about ongoing adaptation of VET programe in the neighboring countries as well as needs for adapting national educational systems.

The project deals with two main areas: Drone and Virtual reality. These two areas belongs to new smart technologies (Industry 4.0) with huge potential for further development in many sectors with benefit for European economy and society. These two sectors will contribute in creating new business and jobs, protecting environment and improving the quality of life. Although drones are one of the most innovative technologies with applications in many industries and business, the related profiles of a drone software programmer or drone operator are still not part of the national qualification systems and the required digital skills are not yet taught under the current VET curricula in many EU countries. The same applies to another field with a significant market uptake: the development of virtual reality applications. VR is already one of the top emerging technologies. For this reason, the project aims at tackling skills gaps related to the occupational profile of programmer in the ICT sector, and develops new curricula in both fields that could be easily adapted by VET providers, both within the initial educations and lifelong learning programs. Members of the Digital Skills Alliance wil therefore: - Modernize the existing VET programs by developing new curricula for each of the two fields, - Integrate work based learning into the newly designed VET programs, - Design a joint European qualification standard and certification, thus increasing recognition of qualifications atd European Level and easing professional mobility in the ICT sector, - Cooperation with Member States (CZ, SK, ES, LT, AT, BE - EASA) and all stakeholders, an national instution and body of legislative about new European qualification standards- Improve skills intelligence and provide policy makers with recommendations on the strategy and instruments to adopt in order to efficiently address skills shortages.