The project is aimed primarily at supporting the promotion of vocational education and training. It will seek to motivate young people to learn a profession, inspire an excellence in skills and introduce youth to a variety of skilled careers available on the labour market through participating in national skills competitions.The project will be particularly devoted to preparation of an organisational model of the national skills competition in the construction industry, which will not only promote the power of skills but it will also serve as means to select national champions to compete in the international EuroSkills competition - a spectacular promotion of the professions, held every two years in one of the WorldSkills Europe member states.The partnership will seek to develop, transfer and implement innovative practices, as well as joint initiatives promoting cooperation and exchange of experience at the European level by promoting skills competitions as instruments to innovate vocational education programs in order to meet the European needs of today.Diverse institutions form the partnership will enable to share different experiences and specific expertise and achieve high quality results through the transfer and the exchange of information and best practices regarding the development of a common model of the national skills competition in construction industry. WeRskills project consortium was properly selected and includes 5 institutions from 3 countries: Poland (PL), Hungary (HU), and Cyprus (CY). Partners have been chosen according to the project's aims and the expertise needed. They represent different culture and traditions of vocational education, construction industry as well as assure geographical diversity of the partnership.The results of the project will have a contribution to the development of skills and qualifications of young people who will pursue technical and technological professions towards a skilled career and future. The results are primarily directed to national skills organisations, training organisations and educational institutions, young employees and entrepreneurs in construction sector, construction industry producers and employers’ associations, VET students, teachers and trainers, and local and central authorities responsible for vocational education and training. Planned results/products of the project are:1)Report on the identification of good practices related to the organisation of national skills competitions in partner countries on the basis of the construction industry 2)Skills tests for construction and building technology including assessment criteria, and expert/trainer requirements designed for national skills competition3)National skills competition pilot testing activity in Poland4)Best Practices Guide with advice on preparation of experts and competitors for international skills competitions 5)E-platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices among the national skills organisations, competitors, skills experts and businesses involved in national skills competitions.6)Publication on good practices and outcomes of the project with recommendations for local and central authorities regarding organisation of national skills competitionsWeRkills project addresses the international question of work mobility and in the long run it may influence the mobility and competitiveness of young people on the European labour market. The project may also be a source of knowledge and good practices for countries aspiring to become WorldSkills Europe members. It may facilitate the development of national/regional/sectoral skills competitions and greater involvement of newcomer organisations in EuroSkills. Finally, WERskills project promotes the idea of Lifelong Learning on local and national levels by inspiring school-aged youth, young employees and entrepreneurs to take part in a stimulating learning experience, as well as helping to develop the education and training sector across Europe.

<< Objectives >>MAIN GOAL: CREATING NEW DIAGNOSTIC AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR VOCATIONAL COUNSELERS AND TEACHERS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCOPE OF CAREER AND BUILDING THE CAREER PATH OF YOUNG PEOPLE.INTERMEDIATE GOALS:• Optimization of work tools for advisors in the area of ​​career counselling• Greater opportunities for young people on the labor market•Better career prospects• Stable position of young employees on the labor market• Increasing the flexibility and attractiveness of vocational << Implementation >>The project assumes a number of activities in order to provide new diagnostic and educational tools for career counsellors. Including:- support at every stage of developing and implementing career paths- helping to recognize and define needs in relation to human potential- helping in the diagnosis of the future employee, assessing his strengths and competence gaps in relation to the position he is applying for- suggesting the most effective methods of development<< Results >>Key RESULTS are:-1 guide for career advisors in the field of building a career path- 3 educational kits for conducting career workshops with a multimedia case- tools for diagnosing and supporting predisposition tests- evaluation report after pilot testing- improving the knowledge and skills of career advisors, adapting them to the current needs of the labor market

<< Objectives >>The assumption is to establish cooperation between partners, exchange good practices in the field of youth education. Main goal: DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCES OF PARTNERS IN STRENGTHENING CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF SUPPORTING THEIR ROLE IN THE GREEN TRANSFORMATION. The project will allow the partners to expand their activities. All products will be in Polish, English and some of them in Finnish.<< Implementation >>As part of the project, we will undertake the following activities: workshops of international experts, gathering information and good practices on strengthening creativity and critical thinking skills; developing and testing training materials for educators in the matter of strengthening creativity and critical thinking skills, testing the developed solutions, promoting and spreading the developed solutions<< Results >>Quantitative statement: 1 good practice report, 3 workshop programs with materials: 3 tests, 3 multimedia presentations, 9 podcasts, 15 quizzes/comics, 30 worksheets/tasks, 3 scenarios, 1 decision game.Qualitative statement: expanding knowledge and skills by partner experts in enhancing creativity and critical thinking skills; expanding the instruments by the partners (a collection of good practices and materials); increasing knowledge about the Erasmus+ Program, improving the image

The main aim of the project is to adapt four British methods of working with youth at risk of social exclusion and to enable their implementation in Poland and other European countries. As part of the project, a training program will be developed for each method, serving to equip users with knowledge about the method and competences enabling their use in the work environment. The methods that are the subject of the presented project will be validated during the daily work of therapists, educators, teachers and youth workers. The whole project assumptions were developed jointly by 3 partners (Powiatowe Centrum Pomocy Rodzinie w Oświęcimiu, Uk Butterflies and Fundacja Edukacji, Rozwoju i Innowacji) and each of them plays an important role in partnership. The project assumptions were planned together and the process of preparing both the action plan and diagnosing the needs and detailed analysis of the problematic situation was conducted in close cooperation. In United Kingdom , the Transnational Partner (UK Butterflies) implements many methods that can be successfully adapted to Polish realities and needs. Several of them have already been used in the work of institutions run by the Poviat Eldership in Oświęcim - among others by the Poviat Family Help Center in Oświęcim. Since the implementation of British methods in the daily work with youth turned out to be accurate, at the stage of preparing the aims of the presented project, further training needs of the Projector's staff were examined and four further methods were selected that will be adapted for implementation in Poland: - SELF - STARTING, - CALMFULNESS (relaxation techniques, mindfulness, breathing in psychotherapy, Sedona method), - TIC-TAC (healthy relationships), - BE SMART As a part of the project, the following results of intellectual work will be elaborated: 1 Model scenario of working with you- SELF-STARTING 2 Model scenario of working with youth - '' CALMFULNESS '' RELAXATION TECHNIQUES 3 Model scenario of working with youth - TIC-TAC 4 Model scenario of working with youth - BE SMART. 12 people will be invited to the testing phase of the elaborated results of intellectual work. They will take part in four educational workshops organised in Bradford (each workshop will concern one method). The last scheduled phase of the project implementation will be dissemination activities, within which the following are planned: - Seminar disseminating the results of intellectual work in Bradford, - A conference popularising the results of intellectual work in Oświęcim. The project assumes working out universal results at least on a European scale.

The project Transversal skills in time of COVID is inspired by two observations, which are also proven by most European documents based on vocational and training education. According to the Social Capital Development Strategy of 2020th, social and personal competences are important for the development of social capital nowadays. In addition to acquiring knowledge and skills, they constitute the basis for preparing a young people for proper functioning in social life. Especially in current and rapidly changing profile of the labor market.Secondly, the global economic slowdown which we are observing at the moment, especially the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic posed long-term challenges due the world. This unique situation require solutions at the level of building professional competences and promoting innovative vocational education and training practices nowadays, what is the most important and especially promoted in the digital age. The education and training system should become more open and flexible in terms of the changes and emerging needs of citizens, as well as the labor market and society as a whole system. In the project, Partners from Poland (as the Leader), Cyprus and Ireland (as the Partners) will IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE social and personal competences for the economic and administrative sector in the era of COVID-19. What is important the project frame will take under consideration the applicable qualifications framework in the countries of the project partners and the EQF. The analysis will show how and in which way the competency gaps in the social and personal competences area have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the basis of the developed competences, the Partners will DEVELOP THE MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL QUIDE for the teachers and students, which will be available in the electronical applications as well. The QUIDE will constitute an innovation on the market with vocational and training education field and area of soft skills which are so important nowadays. The quide will provide significant support in building the social and personal competences in the economic and administrative industry and also through DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER SECTORS, they will have a wide professional application in related industries and not only.The advantage of the developed educational materials will be close connected with the description of the social and personal competences and self-assessment questionnaires. This will give young people the opportunity to diagnose their knowledge, learn about their skills, systematize them and learn what they already know and what they still need to learn. This will allow to select only those topics that are really needed.Another innovation will be the ability to use the materials independently, without the need for students to participate in the classes - the STUDENT'S GUIDE will be helpful here. Nevertheless, taking into account that young people need a mentor in the learning process, the main role is to prepare a TEACHER'S GUIDE, which will show how teachers can support the student's remote work process in developing the social and personal competences. The guide will be a signpost on how to use new tools and resources online with the student in the process of the social and personal competences development system. An important element enhancing the innovativeness of materials will be their comprehensiveness. Both teachers educating in professions, like educators, trainers, students educating in economical- administrative sectors will be able to use them. The dissemination of the project’s results will play a crucial role in achieving the project's goals in all dimensions from local to European cases. The Partners of the project, in very careful way will prepare the strategy of disseminating the results. Thanks to that it will correspond adequately and directly to the intended activities and ensures appropriate reach to target groups. The emphasis will be set on the promotion of developed solutions in vocational schools, vocational training institutions, continuing education centers, institutions dealing with vocational and training education. The project assumes the development of universal results, at least on a European scale.