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The more Europe is assimilating, politically as well as socially, the more our young people will be working in foreign countries. Mobility of labor will not only be necessary in their home countries but also transnational. To know about the specific demands of working in a European country is the foremost task, apart from speaking the language. Companies that send their apprentices abroad to get trained do already exist.Our project conveyed an insight into: ° The different structures of the job market. ° The various methods of working. ° Site-specific jobs. ° The tasks of regionally working politicians in countries of the European Union. ° The different ways of life of young people of the same age.The project encouraged young people and adults to reflect their personal lifestyles and their ability to adapt to new and different working and living conditions. Some students are considering training in other European countries.The project involved two Bavarian secondary schools in Haar and Höhenkirchen, a Latvian school with comparable academic qualifications and qualifications, and Canterbury Highschool, which also offers pre-vocational training courses.Students (aged about 14 - 19 years) and their teachers took part in the transnational meetings. The aim of our project was enabling young people to maybe think about finding a job abroad, make them getting to know and to learn about cultural and geographical facts in advance.We had the following transnational meetings: o three meetings of all teachers to get to know and fix the project; to create a brochure; to evaluate and discuss a new common project o three Project meetings with students and teachers (working on the project )Students, also those who are not taking part, got an impression of the foreign countries by giving them audio-visual information about the given tasks.With the help of local teachers, the students selected companies around the school locations (visits to specialized vocational schools and universities in Canterbury and Daugavpils, small and medium-sized businesses (e.g. Hotel Aying, Ziegler GmbH) as well as companies (such as Audi AG and Rohde and Schwarz in Munich and Ingolstadt), factory tours and explored various professions and job opportunities, documenting the results in words and pictures. At the same time, the students got to know the nature and culture of the country by visiting families and by going on sightseeing. Numerous friendships were closed.Results and impacts:- Geographical, cultural, economic knowledge about the partner countries- Awareness of Lifelong Learning is essential especially nowadays - Contact to peer groups in Europe on digital Media e. g. Facebook, Skype, whatsapp, brings a rapid exchange of new developments and living situations - Developing an awareness and willingness for the mobility in an integrating Europe in education, training and vocation- Improvement of personal skills (e. g. initiative, purposefulness and flexibility.)- Cross-cultural openness that also preserves their own cultural identity- Better chances in future professional life- Contribution to a peaceful coexistence- Awareness of a multicultural citizen- Lifelong Learning- improvement of language skills (employee, staff)- Increased employees' self-initiative as a key competence- Establishment of European contacts beyond the school project - maybe European cooperation of firmsThe sustainability of results:- other schools in the field of the project partners have benefited from the experience by seeking similar projects or use the results in their teaching-The example of the project informed the local public about interesting progress at European level- Students received valuable application tips from personnel managers - Students with learning difficulties were motivated to leave school with a good qualification- Presence of the participating schools by publications and project präsentationsThe project is an example for succsessful cooperation in Europe. It enlarges already existing European cooperations of vocational education.
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