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We Welcome Work Online apprenticeship simulator for introducing work
strategies to teachers, students and companies
2016-1-RO01-KA202-024715
The Funding Programme
Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and
the exchange of good practices
Action: Strategic Partnerships
Field: Strategic Partnerships for vocational
education and training
Monitoring institution: RO National Agency
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME
• The new EU programme for Education , Training , Youth , and Sport for
2014-2020.
• Erasmus+ will support transnational partnerships among Education,
Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation
and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills
gaps we are facing in Europe.
• The Erasmus+ programme aims to boost skills and employability, as
well as modernising Education, Training, and Youth work.
Project identification
• Project Title: Online apprenticeship simulator for introducing
work strategies to teachers, students and companies
• Project Acronym: WWW - We Welcome Work
• Ref. no.: 2016-1-RO01-KA202-02471
• Project Start Date: 01.09.2016
• Project End date: 31.08.2018
(24 months of implementation)
Project partnership
CIPAT Florența, Italia
www.cipat.it
Colegiul Tehnic
"Al.I.Cuza„ Bârlad,
România
www.aicuzabarlad.ro
Fundația EuroEd
Iași, România
www.euroed.ro
Private Institute
Emphasys
Centre Nicosia,
Cyprus
www.emphasys
centre.com
Ingenious
Knowledge Köln,
Germania
www.ingeniouskn
owledge.com
ESMOVIA
Valencia, Spania
www.esmovia.es
Pixel Associazione
Florența, Italia
www.pixel-online.net
Context
The We Welcome Work (WWW) project meets the
growing needs of high school students/young people who
live in a very mobile environment, where time, education
and employment are challenging issues.
The Council of Europe has repeatedly stated that it is
“committed to building a Europe with and for all young
people, who will have access to quality education and
training, to decent work and living conditions, as well as
developing the conditions to enable them to contribute to
the development of society.”
Despite these commitments, the supply of apprenticeship
and traineeship places in the EU continues to be under-
developed. A lack of workplace experience and the
related skills and competences is one of the factors
contributing to the "skills gap" in the EU today.
Aim of the project
The main aim of our partnership is to offer non-formal
opportunities for young people to acquire employability,
entrepreneurship and digital skills to support their
transition from school to the world of work thus achieving
a better skills match and career orientation.
The project’s main aim is to facilitate students’ induction
into the world of work by connecting the theoretical
knowledge they acquire at school with the world of work.
Specific objectives (1)
- Investment in technical and vocational education, training and
apprenticeship programmes by introducing free and easy access to
interactive simulation job related tasks.
- Synergies between the consortium teachers-students-companies with
a view to bridging the gap that students have in their experience.
- Creation of a data base of support resources: job profiles studied from
different perspectives (most wanted jobs for young people, professions
obtained in non-formal ways, jobs in which young people from
disadvantaged groups can have success)
- Equipping teachers and schools councillors with interactive tools to
tests and evaluate the students competences and skills and guide them
based on their specific needs for they career.
Specific objectives (2)
- Involvement of students in an interactive training session of
apprenticeship, simulating various jobs situations in the form of animation
problem-solving game.
- Practical activities with students and development of various
competences: workplace skills, problem-solving, teamwork, foreign
languages, IT and social media skills, communication and cultural skills,
etc.
- Involvement of companies to become promoters of skilled workers
among young people by offering real practice training sessions and
motivational testimonials.
Project target groups
Direct target group:
- Teachers and school counsellors
- Students, including students with disabilities,
students with learning disabilities and foreign
students
- Companies – VET staff
- VET institutions
Indirect target group:
- Schools
- Education and training centers
- Educational public authorities
- Public at large
Project intellectual outputs, results (1)
IO1 – Job profiles and best practices promotion
Research, identify, create data base on most wanted jobs for young people; what
professions can be executed without high qualifications or obtained in non-formal
ways; jobs in which young people from disadvantaged groups (young people with
disabilities, refugees) can have success
Promotion of the collection of best practice actions in field of bridging the gap
between education and employment
Indicators:
- 50 job profiles from 5 countries (RO, CY, DE, IT, ES)
- 25 best practices previous projects or activities implemented on job career
orientation
- 50 students involved in testing the resources and provide feedback
- 25 teachers involved in testing the resources and provide feedback
Project intellectual outputs, results (2)
IO2 - Toolkit package for teachers and school counsellors
The project intends to equip teachers and schools counsellors with interactive tools
to tests and evaluate the students’ competences and skills and guide them based
on their specific needs for they career and job profile.
The partnership will collaborate and create 2 types of products:
- Tests to identify the competences and interest of the students
- Toolkit on the introduction and utility of interactive educational resources to
motivate and familiarize students with workplace situations
Indicators:
- 1interactive test for competences evaluation
- 1 toolkit for teachers
- 25 teachers involved in evaluation and feedback
- 50 students involved in piloting the competences interactive test
Project intellectual outputs, results (3)
IO3 - Online Apprenticeship Simulator
- Set up the job field, collaborate with companies and create the scenarios for the
online job simulator (scenarios based on development of a CV , letter of intent or
motivation; tasks related to dealing with different work situations involving the use
of foreign languages, cultural aspects, teamwork, creativity, social media and IT
skills, etc.)
- Creation of animations of workplace tasks from different domains (tourism,
customer services, IT, medicine, teaching, etc.)
- Piloting the online apprenticeship simulator games
Indicators:
- 6 interactive online apprenticeship simulators, including various scenarios and
tasks from different job profiles
- 140 students, including with fewer opportunities: disability, cultural differences,
educational difficulties, refugees
- 35 teachers involved in working with students in testing the online work places
simulations
Project intellectual outputs, results (4)
IO4 - Motivational practices and videos from companies dealing as promoters
of young skilled workers
- Creation of a network of institutions and companies from the partners’ countries,
dealing with different working fields
- Kit for tutors on how to make a win-win collaboration with the young students
during their practical activities in institutions
Indicators:
- Network of 35 companies from different working fields
- 1 company tutor’s guide in career guidance and workplace preparation and
motivation for their future employees
- 10 promotional/motivational videos from companies on career guidance for
students and young people
Project Management and Implementation (1)
Start: 01.09.2016 - Finish: 31.08.2018
Leader: P1 + P2
The main aim of the PMI is to set& monitor the project workflow &fully and
effectively involve each project partner in the project activities in order to
achieving the project’s expected results.
Within the PMI a management team will be established to ensure the
efficient & effective management of the project. The team will be
responsible for the overall project by conducting thorough budget
monitoring, ensuring the effective use of time & facilitating the successful
management of the project so that it adheres to the time frame specified for
producing the agreed deliverables.
Project Management and Implementation (2)
Activities:
1. Project management & monitoring documents
1.1 Elaboration of the periodically partners reports & interim, final
reports
1st progress report – 31.03.2017 (covering 01.09.2016 – 28.02.2017)
Interim report – 30.09.2017 (covering 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2017)
2nd progress report – 31.03.2018 (covering 01.09.2017 – 28.02.2018)
Final report – 30.09.2018 (covering 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2018)
Project Management and Implementation (3)
Activities:
1. Project management & monitoring documents
1.2 Elaboration of the communication system
Set up contacts list
Emails – Skype meetings
Dropbox folder for sharing internal documents
Project Management and Implementation (4)
Activities:
2. Project meetings
Meeting 1 – RO – P1+P2 – 8-9.12.2016
Meeting 2 – ES – P7 – 07.2017
Meeting 3 – CY – P3 – 12.2017
Meeting 4 – IT – P5+P6 – 07.2018
Project Management and Implementation (5)
Activities:
3. Project dissemination
• Project website
• Project Facebook Page
• 1 dissemination project plan
• Project visual identity
• 1 project brochure
• 1 project poster
• 1 PPT project presentation
• Organization of 2 national events/country
• Participation in at least 2 national or international conference or fairs in
the project subject area, with publication of articles presenting the
project
Project Management and Implementation (6)
Activities:
4. Sustainability
The network of institutions and companies from the partners countries,
dealing with different work fields will undoubtedly contribute to the
maintenance of the project results after the completion of the project.