<< Objectives >>Project aim is to develop an application for the use of the competency diary as an instrument for monitoring the progress and evaluation of students in VET schools and at social partners.<< Implementation >>-Project management-Organization of the preparatory phase-the first TPM-Exchange of theoretical and practical knowledge in the application of digital technologies-the first LTTA-Development of the final version of the application-the second LTTA-Development of training program, monitoring and reporting-the second TPM-Development of the final version of the application-the third LTTA-Promotional activities-Submission of final reports and analysis of project implementation-the third TPM<< Results >>-realized intercultural, pedagogical and linguistic workshops-realized three international meetings and three LTTAs-developed applications for the use of competency diaries in VET schools and social partners-organized three seminars for direct participants and three online seminars for indirect participants-developed instrument for monitoring the implementation of the project in each country- Certificates for all participants in the activity-realized 10 press conferences and presentations

Actual society is rapidly changing and we are creating a framework where people is expected to move more frequently from their birthplaces to different locations. To succeed in this new situation it is important to know how to communicate with each other in a multicultural context, with different languages, religions, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. And the first step in this direction is to know what defines the identity of people, at individual and community level; what defines our own identity.We need to take action and to be aware of the importance of Nature and Cultural heritage. In this project we intend to valorize all those natural and cultural, material and non material resources at local level that, not being milestones of civilization, also help us to explain who we are, our history and our idiosyncrasy.Our objectives are:- To raise interest on natural and cultural heritage, particularly in Europe.- To highlight the importance of environment as an essential element in our lives.- To put into practice new methodological tools based on outdoor activities on local natural and cultural resources with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach.- To promote creativity and entrepreneurship towards the promotion and valuation of environment and material and immaterial cultural heritage.The project partners are five schools from Latvia, Turkey, Serbia, Italy and Portugal, all of them secondary school, two general education schools and three vocational training ones. All of them with experience working on transnational projects and with an interesting heritage in their locations. The project is addressed to students 14 to 19 years old.The project activities are planned to investigate about the local natural and cultural heritage, their influence on people’s identity and their potential as a tool to communicate and to work together as well as to promote the development of the local areas where they are located, at both social and economic level. The working scheme is to learn and investigate about the local heritage resources and share that knowledge in transnational meetings; to learn about the entrepreneurial project linked to those heritage resources and to raise appreciation and consideration towards it with the development of promotional material at local and transnational level. Approximately more than 140 mobility (mainly student mobility) is planned for 2 years. It is widely agreed that the prosperity of our world’s future is closely connected to well-educated children. In our project we will make it clear that each student’s voice is heard, because in a milieu of cultural diversity different views act as a catalyst for progress at each level of social life. Student exchanges and other activities in the project will also enhance an understanding toward diverse perspectives on European citizenship and help our students to develop an appreciation of the European cultural diversity and an empathy for different cultures.We will have LTTAs in the concept of Short Exchange of Pupils. During these LTTAs partners and student will devote time to learn about the heritage of the host countries reflecting on the influence of heritage on people’s identity, learning about the threats and opportunities of Natural heritage and the importance of the cultural one, creating promotional material based on their own gathered material (pictures, video clips, graphs, maps, etc.). In the mid-project LTT act, teachers will learn basic concepts of marketing and about how to promote entrepreneurial skills in their pupils, as they will explore the possibilities to use heritage to promote growth and development and will pick up local entrepreneurs on heritage to present case studies to their colleagues. The last short-term teachers training will be on the creation of a methodology to work on heritage as an educational tool to be made available for everybody via ICT tools under a creative commons licence.All the project activity will be based on a project based learning with a multidisciplinary approach organized around outdoor activities and peer-learning sessions in a cooperative transnational working atmosphere. We intend with this project to raise awareness in our students and the educational community towards local heritage and its importance, providing other schools with the guidance and examples needed to replicate the initiative in future projects at local or transnational level with great success. CCE is a Project aiming to make its participants be aware of other cultures and Their Ntaural and Cultural heritage while it is aiming at the same time to make people be aware of their own environment and Natural and Cultural Heritage. Thanks to CCE, we strongly believe in that the More They are aware of their environment, the More they know How to interprete the effects of their environment on their life, The happier and the More successfull citizens they will be.

In addition to the Council Final Declaration on EU 2020 Education and Training, it is aimed to reduce the failure rate of students in science and mathematics below 15% and to develop digital competences in EU 2020 Strategic Document. Together with our partner schools, we aim to reduce the failure rates in science and mathematics in our schools to 15% by integrating STEAM into our lessons and to create a core curriculum and English terminology that can be used in EU schools including STEAM. The aim of our project is to educate individuals who have 21st century skills and speak with the modern world, to make effective decisions, to take an active part in team work, to take initiative, to solve problems, to be confident, to cooperate, to communicate effectively A lifelong learning science, mathematics and technology literate individuals, who develop individual skills in digital skills and integrate these skills into their courses is to create a student profile. For this purpose, it is necessary to ensure that teachers in our partner schools, which are among our priorities, gain professional experience and gain experience. 6 international learning, STEAM-containing training activities, and virtual mobility with e-twinning prior to each project are the main framework of our project. In the virtual mobility meetings to be held with E-twinning, the issues related to cooperation, coordination and implementation of the project plan will be emphasized. Seminars, workshops, scientific discussions, brainstorming about the subject of the project in the education, teaching and learning movements will be organized and after having enough equipment about these subjects, STEAM fair in each country will be held in its own country,the methods of applying STEAM and the problems they face and the prominent situations will be discussed. In addition, issues related to the preparation, writing and dissemination of the e-book including STEAM activities will be discussed. After the mobilities, the participants will be given the Europass Mobility Certificate, which can be used at national and international level with the competencies they have acquired. The main methodology of our project will be project-based learning, learning by doing, training workshop, theoretical or practical training. The methods of our dissemination activities are seminars, workshops, meetings, information, science fairs and STEAM fairs. In addition, the capacity increase method, output-oriented products, innovative products to be transferred are among our methods.In terms of project output; we aim to increase the number of science, mathematics and technology literate students in our schools with the seminars and workshops that will increase and develop the motivations of the participants. Thanks to the STEAM core curriculum and event book that can be used in schools in all European countries, science, technology, design, art and mathematics lessons are expected to be taught in a more creative, educational and fun way. Thus, students' interests and attitudes towards science and mathematics will increase. In the whole of our school, sustainable, effective, professional projects in European quality will be developed and will be modeled to other educational institutions.

By implementing a strategic partnership between Serbia, Lithuania and Turkey and exchanging examples of good practice in the field of dual education, we have defined general goal: improving the implementation of teaching and learning both at schools and with social partners as well as outside these institutions by creating a site for three educational profiles in particular, through the use of different digital tools.The specific objectives of the project are:1. Changing the methodology of students , teachers and mentors work in companies by applying new digital tools2. Improving the digital competencies of teachers, mentors and students by using digital tools.The target group are teachers, mentors in companies working with students in dual education system. The SELFI team at the Teachers' Council in all three countries pointed out the following weaknesses: insufficient materials available to students for teaching on platforms or sites, the need for teachers professional development regarding the development of digital competencies and as the main factors they point out limited or non-existent technical support and lack of time for regular and online classes.The target group wants to improve digital competencies, achieve better results by using digital tools during covid -19 pandemic. Mentors in companies will achieve that by attending training and applying a new work methodology using the site and digital tools.The project shedules the following activities:- realization of project teams meeting at institution level and via skype- realization of three international meetings- selection of project participants and their verification through management bodies and implementation of preparatory activities- realization of mobility in Turkey; making a part of the working version of the site and defining the course submenus for the three educational profiles for dual education- development of a working version of the site, each in their own country, for a certain educational profile after the first mobility.- realization of mobility in Lithuania - analysis of the working version of the site; preparation of final materials for defined courses; creating training for the application of the new site and digital tools- realization of teachers and mentors training for the application of the new site and the digital tools for evaluating students' knowledge- the recognition of competencies acquired by studying abroad as an element of the internal rulebook on professional development of employees; issuing a certificate- implementation of dual programs using a new site and exchanges via eTwinning- development of instruments for monitoring the quality of the developed site and its application- Include the use of the site and its application in the internal documents for monitoring the progress and support of students- realization of teachers and mentors training at other institutions- realization of dissemination eventsExpected results during and after the project are:-15 teachers underwent English language training, intercultural workshops and pedagogical training in all three countries- 3 international meetings and 3 LTTAs were realized- realized 5 Skype meetings of project teams and Skype conversations with project team coordinators regarding project management every other month- created site for the work of mentors in companies, teachers and students for three educational profiles (machining operator in Serbian and English, robotics in Turkish and English and computer scientist in Lithuanian and English)- created training for the application of the site and digital tools- organized two-day trainings- 30 teachers, 30 mentors and 60 students were trained to use the site and digital tools- trained 30 teachers and mentors who were not direct participants in the mobility for the application of the site, monitoring students and evaluating their competencies using digital tools- Supplement to the internal regulations for professional development in all three countries- certification of competencies acquired by studying abroad in all three countries- The developed site will be incorporated into school documents in all three countries- realized presentation on the results of the project at the Teachers' council and School board of all three partner organizations, webinar for teacher mentors from other schools within the partner countries for the application of the site and digital tools- realized three round tables, three meetings with social partners at the level of all three countries, press conferences in Serbia, presentation in the Chamber of Commerce, 6 prestigious activities,- Launching the topic of learning in the workplace using digital tools in eTwinning by all three countries participating in the projectUpon completion of the project, the site and digital tools will be used by direct and indirect users and enable teachers and mentors to improve their competencies in dual education

Facing the energy problems after the war and new ways of work and life due the Covid-19 restrictions, the EU direction of green and digital transitions seems even more urgent than ever before. The double transition, however, requires also individuals to upskill or reskill. While qualifications and degrees from initial education and training play a key role in Europe, alternative credentials, are increasingly seen as a way to add to, and/or reform, existing qualifications systems. Microcredentials (MCs) are frequently portrayed and promoted as a new way for individuals to build their own skills-profile (portfolio) by collecting and ‘stacking’ learning in a flexible way, at their own pace and according to their own priorities. The general objective of the project is to reinforce the link between EU and non-EU countries of South-East Europe (Western-Balkans) through the analysis and definition of MCs in VET in order to support the relevance, accessibility and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems to changes on the labour market. Partners will define the MSc in partner countries and try to apply a common definition with standards and key principles for their design including their portability. Based on the definition, partners will design a joint course in from of a MC in the sector of engineering, specifically in 3D printing technology with a strong integration of employers in the design of learning outcomes. The new joint course will be tested in each country on a sample of VET students and learners with an accompanying mobility of VET teachers and trainers in the form of a Train the trainer event. During the definition and design of the MCs, partners will have peer-learning activities (PLA) with a large number of VET teachers, trainers and experts in order to share experiences and knowledge about MC and their development, curriculum design, and integration of employers in the development process in VET.