"Karaman Provincial Directorate for National Education (Karaman MEM) conducted the project “Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Vet Learners with Red Book” with 9 project partners successfully. Our role was to coordinate the activities, introduce the project, manage time & budget and complete the roles and tasks in the project. We decided to apply a project in the field of vocational and technical education under Erasmus+. The project idea was come from the crucial urgent needs of vocational education & training of Karaman povince after long debates with the department of vocational and technical education in Karaman MEM and teachers from vet high schools. We firstly created a project team to prepare the project; to find the appropriate partners, to identify the tasks and roles, to make the literature reviews of vet systems in Turkey and partner countries. We could summarize the needs of vet system in Karaman as:The business market needs more qualified welders, mechanics, technicians and electricians. The apprenticeships of vet learners have not enough to get the qualifications of their specific fields. Moreover, there is a huge gap between vet systems and business sector. This gap makes a loss of connection so the vet learners could not get the qualifications that the business sector and employers need to have. Within the scope of the project, we succesfully added more values in teaching and training of vet learners in Karaman. After completion of the project, we reached these given the practical objectives: - We identified the needs of business market in Karaman and partners’ countries,-We informed vet teachers about new facilities to improve themselves,-We attracted the attention of vet suppliers and teachers on job based professional development and the understanding of teaching,-We supported vet teachers and trainers' professional development,-We exchanged good practices of vet systems between project partners,-We identified vet learners' needs and analyzed their skills and characters,-We created solutions for the problems of vet teaching & training systems of partner countries,-We monitored and evaluated learning and development of vet systems of partner countries,-We integrated the families in the education system,-We advised new innovative in-service trainings of vet teachers and trainers.The project's Concrete Objectivities that we reached successfully are:-We created a bridge between education systems and business market,-We cleared out the needs of vet learners, business market and education system with questionnaires and surveys,-We prepared the intellectual output and published it; it includes good practices on training methods, questionnaires and project activities,-We created database about Vet Learners' Competencies between EU partners-We organized meetings, round table discussions, analyses, seminars and questionnaires,-We investigated vet learners' demographic, economic and psycho-social status,-We opened a web site and put the project results including the details of the studies carried out by the participant organizations during the project period and also informed the press, -We created ""facebook Group"" to review and develop best practice materials education for teachers,-We built good cooperation between the trainers, educators and the parents, Number and profiles of the participantsWe were 10 organizations from 5 different EU countries in the project implementation period. We conducted 5 transnational meetings in each partner countries. The participants in transnational meetings (total number 71) were the experts from department chiefs responsible for vocational education, teachers & trainers working in vocational education, researches, and specialists from project partners’ teams. The Project Partners:There were 10 organizations including the project coordinator in the project. These were:*Italy:-Consorzio Innopolis,-Camera di Commercio Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Frosinone*Portugal:-APLICAPROPOSTA LDA BragaMob-Associação Comercial de Braga-ZENDENSINO - Cooperativa de Ensino IPRL*Spain:-AGIFODENT - Asociacion Granadina para la informacion, formacion y desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologias-Asociacion Rural De Desarrollo Y Cooperacion Europea Culturae*Lithuania:-UAB ""Alfa idejos ir technologijos""-Kauno mokslo ir technologiju parkasMain Project Activities and Their Outputs:*Developments on Methodology with articles and surveys,*Project book ""Red Book"" ""Guidance Book for Enhancing Job Opportunities for Vet Learners"",*Project Film,*Project Logo and banners,*Photo Album,*Project web page (redbook-vet.eu) and it is online for 3 years,*Leaflet and brochures,*Seminars, conferences and workshops for teachers, trainers and vet suppliers,*Press meetings,*We conducted 5 transnational project meetings,*Project ""facebook"" group *Social media tools for the project*Meetings with firms, factories and employees."

"The aim of the ""CriThink"" Project is to share experiences to find an effective way how to work with the theme of ""Critical Thinking"" especially for people 55+. We want to find good examples from other countries, so partners from different parts of Europe has been invited to the project. In order for the discussion framework to be as broad as possible, the emphasis was on making all invited partners pay attention to this topic, but in a different way. We want the know-how to be exchanged and the synergies between partners to be found despite their cultural and historical differences. At the same time, we want to inspire each other in educational concepts.The starting point for the ""CriThink"" Project is the experience Právě teď! o.p.s. (Aplicant) from their lectures entitled ""Information and Disinformation"". During courses, the lecturers have repeatedly verified that, regardless of their educational attainment and despite their great life experience, seniors have a problem with Critical Thinking and often confuse ""critical thinking"" and ""criticize"".The primary target group of the project are seniors 55+ , who are unable to adequately process large amounts of information comes from the Internet . The secondary target group are the families of seniors, especially grandchildren (young children), who are also a very vulnerable group due to the instant perception of the world.The CriThink partnership brings togethere professionals and seniors organisations who will together work on the following outputs:1/ good/best practices when teaching to older adults;2/ methods and learning styles for that particular target group (pedagogy vs andragogy ; Kolb’s cycle, Honey and Mumford, etc.);3/ basic specification of cognitive distorsion;4/ preparation of documents and suggestions for ICT toolbox;The project partners (consortium) will do need analyze in each country, then find common starting points to work with the topic. Thus, local good practices, experience and expertise will be shared during Transnation Meetings and Skype Calls. All this information will be published by the consortium members on the project website, on their site and on social networks. The activities have an impact locally, regionally, nationally in Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Lithuania.The inability of critical thinking also leads to differences in the understanding of the contemporary world, and this leads to conflicts between generations. We believe that if we restore critical thinking capacity and the ability to argue with it in an older generation, this project can also reduce intergenerational misunderstandings or conflicts."

"The project team have decided to set up a vocational education project and have identified the needs of vet system in Karaman province. According to the need analysis, Karaman MEM made a final decision and on the topic of entrepreneurship skills of vet learners to foster vet learners autonomous skills to be moved smoothly to the labor force. The reason and rationale of the project is: Entrepreneurship and Education of Vet Learners have been vital issues of modern compound of vet's employability. Within the scope of project, we have organised 4 TPM and 2 LLL activity. For TPMs , there were 53 official participants ( we have add more participants by using management budget, but we didn't reques budget for them) working in the field of vocational education. For LTT activities, there were 27 participants working on the field of vocational education. Within the scope of the project, we succesfully added more values in teaching and training of vet learners in Karaman , After completion of the project, we reached these given the practical objectives:- We identified the needs of business market in Karaman and partners’ countries,-We informed vet teachers about new facilities to improve themselves by the meaning of entrepreneurship-We attracted the attention of vet suppliers and teachers on job based professional development and the understanding ofteaching,-We supported vet teachers and trainers' professional development,-We exchanged good practices of vet systems between project partners,-We identified vet learners' needs and analyzed their skills and characters about entrepreneurship education-We created solutions for the problems of vet teaching & training systems of partner countries,-We monitored and evaluated learning and development of vet systems of partner countries,-We advised new innovative in-service trainings of vet teachers and trainers.The project's Concrete Objectivities that we reached successfully are:-We created a bridge between education systems and business market for entrepreneurship-We cleared out the needs of vet learners, business market and education system During the period of the project, the participants has been working in the field of vocational and technical education as a teacher, trainer, manager or working in this field directly. We also integrated the vet learners in our project so as to make the project work for its concrete objectives. The students have created innovative creative materials in their own field, they made prototypes and models in robotics, electronics, wooden technoogy and decoration, cnc works in wooden technology, 3D printer works, designs and models of industrial sectors. ENTREDUCATION project is based on strengthening the corporation and innovation between vet schools and and business. The idea comes from the strict role of entrepreneurship on vet learners affecting their current and future life. Creating a link between business world and the possible future workers force us to attract the attentions of all relevant stakeholders. The need of increasing employment opportunities for vet learners is a crucial issue to see how far the vocational and technical education will be successful for the vet learners' future life. Vet learners and other relevant stakeholders expect that they will have a good job with good salary and social facilities after completion of formal and informal education period. Thus, vet learners are supposed to attain required skills and competences. Project's Outputs -We cleared out the needs of vet learners, business market and education system with questionnaires and surveys,-We prepared 2 intellectual output and published them; it includes good practices on training methods, questionnaires and project activities. We have sent them 80 National Education Directorates in Turkey and vocational education stakeholders in Karaman. We have sent its e form all partners and also they have published and shared them.-We created a professional WEB page about Vet Learners' Competencies between EU partners and including project activities and articles. It will be online for 5 years and a professional team will keep up to date it. http://www.entreducation.com/-We organized meetings, round table discussions, analyses, seminars and questionnaires,-We investigated vet learners' demographic, economic and psycho-social status,during the project period and also informed the press,-We created ""facebook Group"" to review and develop best practice materials education for teachers, (ENTREDUCATION) - We have prepared visibility documets such as; roll up banner, brochures, leaflets, press releases,banners, pencil, flagi project logo. We have used all this materials during project activitis. -Developments on Methodology with articles and surveys,- Project film and photo album- Seminars, conferences and workshops for teachers, trainers and vet suppliers,-Press meetings,We have added these matarials as attached file in annexes."

Our Project main target is, improving teachers’ competencies between partner Countries. For this aim, we have organised 4 Transnational Meetings. First meeting was in Romania, second one was in Lithuania, third one was in Spain ve final closing meeting was in Turkey. And we have organised LTT activity in Lithuania with 24 participants. For transnational meetings, there was 80 participants. ( In application form, it was 66 participants, for extra participants we have used Management budgets and we haven’t need demand for extra payment for them) . In these meetings, we worked as groups to complete activities written in application form. In these meetings, participants visited some schools and have change to see different teaching methods. And also there was some cultural activities for participants. All visibility materials, used Project process, were prepared during these meetings. Materials prepared at the end of Project;1-Questioanries for teachers. Results of Questionaries have been put in e- book, prepared at the end of Project. For these Questionaries, all participants were selected from different level of education2-We have prepared articles and used these articles during LTT activity and dissemination process.3-Within the scope of Project, we have prepared rol lup banner, brochures, posters, press bulletins and used for dissemination of our Project. And also we have prepared pencil, notebooks, file with Logo and Flag of EU commission. These materials were used during dissemination activities and seminars. 4-Within the scope of Project, we have published “Guidance Book” ( can be seen as attached this report). The contents of the book; Project activities, articles for improving teachers’ competencies. It has been prepared in English. This book has shared with their local relevant stakeholders as e-book by EU partners. It has published 100 item as colored version by Karaman Provincial Directorate for National Education and disseminated to 80 Province. It has been also sent to the local partners as e-book via their official e mails. 5-Within the scope of Project, we have prepared a book including information for partners. It ws published 10 items and shared with partners. 6-At the end of the Project, we have prepared a photo albüm including photos during Project meetings and LTT activities. This albüm can be seen as attached file.7-Within the scope of Project, we have organised 4 seminars in Karaman. For these seminars there has been 700 teachers. The topics were “ Teachers’ Competencies, Actual Subjects for Education, Effective Comminication and Good Examples for Education”. For these seminars, we have used our Project Management Budget. In these seminars, we have used all visibility materials prepared by partners. Project partners have also organised 4 seminars. Sign sheets and photos for these seminars can bee seen as attached file. 8-We have prepared PPTs for using TPM and LTT activities. 9-We have created facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/TeachcomErasmus/)10-We have prepared Project film.Learning Outcomes; -Participants have good cooperation with their collegues and shared good examples -They have seen that, they had similar problems for education and they had the change sharing experiences. -They have improved their foreign language skills. -They have built new cooperations with partner countries. -They have had new skills on ITC while they were preparing Project materials-They have had the change observing and comparing with different education systems. -They have had the change sharing experiences with their collegues in partner countries. -Participants have had information for social life and traffic rules in partner countries and they have shared all these good applications in their schools.