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At work in Europe

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2018-1-DE03-KA229-047517
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | School Exchange Partnerships Funder Contribution: 97,516 EUR

At work in Europe

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Our schools cater for pupils who generally leave school at the age of sixteen and begin an apprenticeship. We were however aware, that they were often not well prepared for the world of work awaiting them and were not always well equipped to make wise career choices. During past joint projects, we had noticed that each of our schools has a level of expertise in some area related to careers education. In this project we exchanged best practice in order to learn from each other. Our schools in Germany, Italy, Finland and the UK cater for 10-16 year olds of mixed ability. The Finish school has excellent practical training facilities. The German school has an extensive system of careers education. The UK school regularly carries out an entrepreneurial challenge. The Italian school emphasizes soft skills. In the first phase of the project, we created an online compendium of job portraits (artwork, interviews, reports, videos, etc.) This work was integrated into regular lessons and involved research conducted amongst families, friends and local businesses. We shared our work on the Twinspace. Our aim was to broaden our pupils horizons concerning the job opportunities available to them. We considered the practical skills needed in the workplace. At our meeting in Finland pupils had the opportunity to discover where their own practical skills and interests lie. The second phase concentrated on developing soft skills. We worked on this topic in our lessons and created an online compendium of soft skills on the Twinspace. At our meeting in Italy we carried out activities designed to establish and deepen such skills. Our results were published online and in print. The second half of the project took a closer look at teamwork and entrepreneurial skills. At our meeting in the UK, we considered how people work together in the world of work, the different roles they assume, and the stages leading to the sale of a product or service. Forming small teams, our pupils planned and designed products within our schools. They intended to produce, advertise and market the products, but this was not entirely possible due to Corona. The completed stages were shared on the Twinspace and the teams were judged on their performance. The products were to be sold within our schools and communities - and at a Spring Festival during our meeting in Germany. This has now been postponed to the coming year. By the end of the project, our Twinspace has become a learning resource which can be used beyond the end of the project. It contains a compendium of careers and a compendium of skills. It also contains surveys designed to help pupils recognise their own skills and aptitudes and methods to help them develop their skills. Finally, it contains examples of best practice gathered from all partner schools. The brochure which we produced present the content and results of our project to a wider audience in our local communities and beyond. Throughout the project we worked together with local businesses and strengthened our links with them. By sharing with and learning from our European partners, our institutions are now better equipped and motivated to prepare our pupils for the world of work. Our pupils have developed their key skills and are able to make wiser career choices. Both online in the Twinspace and face to face at our meetings they have developed friendships across Europe and thereby broadened their horizons and increased their knowledge and understanding of their European partners.

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