GOOD PLANNING – BETTER FUTURE Erasmus Project

Project Title

GOOD PLANNING – BETTER FUTURE

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

This project has been developed by four secondary schools from Poland, Italy, Romania and Turkey, and it was designed to meet the objectives of the European Commission.

Taking into account the different rates of youth unemployment in the countries participating in this project (Poland: 14.3 %; Italy: 37.9 %; Romania: 20.3 %, Turkey: 21,2 %) the need to develop something innovative was necessary.

In the context of increasing unemployment rates nowadays, the above results come from the difficulty of graduates to find jobs in accordance with their interests, abilities, skills or personality traits. Therefore, this project was intended to meet the needs of young European citizens in secondary schools to be guided to choose a suitable career path and make the right career choices being fully aware of their potential and having access to information regarding the general economic environment of the European labour market.

The project was established around the central concept of exchange of experience and good practices. Participants have benefited from the expertise of professionals, of the beneficiaries’ associated partners who have assisted students in transferring the information and applying it to a modern and dynamic school environment.

The project focused on the development of students’ entrepreneurial skills and offers them opportunities to connect to the labour market, local/regional/European institutions or private companies with the same scope. Students have developed their adaptability to the labour markets at local, national and EU level.

The were Transnational meetings with the project duration, at the beginning and closure of the project and three Learning/Teaching/Training Activities. The purpose of the project was international. It will create a strong synergy among the partner schools and it has provided inspiration for pupils to develop their future career path.

The project included 2630 participants in a direct and indirect manner.
Pupils: All the project activities at local and international level involved students as beneficiaries directly and indirectly. Approximately 1200 students/teenagers were indirectly affected.
Teachers: Teachers were involved both as instructors and beneficiaries by observing other schools and their education system). There were teams in each partner organization so thet took part actively in the project activities. Approximately 150 teachers/adults were indirectly affected.
Administrative staff: They tackled the running of the legal issues of the project, observing other school education systems and transferring good practices into the school curriculum. Approximately 36 administrative staff wiere indirectly affected.
Graduated students: Questionnaires were applied on minimum 100 students and this evaluation offered the state of their professional working life.
Labour Market members: members from the labour market were involved in the project in every school.
Local community: Local community members such as university lecturers, local press, municipality, directorate of national education helped to disseminate the project to a wider community. Approximately 300 people from local community were indirectly involved.
A positive direct effect on a rate of 30% was gained, from our pupils and target groups by:
– gaining basic skills in term of entrepreneurship
– reducing labour market segmentation
– offering pupils opportunities to connect to the labour market through local/regional/European institutions or private companies;
– leading students to analyze their own marketability
– increasing student flexibility and align to the concept of continuous learning and flexible career options
– adapting to labour markets in local, national and EU level
– providing a unique opportunity for students to acquire knowledge and deeper understanding of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the European community.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 95295 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespol Szkol Technicznych nr1 im. Wojciecha Korfantego & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Arkas Narlidere Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi
• Gymnasio Magoulas
• Istituto Statale di Istruzione Superiore “Fermi-Mattei”
• Liceul Teoretic “Ion Gh. Rosca”