Electronic Academy of Dual Education Erasmus Project

Project Title

Electronic Academy of Dual Education

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 : Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Cooperation between educational institutions and business

Project Summary

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 tools
2. 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 events
Expected 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 project
Upon 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

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 48548 Eur

Project Coordinator

Secondary Vocational School & Country: RS

Project Partners

• Šiaulių r. Dubysos aukštupio mokykla
• Sule Muzaffer Buyuk Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi