S.O.F.T. Start Our Future Today – soft skills training in introducing the label market in students Erasmus Project

Project Title

S.O.F.T. Start Our Future Today – soft skills training in introducing the label market in students

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 : School Exchange Partnerships

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; Social entrepreneurship / social innovation; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

This project was created from the need of schools from six different countries to give their partners possibility to acquire future planning skills and professional activities as future employees or entrepreneurs among students aged 10-14 and increasing the soft skills of students and teachers during the project period. The project will last for two years. One of the main aims of the project is preparing students for living in market economy conditions and enabling young people to acquire knowledge and practical skills facilitating the implementation of professional plans. In addition, the project will stimulate all the partners to make use of the ICT tools of communication, teaching and learning, so as to improve their competence in this area. The project theme has brought together schools from Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey, Croatia, Italy and Poland. We are going to organise six short-term exchanges of groups of pupils. The subject of the meetings: SOFT SKILLS ARE THE FUTURE; WE ARE HEALTHY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTREPRENEURS; GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND BE AWARE OF YOUR POTENTIAL TO START A BUSINESS IDEA, SOFT SKILLS WITH FIRM STEPS TO FUTURE (Communication and Teamwork), HOW TO PRESENT OURSELVES IN THE BEST LIGHT and WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW TO START OUR OWN BUSINESS.

Thanks to this project, our students will have the opportunity to gain many so-called soft competences, such as team cooperation, effective communication, problem solving, self-management in time, organization of work, teamwork, achieving group goals, as well as shaping pro-social attitudes, among others: responsibility, perseverance, creativity, punctuality, honesty, respect for other people, empathy. etc. Universal interpersonal competences are as important for the development of students’ professional careers as practical professional skills. In addition, project participants will have the opportunity to learn key skills and competences sought and appreciated by employers. Achieving this goas means increasing the awareness of employers and students regarding corporate social responsibility and increasing students’ awareness of civil society.
Advantages for teachers- they will find out more about: self-management in time; assertiveness in the teaching profession; teacher’s personal branding/personal branding strategies; development groups for teachers/group coaching.

The final products will assure the quality of the project, such as online surveys, a calendar with photos connected with our project activities, leaflets and press articles about the project. The most important products for us will be two online publications: ebook with lesson plans and ebook worked out by students. Developed didactic materials will be used during didactic classes on particular subjects in all partner schools in future.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 197315 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Szemudzie & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Colegio La Milagrosa – Hijas de La Caridad de San Vicente de Paul
• 107 Primary school “Khan Krum”
• Osnovna skola Bartola Kasica
• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO STATALE DI CIMINNA
• OZEL TEVFIK KUSOGLU ORTAOKULU