BEING AWARE OF WORLD OF BUSINESS ONLINE Erasmus Project

Project Title

BEING AWARE OF WORLD OF BUSINESS ONLINE

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship); Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy) ; Economic and financial affairs (incl. funding issues)

Project Summary

CONTEXT
The idea for this project was an initiative which emerged from the needs identified at first by the coordinating school and discussed with the other partner schools. According to the analysis, the majority of the students were not properly equipped to promote their trades in the virtual space, and they were not able to reach the target audience needed in order to sustain and develop their small enterprises. It is also worth mentioning that some of our graduates did not find a workplace very soon after their graduation, which is why they often opted for other domains.
PARTICIPANTS
The project addressed to students from a wide range of specialisations – cookery, tourism, hospitality, agriculture, catering and services, transports or sports, in their pre-terminal years, which is at the age of 15-18. Out of the target group of 220 students, 110 directly participated in the transnational LTTAs, after a fair and transparent selection process.
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the project was to facilitate the insertion of students into the labour market or business world after graduating highschool, through learning by doing approach which is meant to give them an idea about the requirements and possibilities of the real business world.
Objectives: – At least 70 % of the students in the TG gained knowledge of how to start a business
– At least 75 % of the students created an online CV, a cover letter, a business card and a portfolio
– At least 60% of students used the online tools presented in the project meetings by professionals in order to access workplaces
– At least 40 % of students developed entrepreneurial skills
– At least 50 % of students made use of some of the online tools for marketing purposes
– At least 80 % of participants improved their foreign language skills
– At least 60 % of students and teachers in the partnership improved their organisational skills
– All participants improved their knowledge of other European countries, customs and traditions
– All participants improved their communication, team work and social skills
MAIN ACTIVITIES
We planned 4 LTTAs and 1 Joint Staff TR – C1 inNov 2018: This training meeting offered solutions in project running specific to our theme. Teachers in the project teams will participate.
PL – hosted C2 in FEB 2019. For C2, PL contacted local businesses, organize accommodation for participants, transport and other practical arrangements.
IT – hosted, organised and evaluated C3 in SEP 2019. IT created the project Facebook page and promoted it so as to reach a wide audience.
RO – hosted, organised and evaluated C4 in NOV 2019.
BG – hosted, organiseed and evaluateed C5 in March 2020, BG collected dissemination materials from all partner countries. BG created and administered the project website.
RESULTS
We expected to attain the following tangible results: –
5 sets of documents related to the management and implementation of the project
– 4 sets of documents connected to LTTAs exchanges: registered minutes, attendance certificates, Europass mobility certificates, Europass CVs, work carried out by students, collection of photos, students’ presentations of schools and educational systems, four business plans, students’ CVs, one online posted tourist brochure, cover letters, lecture materials, portfolios, minutes recording the meetings, meeting reports
– 2 sets of documents connected to JS- written minutes, different reports, action plan (1), plan for assuring sustainability (1)
– 1 collection of materials used for dissemination- posted articles, proofs of workshops, on going webpages that sustain dissemination, FB page/eTwinning space, creation of logo, posted links to articles and various project related publications, collection of photos, lists of participants
– 1 collection of materials related to evaluation and an impact study conducted at the end of the project. IMPACT On participants:
– Development of transversal skills and abilities such as ICT capability, critical and creative thinking, personal and social development, intercultural understanding. – Gaining knowledge about other cultures in the European space and develop positive attitude towards otherness, and so becoming more aware of one’s social identity.
– Establishing know-how skills about setting up a business, identifying business opportunities, promoting a business online. – Improving the ability to create a professional set of employment documents – CV, cover letter, digital portfolio.
– A better awareness and management of online tools for job search and business promotion. – Progress in acquiring new linguistic skills. – Increasing negotiation, presentation, time management and team work skills.
– Boosting tolerance and awareness of similarities and differences among EU countries.
– Augmenting a sense of European identity

Project Website

http://businessonlain.pgtr-vratza.com

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 123219,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespol Szkol im. Stanislawa Staszica w Pile & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Profesionalna gimnazia po targovia i restorantyorstvo
• Liceo Scientifico G.Pellecchia
• LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC TICLENI
• UNYE OZEL DOGA ANADOLU LISESI