ECVET Units as Initial or Additional Training to the European Veterinary Assistant Diploma. Erasmus Project

Project Title

ECVET Units as Initial or Additional Training to the European Veterinary Assistant Diploma.

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The main objective of the startegic partnership project “ECVET Units as Initial or Additional Training to the European Veterinary Assistant Diploma” (EU. IATEVAD ) http://www.iatevad.com was to develop a veterinary knowledge training module that can be acquired, recognized, accumulated and used in different countries throughout Europe. The project involves 4 partners – from Latvia – Smiltenes Tehnikums, https://www.smiltenestehnikums.lv/, Estonia – JÄRVAMAA KUTSEHARIDUSKESKUS, www.jkhk.ee, France – LEPRP Jeanne Antide www.lyceejeanneantide.fr and the Czech Republic – Gymnazium a Stredni odborna School, Plasy – www.gsplasy.cz – schools offering veterinary education or similar programs.
During the project for to achievement the objectives were:
1. Created website for the project that is publicly available at – http://www.iatevad.com/
2. An Innovative Approach to Veterinary Education was developed using the 3-week study module of the ECVET toolkit, which is being acquired in another country. It can be used at the stage of qualification acquisition, as an inclusive, additional knowledge or part of a unit as well.
3. For each module – developed Curricula, based on the principle of 30% theory and 70% of practical training
4. Developed Student and teacher training materials , which are the intellectual results of the project and are available on the project website http://www.iatevad.com/ and the Erasmus + dissemination platform http://ec.europa.eu/programmes / erasmus plus / projects /
5. Implementation of participants’ training activities for both pedagogues and students – 32 students went to another country to perform module testing. Teachers learned from working with an international team of students, shared their experience in promoting motivation for students, and strengthened English language skills.
6. The results of the project were distributed on all partners’ websites, social networks FaceBook and various press releases, on television
According to the main objective of the project, 4 different training modules in veterinary education were created and implemented in each partner school:
1. “Surgery assistance in pet clinics” – “Latvia, Smiltene Technical University
2. “Horse welfare and care, health assessment and first aid”, Estonia, JÄRVAMAA KUTSEHARIDUSKESKUS
3. “Artificial insemination” , Czech Republic, Gymnasium a Stredni odborna school, Plasy
4. “Exotics Petcare”, France, LEPRP Jeanne Antide
During the courses students got specific knowledges, skills an competences that can be learned and applied in a relatively short period of time, so you can get a job faster. Accumulation of these skills increases each participant’s choice in the future.
Impact of achieved results –
– Will enable emploies to better integrate into the labor market through the module learning and ECVET instrument.
– The aquired skills are understandable, they are valued, they can be accumulated, recognized and used in different European countries.
– Facilitating the mobility of participants, enabling different skills to be acquired in other countries, thereby adding value to their education and socialization
– Increased popularity of all partner schools and vocational training opportunities
– The quality and supply of education, as well as the capacity and popularity of vocational education in general
– In the future module training in France, Latvia and Estonia will be implemented.
– created materials will be possible to use in veterinary training centers and schools in different countries
In total the achievements of the project could be the new way in veterinary learning, motivate the peoples for mobility and new knowlwdges. That way will be possible to achievement of European Development Plans, help to peoples find new possibilities for faster got the job and become active in social life.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 202137 Eur

Project Coordinator

Smiltenes tehnikums & Country: LV

Project Partners

• LEPRP Jeanne Antide
• Gymnazium a Stredni odborna skola, Plasy
• JÄRVAMAA KUTSEHARIDUSKESKUS