education@economy@hand in hand Erasmus Project

Project Title

education@economy@hand in hand

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: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Integration of refugees; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

The project “education @ economy @ handinhand” focused on vocational preparation. The vocational preparation of the individual partner institutions was evaluated, taking into account the respective school systems of the individual countries. Best practice examples of the individual countries were presented and partly tested in practice with the students. Since successful vocational preparation also includes networking with external partners, such as professionals, career counsellors or other regional partners, the presentation and involvement of these partners was another focus.
Especially this networking with partners from the economy, which are included in the career preparation timetable, as well as appropriate teaching modules, ensure an ideal preparation of our students for professional life and facilitate the transition from school to work for all parties.
Again and again children with a migration background were brought into the discussion focus. Especially as the participating Austrian and German teachers work in German language classes or as integration teachers.
In the individual phases of the project, the various school systems were presented and discussed, students and companies interviewed for vocational preparation, meetings with company representatives, representatives of the job centre and other regional partners, such as the HerzoCoaches carried out, so that at the end of the project each country its career orientation has again become more in the focus and evaluated.
Best-practice examples such as digital storytelling, school experiential education to promote social skills or alternative forms of internship presentation were evaluated and presented in brief reed events to colleagues at the schools.
The project shows its strength above all in its long-term impact. The new, stronger networking between schools and industry is introducing new ideas and changes, which also affect other levels of school life.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 125265 Eur

Project Coordinator

Mittelschule Herzogenaurach & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Istituto Omnicomprensivo D.Alighieri
• Zespol Placowek Oswiatowych w Niedzicy
• Colegiul Economic Partenie Cosma Oradea
• OUVasil_Levski
• NMS St. Andrä