Job orientation and work experience in Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Job orientation and work experience in Europe

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: Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

The subject of our mutual projet dealt with the topic of easening the transition from school to the job market or university for young adults in Europe.

This project was divided into four phases which were thematically organised so the students would add to their skills in each phase. Target groups were students preceding to graduation with school diploma. Each country had a minimum of 24 students participating in the project.

In phase one we focussed on qualifications, special skills and strengths which the students possess. They filled in questionnaires and compared their results. Schools dicussed their concepts for the transitioning phase and compared these. Teachers discussed which elements could be of use in their own school.

The questionnaires of the first phase were used by the students as a starting point to develop an indivual application -a CV and a cover letter – in English and also in their mother tongue. As a result every participant developed a portfolio for applications similar to the “Europass“. Students with similar job or study interests worked together. Fields of interests were social jobs, skilled crafts and trades, industrial jobs, sales, medical jobs, media and IT.

In the third phase of the project students prepared a presentation of their skills in English. Students practised a job interview in English working together as a group (“peer teaching“). The interviews were recorded and evaluated.

In the fourth phase students had the opportunity to present themselves to several companies of their choice during a spped-dating and practise their skills in a real life situation.

It is a longterm goal to prepare and motivate students to apply for internships in European countries. Connections to companies and universities that were built during the project help to achieve this goal.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 105060 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gesamtschule Lohmar & Country: DE

Project Partners

• II.SS Ettore Majorana Scordia
• Agrupamento de Escolas Pedro Jacques de Magalhães
• Alternative Learning Programme