Work-Based Learning in the Field of Cutting Mechanics: Introducing VET Multipliers to Alternate Work-Based Learning in Romania and Slovakia Erasmus Project

Project Title

Work-Based Learning in the Field of Cutting Mechanics: Introducing VET Multipliers to Alternate Work-Based Learning in Romania and Slovakia

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship)

Project Summary

The problem of increased youth unemployment is a transnational problem in Europe. For many young people it is difficult to enter employment after their training. The reason for this is a mostly very schooled training system that is not very oriented towards real work processes.
The project partners the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH, the companies Dräxlmaier, INA Schaeffler and Stabilus, as well as the vocational schools Scoala Profesionala Germana Kronstadt and Stredna odborna skola strojnicka at the locations Brasov (Romania) and Kysucke Novo Mestp (Slovakia) led the project “Work-Based Learning in the Field of Cutting Mechanics: Introducing VET Multipliers to Alternate Work-Based Learning in Romania and Slovakia”.
The project had a duration of 36 months, from 01.09.2015 to 01.09.2018.

The first local cooperation structures were already in place before the start of the project. For some years now, the companies have been working together with the vocational schools on the implementation of an apprenticeship in cutting mechanics. The project increased the labour market relevance of this training by introducing dual elements and deepened the cooperation between the training company and the vocational school. The aim was to make the training more practice-oriented and action-oriented. Within the framework of the project, appropriate know-how was exchanged and the close cooperation between the partners ensured a long-term cooperation.

According to feedback from the partners, the project contributed to a stronger willingness to take on trainees on the part of the training companies and facilitated the transition to employment for the training graduates. The higher priority was thus given to promoting the employability of young job seekers and indirectly reducing the risk of youth unemployment. In addition, the various measures taken to disseminate the project experience (e.g. website, posters, presentations) not only aroused interest in the project, but also, based on feedback from the partners, ensured increased interest in the multiplication of the results by colleagues and other interested parties.

In order to achieve the goals, further training courses and workshops on practice-oriented training methods and 2 workshops on the dual training system in Germany were carried out within the framework of the project. These took place for vocational school teachers as well as company trainers and managers of the project partners. In addition, existing teaching and testing materials were revised and modernised. The regular feedback from participants and partners on the activities and the course of the project was positive and most of the suggestions for improvement were implemented at an early stage.

The project is in line with the objectives of the “Europe 2020” strategy. It aimed to improve education systems, thereby laying the foundations for a competitive, sustainable industrial sector and reducing the discrepancy between the demand for skilled workers and the training of skilled workers.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 155451 Eur

Project Coordinator

Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft gGmbH & Country: DE

Project Partners

• SC STABILUS ROMANIA SRL
• Schaeffler Romania SRL
• Stredna odborna skola strojnicka
• SCOALA PROFESIONALA GERMANA KRONSTADT
• DTR Draexlmaier Sisteme Tehnice Romania SRL
• Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
• INA Kysuce, spol. s r.o.