Europe needs a greater focus on guidance and orientation of pupils to help spur growth and the making of correct Educational and VET choices, so that a better developed and transversal guidance is the first, and probably the most important step for preventing school drop off in Europe.Education is key to shaping young people’s attitudes, skills and culture, so it is vital that guidance is addressed from an early age. However, a conceptual shift from guidance as 'how to choose my further educational path” to how to develop a general set of tools to make the students understand the future consequences of their choice”, is needed.In Europe, much GO practice still tends to be ad hoc, and varies vastly in quantity and quality. If we consider the situation existing in the partner countries, GO development is at different stages and shows different approachesThe GO VET Project will therefore transfer a GO metholodogy developed by the applicant in the Partner Countries, aiming at testing its effectiveness beyond local context and to hand out instruments for an effective, inclusive and structured Guidance ad Orientation since the very early stage of education.The GO Methodology proposed is VET centred, thus providing opportunities to strenghten visibility of available VET paths in the different participanting Countries and beyond and the professional opportunities in the long run, and to provoke self detection of attitudues and professional visions. The GO VET model approah will also contribute to reducing early school and VET leaving by supporting the students and their families in the decison making processa t time of choosing the future educational path.It will help understanding and testing a methodology usable for both native European Citizens and migrants, including those who approached Europe in the past few months while escaping from wars.GO based on experience seems to work at best for those with limited language skills. For such a reason the project mixes together traditional elements of the GO approaches with innovative ones such as experiential workshops addressed to the students and their families.The project is however focused on Schools Teachers and VET Centres Trainer in order to foster and enhance their skills at time of guiding and orienting the youngsters so that specific action are scheduled for them such a joint training event along which the principles of the methodology will be transfered and the application in the original context witnessed.The overall project path aims at contributing to the recruitment of teaching training staff able not to limit their daily job to the formal activity of teaching/training but to accompany and guide the youngest along their decision making process. Morevenr the project result will also contribute to regiment succesfull GO practice into everyday life of primary school and VET Centres by involving Authorities in charge of Education and Training policies.The project activities are divided into 3 main areas:1- Provision of 2 Joint Training events, in Italy, at the facilities of the applicant, aimed at describing and showing the GO model to the audience of participants in order to create experiential opportunities for the professionals involved2 - Provision of a 12 Hours Course to the overall staff of each partner to extend the impact of the roject initiative and involve a larger number of teachers and trainers in the implementation phase3 - Provision of the GO model in each partner Country in such a manner to test its effectiveness beyond the boundaries of the origination Country and measure the results at a medium term deadline (3 years). The model involves experiential GO at the premises of VET centres to put the students at a test, at first as well as Teachers and Families at a later stage, to show and let them understand the positive impact of a possible VET choice for their children.
The context Europe needs greater attention to the orientation of pupils for having stimulated growth and educational choices and of correct Vocational Education and Training, in a way that an intervention model better improves and transversally becomes the first instrument and probably the most important for preventing early school leaving in Europe. Education is the key to shaping the attitudes, skills and culture of young people, so it is essential that guidance is addressed from an early age. However, a conceptual shift from the orientation is needed such as "how to choose my itinerary training path" a "come combined a general set of tools to make students understand the future consequences of their choice". In Europe, many guidance practices still tend to be unstructured in an organized system, varying considerably in quantity and quality; the orientation is managed only at the moment of the choice of scholastic and professional paths and is entrusted almost to the teachers' and families of the boy. Furthermore, the approach to Vocational Training in many countries is perceived as a secondary choice and a second choice, proposed to children who find it difficult to integrate into other school courses. The objectives The GO VET project will transfer a guidance methodology developed by the leader in the partner countries, to verify its effectiveness beyond the local context and to distribute tools for an effective orientation that starts from the early age and aims to provide a lot of information on the world of work and professions. The GO Vet methodology is focused on the Vocational Education and Training System (VET), thus providing opportunities to strengthen the visibility of the Vocational Training paths available in the different participating countries and long-term professional opportunities, and to create conscious attitudes and professional visions. Approval of the model will also contribute to reducing early school leaving, supporting students and their families in the selection phase and providing a methodology that can be used for all native European citizens and migrants, including those who have approached the Europe recently. Alongside the creation of an organized method that can be applied from an early school age, the project aims to create an educating community that can support young people and their families during the choice phase. In this community, the stakeholders that deal with guidance are included, as well as the companies and professionals that make up the future of the maturation of each young person. The project focuses on school teachers and trainers of vocational education and training centers in order to encourage and improve their skills when guiding and guiding young people so that specific actions are planned for them to be within of their organizations the real engines of creating a new way of operating. Number and profile of participating organizations The organizations that worked on the project are the following - Cebano Monregalese Professional Training Center scarl - Italy - Vocational Training (tertiary level) - NMSPoysdorf - Austria General education (secondary level) - Malpils novada vidusskola - Latvia - General education (secondary level) - Malpils internatpamatskola - Latvia - General education (secondary level) - IES TIRANT LO BLANC - Spain - Vocational Training (tertiary level) The main activities carried out were 1- Implementation of 2 joint training events, in Italy, at the leader's structures, aimed at describing and showing the GO model to the participants and setting up the experimentation in the various partner countries; 2- Implementation of 2 12-hour course for the overall staff of each partner to extend the impact of the initiative and involve a greater number of teachers and trainers in the implementation phase; 3- Testing of the GO Vet model in each partner country so as to test its effectiveness beyond the borders of the country of origin and measure the results at a medium-term expiry (3 years). Results and impact achieved The main result of the project will be to create an orientation method organized in all partner countries supported by an educating community and animated by teachers / counselors who become not only protagonists of the learning process, but also support for the educational growth of young people. In the long term, a better perception of VET is expected as a response to the attitudes and propensities of young people and the creation of shedding communities that know how to support their young people. A dream, a hope and a hope is that the GO Vet model can contribute to reducing scholastic dispersion.