Contemporary career model implies continuous improvement of competencies and qualifications. Learning in various forms, places and throughout life becomes the key to success of both young people and society as a whole. Vocational training is based on the needs of the changing labour market. Innovative project: "Professionals to the start" will be based on establishing the International Vocational Center (IVC) at the School Complex No. 7 in Koszalin. The Centre will focus on the promotion of vocational education and training. During the project "Vocationals to the start" we are planning to develop courses that are in line with the needs of the labour market, vocational qualification programs, developing principles for the implementation of trainees targeted at target groups with regards to the analysis of research results (possibility of gaining a job, fast re-organization, higher effectiveness of vocational training Certification). During the project meetings will take place in the form of video conferencing for teachers/coordinators and students, 2 trainings for teachers/instructors, 2 training courses for youth exchange Italy - Poland, 2 workshops. The meetings will take place in Poland, England, Italy, Spain. The theme of the first meeting (videoconference initiated by Poland) will be "We are professionals" and it will define the principles of cooperation within the project and the establishment of the International Vocational Centre. The second meeting (England) "Language skills opening the labour markets" will be organized as an English training for teachers from Poland and Italy. It should broad the vocabulary of vocational subjects. In addition, a program of professional language training will be developed - English in two occupations. Within the third meeting (Poland) „The profession of the future” a training entitled "Renewable energy sources the future of Europe" will be organized for students from Italy and Poland. Students will create an educational project on renewable energy sources and attend workshops on "Effective job search." During the fourth meeting (Italy) entitled “Entrepreneurs to the start” a training will be organized. Its title shall be: "The future for power engineer and electronics - the development of professional competencies.” Students will participate in the art competition and workshops: "My first company". Within the fifth meeting (Spain) entitled "Through practice to professionalism" a training for teachers from Poland and Italy will be organized on "Designing internships and qualification courses". Teachers will review the regulation on the classification of professions in vocational education, develop curricula for vocational qualification courses, sample framework plans for professional courses, etc. Finally, a conference will be held in Poland to finalize the project and disseminate the materials entitled "European labor markets are big vocational opportunities for young people." During each meeting, we will exchange experience, practice in vocational training, joint development of materials. Persons involved in the project will be in continual contact through Internet messengers like skype and phone. The results of the combined work of all participants in the project, such as vocational qualification programs, KKZ framework plans, educational and advisory materials for pupils, will be long-term sources of knowledge as well as teaching material for the use by instructors/teachers of theoretical subjects. In addition, all publications will be published on the MCZ website in four languages (English, Polish, Italian, Spanish) and we expect that the target audience will be very large.
The contemporary career model assumes constant improvement of competences and gaining qualifications. Learning in various forms, places and throughout life becomes the key to the success of both young people and the whole society. Vocational training in vocational qualification courses results from the needs of the changing labor market. Innovation of the project "Professionals for the start" consisted in the creation of the International Vocational Center (MCZ) at the Zespół Szkół nr 7 in Koszalin - the principles of its functioning, the schedule of activities, and the MCZ website were presented to the Partners. The Center was involved in and will continue to deal with the promotion of vocational education and the promotion of exchange education. As part of the "Professionals for start" project, teachers from Poland and Italy participated in two international activities in Portsmouth and Granada. As part of the 1st international action, teachers attended a seminar on the subject: "The UK educational system - advantages and disadvantages." The seminar was attended by teachers from Poland and Italy (15 people in total, including 7 teachers from Poland and 8 teachers from Italy). The teachers got to know the educational system of Great Britain - its advantages and disadvantages, compared it to the educational system functioning in Poland and Italy. During the stay in Portsmouth, the teachers participated in training: I - titled "E-learning in foreign language lessons" and II - "How to prepare lessons using a multimedia board?". The subject of the first training was the use of modern methods of working with a student in English as a vocational language. Teachers have learned that the use of e - learning in learning English vocational language increases the efficiency of teaching and self - education. The teachers have developed examples of vocational English courses in various industries. They exchanged their observations and experiences in the field of functioning of vocational education. They participated in observations of practical classes in vocational education centers, enterprises and schools: at Highbury College, Training College and the University of Portsmouth. Project partners participated in the meeting in Insight4life regarding vocational counseling, choice of education by young people, mechanisms operating in Poland, Italy and Great Britain. As part of the second international action, teachers participated in the training on the subject: "The educational system in Spain". Teachers from Poland and Italy took part in the training (15 people in total, including 8 teachers from Poland and 7 teachers from Italy). The teachers met with the educational system of Spain and compared it to the educational system operating in Poland and Italy. During your stay in Granada, teachers participated in the training entitled "Designing internships and the subject of qualification courses. "The subject of the training was the construction of vocational qualification courses by analyzing the core curriculum of vocational education, taking into account the classification of professions. The participants of the training talked about the usefulness of course education, the ability to retrain young people and acquire a new profession in a short time. The teachers jointly developed exemplary vocational qualification courses in various industries (IT, electricity, energy, agriculture and forestry). They prepared didactic and methodological materials in the form of workshops for students: "Effective job search", "My first company" - economic portfolio. Together with partners from Spain, we participated in observations of practical classes in schools and enterprises: I.E.S Virgen de las Nieves, IT Company (E-sistema), Assyce Fotovoltaica Company. As part of the project, we had planned a youth exchange, unfortunately it did not come to fruition, because when sending the application, the co-financing table for these mobility has been cut off. We tried to get sponsors, but it was not that easy. Entrepreneurs, as usual, are not willing to engage in this type of activity (such as sponsorship). The Italian side did not have anything to finance the trip and stay for the students. Both in our school and in the Italian school, young people from poor families are taught, so the parents could not afford to pay for trips. Together with our students, we organized interdisciplinary classes for young people entitled "Renewable sources of the energy – future for the whole of Europe". In the course of the class, the students were divided into four-person groups and carried out an educational project entitled "Renewable energy sources the future of our region". The students worked with the project method, they made tasks (energy, solar, energy, wind, hydropower, biomass) drawn by the group's leaders. We designed interesting activities together with the Koszalin University of Technology for students.