CONTEXT/BACKGROUND This project ist the continuation of our German-Finnish project called "Work APPlication for Europe" that started in the application round 2016. There we started to develop the APP "YEUGO" by using the MIT appinventor. This app exemplarily presents and compares German and Finnish living and working conditions, like pension system, taxes, salary, working conditions, general basics or accommodation. This app can be downloaded with the QR-Code that can at least be found on the homepages of both schools. OBJECTIVES The followin add-ons will be worked on in the application round 2018: - Complementing the content of our partnership country Estonia. - Furhter development of YEUGO * Transferring the content to a new and more user-friendly interface, since we noticed that the supported features of the app inventor are limited. * Complementing an ambassador tool that can be used by users to report their own experiences. * Complementing an amendment tool, so that users add information. * Work on marketing aspects since we want more users to find and work with YEUGO. * Working on legal aspects since we want YEUGO to be in compliance with legal requirements. * Add additional information on working and living conditions. PARTICIPANTS - number and profile 40 students of the different vocational colleges are going to participate. The group will be very heterogenous because of the different professions that can be learned at the vocational colleges. Age: 17 to 30 years. These will be students from different classes and training professions or training programs. Professions: All training professions that are taught at the different colleges. ACTIVITIES We start with a short training course for the project managers which will be hold by a professional commincation designer. After that we start with the project work with the participating students in our home countries. We explain how to develop an app and the structure of YEUGO. Moreover, the Estonian group is going to add their content to YEUGO. This will take place in the normal classes and additional courses because of the huge diversity of students. In a first learning-teaching-training activity the students get to know a user-friendly interface and the ambassador and amendment tool. These will then be added to the app. The participants will get a first overview of marketing-related aspects. At home the students will have to research new content. In the second learning-teaching-training activity the new content will be added in YEUGO. Moreover, the app will be improved on from a marketing point of view. The participants will get an idea of what it needs to publish an app and also have to work on new content from home, which they have to exchange on eTwinning. This is necessary because another learning-teaching-training activity is not possible in the application round. At the end the project managing teachers will come together to do a short training on how to publish the app, which afterwards will be published. Everyone who has been involved in the project work - even those of the application round of 2016 - are permanently reviewing YEUGO and distribute it. REALISATION - methodology All project participants agree to actively take part in training courses that will take place next to ordinary lessons in form of a media group. They work on necessary content with the help of schoolbooks and researches on the internet and exchange their findings during learning-teaching-training activities. Working language will be English. The project managers take care of the accuracy of the content. They themselves have to do further training in the field of new technologies by the help of professional experts. RESULTS - expected The app YEUGO will be improved and published on the homepages of all participating schools and further interested stakeholders. BENEFIT - long-term All project participants improve their competences, especially technically, methodologically, linguistically, socially and personally. This will improve their commitment, self-confidence, personal initiative and professional mobility. This will be documented in the Europass. YEUGO will be a tool for further stakeholders, to raise the willingness of professional mobility within the European Union.
CONTEXT / BACKGROUND Project continuation of the German-Finnish project "Work APPlication for Europe" of the application round 2016. Former objective: Development of the APP YEUGO on basis of the MIT Appinventor to show extracts of working and living conditions in Germany and Finland. Among other things: Pension - Taxes / Salary - Working Conditions - General Basics - Accommodation. At the end of the project, the app could be downloaded on the schools` websites using a QR code. AIMS The following extensions in application round 2018: - Completing the content of the partner country Estonia. - Further development of YEUGO: * transfer to the more user-friendly interface BUILDFIRE - the possibilities of the AppInventor were limited. * Complementing the ambassador tool - goal: users can enter experiences. * Complementing the amendment tool (edit page) - Goal: Users can contribute extensions / new content. * Development of a marketing strategy - goal: increase awareness of the app. * Revision of legal aspects for publication - aim: YEUGO should be "legally correct". * Extension of the app content PARTICIPANTS - Number and profile A total of 47 students from the three vocational colleges took part (24: Germans - 12 Finns - 11 Estonians). Due to the diverse student clientele, the group was very heterogeneous in terms of age and occupations. Most of the Finnish and Estonian participants were born after 2000, the Germans before 2000. - Years: * 1984-1993: 8 people; * 1996-1999: 21 people * 2000-2002: 18 people. - Apprenticeships including: joiner - professional driver - carpenter - car mechatronics - two-wheeler mechatronics - reinforced concrete constructor - gardening / landscaping - electronics technician for energy / buildings - junior IT system specialist - beauty care assistant - cook Some German participants also gained the additional qualification "sales assistant crafts". Activities Step 1: - Training of project managers by professional communication designer. Step 2: - Working with project participants in their home country. Finding out about the possibilities of app development in general and the structure of "YEUGO" in particular. - Estonian group adds its content in "YEUGO". - Everything happens both during the current lesson and partly in additional lessons due to the very heterogeneous learning groups. Step 3: - Project participants get to know the new interface as well as the tools ambassador and amendment in teacher-student activity. - Participants work on YEUGO. - Development of marketing aspects and expansion of further content as homework. Step 4: - New content is brought together in YEUGO. - Revision of YEUGO under marketing aspects. - Participants get an overview of publication aspects - Further content on working / living conditions will be worked out and exchanged, in particular via eTwinning, since for organisational reasons no further teacher-student activity will take place in this application round. Step 5: - Joint short-term training of the project leaders to check YEUGO with regard to publication aspects and then to publish it. Current activities: - All those involved in the project - as well as all those involved in the 2016 application round - review and update YEUGO permanently and contribute to its dissemination. IMPLEMENTATION - Methodology - Project participants agreed to actively participate in training courses - also in the form of extracurricular working groups. - Working out of the necessary content by means of school books and internet research and exchange, especially during the teacher-student activities. - Working language: English - Project leaders were responsible for the correctness of the developed content at all times. - Project managers received further training in the new technologies under the guidance of the professional communication designer, especially before the start of the project. RESULT - The revised app YEUGO was published in Google PlayStore. - Homepage www.yeugo.eu was set up. - Facebook and Instagram pages have been set up. - Information about activities and results published on the homepage of the vocational colleges involved.