Nowadays, the world gives us various requirements. We are witnessing constant changes and constant development of societies. The citizens are required to be active and flexible in the face of changing conditions. This is also reflected in the labor market. Preparation for responsibility and continuous activity is one of the school's tasks. To answer this demand, she is educating the so-called key and cross-cutting skills. On the other hand, these are to enable the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. Therefore, the project is addressed to high school students because they will soon become potential candidates for employment. In order to be a fully qualified staff, they should be made aware of the value of continuous education (personal and professional development). The implementation of the project "Differences and similarities among european young people." Is to improve the educational conditions of schools participating in the project. Thanks to the exchange of experience of the staff during the so-called project working meetings and dissemination of the so-called good practices, participants will reduce educational differences and will have the opportunity to introduce innovative forms and teaching methods in home schools. Discussions and workshops will also be used to improve the qualifications of teachers involved in the implementation of the project in various fields - related to subject didactics and educational work associated with working with students with specific educational needs and cooperation with parents. Integration and development of participants' communication skills will be supported by outdoor games and games, as well as joint educational activities. Students involved in the work on the project will have the opportunity to comprehensively acquire knowledge through its interdisciplinarity. Students working in groups (including international), will carry out work related to setting up a business (business plan and portfolio), developing data using, among others, Excel and Power Point. The results will be presented in a non-standard way - Pecha Kucha method. The final effects include the website and an international dictionary of scientific terms that will be created using, among others, Dropbox-a. Through international cooperation, trips, constant contact via social networks and mail, virtual and literal mobility will develop. This, on the other hand, will serve to overcome social and mental barriers between European citizens. Thanks to workshops and specially prepared practical classes, participants will develop their rhetorical skills, listening and reading comprehension and writing in English as well as ways of dealing with stress. It is worth emphasizing that the content implemented as part of the project is complementary to school curricula. The result will also be learning about European cultures and promoting the regions that will be visited. Thanks to such actions, we have the chance to educate the citizens of Europe who are confident, open, communicative and respect each other. Thus, personal and civic competences will increase. The project involves two schools from different parts of Europe and Training Vision training in the field of personal and professional development. The project will be attended by 32 upper secondary school students, educating themselves in the field of IT technician, aged 16-19, both living in the city as in the countryside, and 8 teachers working in these schools, educating in the fields related to teaching IT technician. The project will have a direct impact on its involved participants, as well as on the appearance of incoming people in the whole host community and the local community. The impact of the project will be much greater, as the effects of the work will be disseminated in the local environment and placed in the media. In addition, the implementation of the project will improve the quality of education not only in the course of the project but also in subsequent years. The project implemented in the aforementioned form will allow to bring two schools together from completely different educational models together and will indicate patterns of cooperation for the future, also encouraging similar activities to other institutions, thus creating measurable benefits both in the short and long-term dimension. In addition to the already mentioned expected effects, it is also possible to mention the improvement of the quality and the impact on the accuracy of the educational offer, which will also result in the subsequent years after the completion of the project. There will be an increase in the motivation and activity of teachers, as well as students who do not give up continuing education after finishing high school but are actively involved in the lifelong learning model. International cooperation will strengthen.
Zespół Szkół Techniczno-Informatycznych with Training Vision Ltd and Obchodní akademie T. G. Masaryka w Kostelec nad Orlicí since 01/09/2018 for 31/12/2020 executed a project „Europejska młodzież – cechy wspólne i różnice”. The main goal of the project was to broaden interpersonal and professional skills of high-school students and help them to find more job opportunities on local, country and European job market. The goal of the project was also to: • educational and information exhibition (result O1) - showcase and website dedicated to the project, • dictionary of scientific terms (O2 result), • lesson scenarios (result O3) - a functional scenario of a lesson about writing a business plan and a functional scenario of creating a portfolio), • student's portfolio (O4 result), Getting to know creative educational methods and tools has become a priority, exchange of good practice related to teaching methods between project partners was also a priority. Training Vision Ltd was interested in the results of the experiences of both schools participating in the project while working with school students. The participants of the project were teachers, high school students and representatives of the training company. Eight teachers took part in it. They were two math teachers, four English teachers, one teacher of IT vocational subjects and one teacher of entrepreneurship. Ultimately, 32 students of the technical secondary school (16 from Poland and 16 from the Czech Republic) qualified in the recruitment process took part in the project. The project was divided into 4 related modules. The first module was integration, during which the project participants got to know themselves, their schools and the partner company. They visited the country and the town where the project partners live. Students presented interesting facts related to their homeland in the form of a multimedia presentation. The second module was the training of students and teachers in Portsmouth. The project for young people lasted five days and its scope covered knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship, self-presentation and the IT industry. On the other hand, training in entrepreneurship and coaching dedicated to teachers from both schools included: a methodology for creating business plans for young entrepreneurs, the purpose and methodology of creating a business plan. The teachers also learned about the methods and forms of work in British schools. During the five-day training, lesson scenarios were created to increase the efficiency and quality of vocational education and to apply the acquired knowledge in the lessons. The implementation of the training increased the competitiveness of both schools on the local educational market. Module III included educational trips of students as part of short-term exchanges of groups of students. During the youth visit from the Czech Republic, portfolios were developed together at the Polish school. Pupils in their free time, they visited monuments and museums in Poland and learned about our culture. A visit of young people from a Polish facility at a Czech school resulted in the creation of business plans. Czech students organized a tour of the monuments of the Czech Republic and learning about the culture of this country for their Polish colleagues. Module IV included the development of the results of intellectual work. Thanks to the project, the teachers of both schools raised their professional qualifications related to the teaching of the subject as well as educational work with students with specific educational needs and cooperation with parents. Common educational activities developed communication skills. Students learned the secrets of self-presentation and their dream companies. The result of the project was also getting to know European cultures and promoting the regions visited. Thanks to such activities, an opportunity was created to educate self-confident European citizens who are open, communicative and respect each other. The project carried out in the above-mentioned form brought two schools from completely different educational models closer to each other and indicated patterns of cooperation for the future, thus encouraging other institutions to similar activities and giving tangible benefits both in the short and long term. There has been an increase in the motivation and activity of teachers, as well as students who have not quit continuing their education after graduating from high school but have actively joined the model of lifelong learning. Project activities contributed to the promotion of schools and the European Union (European programs) in the local environment.