The project had the following objectives: IN THE SHORT TERM: 1. Improvement of the language level of students and teachers, especially in English. 2. Development of key skills and competences of students. 3. Increase of the centre’s knowledge about other education systems and methods across the EU. 4. Enhancement of the motivation of students and teachers. IN THE LONG TERM: 1. Increase of the innovation of the centre. 2.Increase of the percentage of graduated students, as well as the participation of the students in the labour market after the graduation. 3. New ways to cooperate with other VET centres (e.g. strategic projects and exchanges of good practice).
The VET centre is located in Cornellá del Llobregat, a metropolitan area of Barcelona. The profile of our students is quite heterogeneous. They come from different places close to Baix Llobregat. Thanks to its long-standing experience in the field of vocational training, with the project the centre aimed to keep on innovating its educational offer. Building on the centre’s SWOT analysis, developed in 2015-16, the project aimed to reply to the following needs: NEEDS OF THE CENTRE: Discouraging students’ drop-out; Encouraging practice-oriented learning opportunities through internships; Keeping on internationalising and modernization the centre’s educational offer; Promoting the teachers’ lifelong-learning. NEEDS OF THE PROFESSORS: Get learning opportunities to improve their professional and linguistic skills; Know other educational systems and methodologies; Increase their experience in the management of European projects and mobilities. NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS: Improving their foreign language skills; Keeping to developing their professional, social, and language skills; Benefiting from mobility opportunities that allow them to carry out an internship abroad, thus making their CV more attractive for the labor market.