The main goals of the project were: - professional development of trainees - competences and professional skills of trainees at the highest possible level. - professional development of supervisors - looking at the system of work in hotels, ways of approaching clients, innovative methods of management and marketing activities. - improvement of the knowledge of foreign languages in the general and professional scope. - integration of young people and carers with the international environment - contacts with the staff, hotel guests, learning about the culture of other nations, their traditions and customs. - changing attitudes of trainees - gaining courage, becoming creative, entrepreneurial and tolerant. - improving communication and understanding between the school community. - making it easier for young people to find interesting, good jobs that would give them satisfaction and life stability. Professional experience gained during internships in Cyprus and Malta and ECVET, Europass-Mobility documents, certificates and references are helpful for them in achieving success and advancing their professional career.
We applied for the implementation of this project due to the identified needs of our facility, i.e .: -opening to the European labor market -developing students of practical skills in the profession -gaining experience and knowledge, basis for working abroad -current knowledge of foreign languages by teachers of vocational subjects, - professional development of teachers - theoretical experience that teachers already have has been increased by practical skills acquired while performing the function of a tutor, - unifying the standards of appraisal of traineeship participants according to the international ECVET and other criteria, - diversifying curricula and work tools on the basis of innovations gained from the experience gained during youth internships in Malta and Cyprus, - the ability to plan and organize your work, - adopting other, more modern ways of managing the work of the school, and not sticking to old methods that do not fit into the contemporary reality, - creating an environment conducive to learning, - getting to know other countries - increasing knowledge of the history, culture, customs and traditions of Cyprus and Malta, - getting rid of xenophobia and shyness, - learning tolerance.