The goals of students’ training abroad are the following: - expanding the knowledge related to 1. programming PLC microcontrollers applied in industry. Learning about technical standards as well as health and safety regulations of EU 2. drafting and producing the machines’ elements using CAD program and numerically controlled machines (CNC) 3. operating, programming and servicing ICT networks 4. using computers and IT technology - improving foreign languages, encouraging to learn foreign languages, especially for professional use - geographical and occupational mobility of the students taking part in the project - meeting people, making friends that can help eliminate prejudice and stereotypes and also break down cultural barriers as well as put an end to intolerance - learning cooperation with an international team - learning what to do in situations which are not typical or easy - having interesting time in the host’s country, learning the history and culture of the region
The project is intended for the third grade students of a technical secondary school and a vocational school in the following professions: an electricity technician, an electronics technician, a mechatronics technician, an IT technician and a mechanics technician. The project involves sending 52 students abroad, 4 groups of 10 to Germany and 2 groups of 6 to Czech Republic. The project was planned to be executed from 2019 to 2021, but it was prolonged until June 2022 because of the pandemic. The project is implemented as a monthly obligatory training at the foreign partners’ in Germany and learning new skills in free time in Czech Republic, Project objectives: - improving professional qualifications during monthly training - improving the participants’ language skills - cooperation with partners vastly experienced in the vocational education - developing the abilities to cooperate with a group, to be creative, to be responsible and reliable, to cope with stress in new situations, to be open-minded - encouraging the students to learn different skills (professional, practical, social, interpersonal)