The primary objectives of the project were to: • Support the aspirations of VET learners by providing them with work experience to enhance their recently developed vocational skills • Assist VET learners in moving into future employment in their chosen sectors in Ireland or across Europe • Enable participants to develop linguistic and cultural skills essential to accessing employment in other countries within the European market • Enhance links between our VET provision and employers in these sectors to support pathways from VET courses into the world of work
The Erasmus PRO for Community Development, Digital Media and the Creative Industries 2019 project (CDDMCI) was undertaken in order to provide our VET learners with the opportunity for valuable European work experience within the Community Development, Digital Media and Creative Industries sectors. Through the provision of European work placements the project aimed to provide a valuable and essential bridge for participants from their vocational training course to employment or self-employment in their chosen sector, increasing their overall chances of success in the labour market in Ireland and across Europe. Our participants worked towards earning a Certificate in Entrepreneurship for Europe Creative Industries qualification, Diploma in Digital Marketing & Entrepreneurship or an Award in European Community Development The courses our participants undertook were specifically designed to develop workplace skills in an international context and thus provide significant vocational, professional and career development benefits.