Implementation The objectives were on the one hand to professionalize the learner and on the other hand to work on the development of the pupils. The students were prepared) through information sessions. The forms of work are activities and/or assignments guided by teachers, each with their own professional expertise. A planning was made to achieve the following goals: - Improving professional skills - Working on the development of the learner - Working on the integration of young people into society - School career guidance in the field of learning and working - Achieving the key competences that contribute to the general education of the learner - Exploring the pedagogical-didactical knowledge/approach in the Netherlands We started by exploring the care concept - holism - through research. In the internship this care concept was applied in a real-life context. In the workplace, the following objectives were achieved: - Improvement of the care and guidance competencies linked to the curriculum objectives of the training of caregiver and educator-coach - Improving the transfer that the students can make by executing their practiced competencies in a new context - Improving social skills - Improving the learning competences of the learners: being able to receive feedback and apply it in their actions - Improvement of pupils' social skills - Improvement of the intercultural competences - Improvement of the cognitive development - Insight into one's own professional behaviour - Learning to reflect - Being able to work with care - Being able to treat the other with care - Promote socio-relational development We worked on learner development: we realized activities aimed at learning to function independently. The return trip was prepared by the students independently. They received lessons on budget management; ICT skills (create BLOG and Matrix household budget); professional jargon etc. Social skills were practiced. Working on the integration of young people into society: these activities focused on living together and participating in society. For this we organized cultural activities. School career guidance in the area of learning and working: - Encouraging students to engage in lifelong learning - To increase opportunities on the labor market - Exploring and comparing professional profiles/educations - Exploring the labor market Our team visited a Dutch school to compare vocational profiles. And they also made a working visit to us. Exploring the pedagogical-didactical knowledge/ approach in the Netherlands (for teachers): - Getting acquainted with other pedagogical- and didactical approaches - Implementing didactic hints
Background Since several school years, our school offers our students the unique opportunity, to complete a foreign internship. For several school years our students have completed internships at the Martha Flora Nursing Home. We have had a good cooperation for several years. From this cooperation we have the guarantee to achieve the intended objectives (striving for a quality internship). We started this project to achieve several goals and because we are convinced it is an added value for our students. We wanted to further professionalize our students in the field of caring and assisting needy people/people with disabilities. The students got acquainted with the concept ‘holistic approach’ of the caretaker and were able to experience the care of one-to-one relationships. Through different activities we wanted to contribute to the development of the students, such as being independent, empowered, civic-minded etc. Starting from the pedagogical project of het Gemeenschapsonderwijs this project fully aligns with its GO! values, developing the learner. As a school we wanted to further anchor international cooperation, which we succeeded in and we can be proud of. There have been other international exchanges (ENNE- project: 2021-2-BE02-KA210-VET-000049008 ) within the fields of Design and Hair Care. Our working group on internationalization was further expanded. There have been exchanges at school and student level (Portugal and Italy). Also from this project - Call 2020 - we have continued the cooperation with the school Vista College Maastricht in the Netherlands. Also from another project there has been an exchange with Sweden. The Swedish school visited our school this school year. We also worked on the integration and school career of young people. With this foreign internship, our students can also be employed in the Netherlands in the future. The partner encourages our pupils to come and work with them. Thanks to Europass, the students now have a certificate to find a job within Europe.