The apprentices' learning experiences are intended to provide opportunities to enhance and deepen intercultural competencies, as well as language, personal, social, and professional skills. The mobilities promote adaptability to intercultural structures and strengthen personal competence through independent problem-solving and resilience-building. Participants adapt to unfamiliar social structures, thereby fostering communication skills, openness, and empathy. They learn to reflect on cultural differences and develop intercultural sensitivity. Through internships/learning experiences in their professional areas, participants expand their professional competencies. Additionally, apprentices activate and deepen their language skills in authentic situations, leading to increased confidence and proficiency in using the foreign language. job shadowing activities of the teachers serve not only for individual competence building but also for the development of sustainable cooperation with European partners and the strengthening of project coordination. This is intended to lay the foundation for the integration of additional educational courses and an internationalization strategy.
Berufskolleg Neandertal is committed to providing a comprehensive vocational education for its learners. We firmly believe that European encounters make a crucial contribution to the development of comprehensive international, vocational, and personal competencies. Building on the success of a kick-off project in 2018, we aimed at continuing the positive experiences with Erasmus+ mobility programs and establish the foundation for a successful internationalization strategy. Through European learning experiences, apprentices have the opportunity to gather valuable insights within a European context, expanding and deepening their intercultural, personal, social, and professional competencies. We aim to not only reflect the European idea in our mission statement and school program, but also actively integrate it into our everyday school life. It is important to broaden awareness of cultural diversity and enhance the ability for intercultural communication and collaboration. In an open, inclusive, and respectful learning environment, we strive to ensure that our learners can operate successfully on a local, regional, as well as international level.