The aim of this project is to develop and encourage learners and staff within the scope of professional development and acquisition of new competencies to discover the relationships among people of diverse cultural backgrounds, get acquainted with their culture and respect their own cultural identity. This project aimed to help learners and employees acquire intercultural competences through international cooperation, active participation in mobility programs and project activities, provide innovative professional training, improve intercultural competences and strengthen European identity. It was also aimed to include at least 4 participants of disadvantaged groups and suffering from social exclusion in the mobility activities. It was also aimed to share knowledge and skills with foreign partners and carry out 2 staff training (teaching assignments) visits, while gaining training experience in a different cultural environment.
In the 2017-2022 Internationalization Strategy of Kaunas technical vocational education centre (hereinafter - Kaunas TPMC) and in the new International Strategy for 2022-2027 (hereinafter - the Strategy) (2022-09-01 following the merger of three vocational training organizations was established Kaunas Education Center of Technologies (hereinafter - Kautech)) the priority areas of activity have not changed - the development of opportunities for lifelong learning, the common European market, the free movement of labor. In order to implement the vision and mission of the Strategy, this project aimed to: 1) Strengthen existing and create new partnerships. 2) Intensify outgoing mobility. 3) To acquire intercultural competences. In order to strengthen existing partnerships, the project included: 2 organizations – from projects of EU programs in Croatia and Finland; 10 organizations – are long-term partners in Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Croatia, France and etc. In order to create new partnerships, 9 new mobility partnerships were established: 1 organization – through the EFVET network; 2 organizations – we were recommended to host organizations; 3 organizations – recommended to us by partners; 3 organizations – EU project partners.