JAV Educators and students participated in all proposed and coordinated activities to ensure the achievement of the set goals. One of the project's activities is student mobility, in which students will do internships in partner organizations for 2 weeks in France, Great Britain, Germany, Portugal and 28 days in Italy, Spain, Malta, Denmark. The second activity of the project provided professional education specialists with work observation and exchange of experience, familiarization with student internships in partner organizations, learning new teaching methods, practical skills in organizing the educational process based on the work environment. On their return, teachers and students gave reports on the work and newly acquired knowledge during the mobility, as well as made proposals for innovations in the field of education at the school. The goal of student mobility helped them better learn the chosen profession, developed their professional competence, knowledge, skills, as well as skills, provided an opportunity to get acquainted with new work methods and techniques, as well as learn new technologies. The level of students' knowledge was increased, they gained a greater understanding of their chosen profession, and gained work experience. What was obtained made a significant contribution to the growth of students' personality, as well as career development. The second activity of the project envisaged the observation of the work of vocational education specialists and the exchange of experience, familiarization with student internships in partner organizations, learning new teaching methods, practical skills in organizing the education process based on the work environment. Vocational education specialists and practice leaders improved their knowledge in conducting practical lessons, organizing teaching work and the education system in Europe.
Jelgava Crafts Secondary School - hereinafter - JAV, upon receiving project approval, started the preparation of the project "Improving the professional competence of students and teachers of Jelgava Crafts Secondary School" No. 2020-1-LV01-KA116-077238, in order to cultivate the better chosen profession, work experience in other European countries , language of another country, culture and career development, motivate students to learn, therefore preventing early school leaving. The responsible project coordinator is a person who, with his experience, responsibility, financial literacy and professional quality assurance of work, implements the Erasmus project and passes it on to the other persons involved in the Erasmus work. The deputy director and JAV director was responsible for the monitoring of compliance with Erasmus quality standards. The director is responsible for the quality of the Erasmus organizational process, when organizing the Erasmus internship departure meeting, correspondence with the host organization, student selection, preparation, stay at the internship site, quality of internship work, preparation of evaluation documents are discussed. The progress of the work in the practices is monitored by the educator, and there is also communication in Whatsapp groups and with the officials and managers of the practice hosting the practice. Internship is organized according to the internship program using Ecvet. We applied for international practice in order to 1) gain international experience in new fields, new technologies, 2) strengthen and supplement the English language and 3) teachers to be able to plan and implement education.