Aim 1/ Strengthening further our existing partnerships at European and National Levels to maintain confidence and discuss future possibilities for partnership co-operations and as a mobility provider. Aim 2/ Deepen our understanding of the Vocational Education systems across Europe: course content, skill sets of learners, curriculum development plans, and initiatives focusing on increasing attainment level, social inclusion, cutting level of student drop outs. Aim 3/ Engage in activities and provide services which support further the development of language skills, improve the quality of the applications/letters prepared by the learners, and help destroy the barriers to participation in mobilities. Aim 4/ Monitoring / evaluation / Dissemination of the impact of Brexit on the Educational Sector in the UK and Europe to be able to adapt, identify solutions which can support the continuation of cross-borders mobilities. Aim 5/ Staff Professional development: language skills development
The Placement Factory objectives are: - To provide opportunities for learning mobilities which are relevant, of high quality and well supported. - To contribute to the development of better cooperation between the world of education and training and the world of work. - To foster and promote best practise, innovation and cooperation between education and training providers and other stakeholders. - To promote Global Citizenship values and promote intercultural awareness. - To provide quality opportunities for English language development The context in which we operated at the time of applying to the grant was very much impacted by BREXIT and the UK deciding to leave the European Union. The negotiations were only starting at the time of our application and the impacts this would have on freedom of movement were totally unknown. We applied to this grant programme as we saw 2020 in particular as the year to explore new possibilities, new ways of co-operating with our existing European partners and expand our range of services.