South West College aspired to secure funding to enable as many apprentices as possible to avail of a vocational mobility opportunity as for teaching staff as possible.
"Successful Learning Internationally Triumphs" (SPLIT) was supposed to enable 258 apprentices to undertake a 2 week traineeship in European companies related to Hospitality, Media and Art and Design, Computing and Business, Mechanical Engineering, Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing, Travel and Tourism, Childcare, Health & Social Care, Mechanics and Electricians. The traineeships was to be linked with the participants NVQ and BTEC level 3 programmes. The "SPLIT" project was also also to enable 48 of the college vocational teaching and support specialist staff to undertake one week specialised training and job shadowing in the areas of Virtual Services, Business Services, French Language, Hairdressing, Special Needs, Tourism and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. (STEM) THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES were as follows: 1. To offer 258 apprentices a 2-week traineeship mobility in Europe. (See enclosed Training Plan Appendices) 2. To specifically focus on the inclusion of participants with fewer opportunities particularly those facing cultural, geographical & educational barriers. 3. To improve the transversal skills & competences of young people and particularly those running a high risk of being unemployed and socially marginalised. 4. Encourage international 48 staff training mobility’s as a mechanism to innovate & improve current pedagogical practices in critical Regional employment areas such as of Virtual Services, Business Services, French Language, Hairdressing, Special Needs, Tourism and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. (STEM) 5. To ensure that the learning outcomes of participating staff & apprentices are properly recognised & validated though Euro pass.
South West College aspired to secure funding to enable as many apprentices as possible to avail of a vocational mobility opportunity as for teaching staff as possible.