The objectives we hoped to achieve when executing the project were: - Promote the development of the academic and professional skills of the participants. - Increase the possibilities of incorporation into the world of work of the participating students and increase their motivation to continue with higher education. - Provide teachers with the opportunity to learn about other educational systems and other methodologies that improve the attention to the demands of students and increase their satisfaction and motivation. - Establish links with other educational institutions, companies, organisations and other partners in Europe and promote cooperation between institutions. - Consolidate the process of Internationalization of the Educational Center, thus improving the attractiveness of our educational offer and our projection at local and regional level.
The IES Isla de la Deva is an Educational Center supported with public funds, located in Piedras Blancas, council of Castrillón, in an industrial area of central Asturias. It teaches Compulsory Secondary Education, Baccalaureate and Vocational Education and Training (VET). In this field, it has Intermediate Vocational Education and Training Cycles of the Professional Families Electricity, Installation and Maintenance and Health and of Higher Degree of the Professional Family Health. The VET cycles to which this project was directed are Electrical and Automatic Installations, Heat Production Facilities and Auxiliary Nursing Care. The center has participated since 2011 in mobility projects for internships for VET students and for teacher mobilities in Job-shadowing mode, with agreements in Italy, Germany and Poland.