The aim of this project was to reactivate the projects that existed before the pandemic. The main objective was to improve lifelong learning by expanding the participants' skills in the areas of creativity, flexibility and problem-solving on the one hand and their personal and social skills on the other. In addition, this independent and multi-perspective approach promotes the ability to adapt to current requirements throughout a person's working life and also the ability to make professional transfers. The expansion of foreign language skills was also an important goal of the project. This goal was achieved. The pupils acquired new qualifications, were able to expand their intercultural and linguistic skills and acquire and develop social skills. A common goal of all project partners was also the further development of the adaptation of the levels within the European Qualifications Framework in order to award comparable educational qualifications and thus simplify the recognition of foreign school-leaving qualifications and provide more transparency. qualifications and to allow more freedom for professional mobility.
The vocational schools Fredenberg in Salzgitter have a predominantly technical profile, which is characterized by the five large companies (VW, Salzgitter Stahl, MAN, Bosch and Alstom) in Salzgitter. In addition to the technical professions, the BBS currently offers 2,300 students a wide range of subject areas, including food crafts, personal care, home economics, nursing and social pedagogy. The first school partnership dates back to 1994. Since 1995, regular exchanges have been held with institutions in other European countries. We successfully completed the last Leonardo project in 2014 and worked with Tandem and the German-Russian Youth Exchange Foundation for many years. We have been submitting Erasmus+ applications since 2015. The coronavirus pandemic brought these activities to a standstill, which is why we tried to reactivate existing contacts by applying for this short-term project. The school has a 10-member steering group for European activities that meets monthly. This group of people takes care of all exchanges to other European countries and the implementation of European topics in everyday school life.