The objectives pursued by the “ADVANCE IN UE” project were: 1. To strengthen the acquisition of technical skills in VET Learners that can be immediately used on the current job market, in particular for the benefit of students in the 3rd and 4th classes enrolled in the AFM, SIA, Tourism, Mechatronics, Automation courses; 2. To improve language skills of VET Learners through mobile and virtual mobility training courses, offering them the opportunity to live a 30-day immersive experience in a foreign context; 3. To enforce the virtual and transnational dimension of strengthening activities for VET Learners, so as to contribute to the general training of students and the consolidation of their professional profiles; 4. To contribute to the creation of a European VET Area, strengthening the Institute's networking and cooperation with European VET Institutions.
The Institute of Higher Secondary Education “V. BACHELET - G. GALILEI” situated in Gravina in Puglia (BA), carried out the project “ADVANCE IN UE: ADVANCE, sustaIN, continUE professional training”, started on 01/12/2022 and concluded on 30/11/2023 (n° 2022-1-IT01-KA122 -VET-000073410 - CUP CODE E81I22000190001). With this project the school wanted to offer its students of the 3rd and 4th classes enrolled in the AFM, SIA, Tourism, Mechatronics, Automation courses, a training and professionalizing opportunity abroad in order to enhance their technical, linguistic and transversal skills and facilitate job placement after obtaining the diploma. Specifically, the I.I.S.S. “V. BACHELET - G. GALILEI” had noted: on the one hand, an increase in the demand for qualified labor especially from medium-tech companies in sectors such as e-commerce, mechanics, and industrial automation; on the other, the presence of skills mismatch significantly in the Puglia region which often leads to emigration phenomena and impact the local industry at a high technological and digital level.