The main goal of the project was to increase the attractiveness, quality, efficiency and effectiveness of professional practical education in the HORECA industry, through the development of cooperation with foreign entrepreneurs and the creation of new opportunities for professional development of 26 students studying in professions related to the catering, nutrition and food industry, 3 teachers of vocational subjects and 1 UPEMI employee. Detailed objectives (quantitative and qualitative): - Preparation and implementation in cooperation with ZSOiZ, a foreign partner and Greek enterprises from the HORECA industry, an innovative internship program; - Strengthening key competences, practical skills and knowledge of the core curriculum of 26 participants; - Involving at least 15 students with so-called fewer opportunities; - Improving the professional and personal competences of 3 ZSOiZ teachers and 1 UPEMI employee thanks to participation in mobility; - Strengthening the prestige of UPEMI as open to Europe and developing through international cooperation and building the capacity to cooperate in subsequent initiatives; - Development of appropriate assessment systems, certification and validation methods based on learning outcomes.
Project entitled "Strengthening human resources in the catering industry through the mobility of students and", implemented in the period 01.11.2022 - 30.11.2023, was another international initiative serving the professional and personal development of students of the HORECA industry. In order to meet the existing problems and expectations - of schools, their students and employers of the HORECA and food and nutrition industries, UPEMI opened the door and, together with the cooperating partner school in Ciechanowiec (ZSOiZ), created new opportunities for students of technical and vocational schools, who, as part of the main project activities, took part in preparations and 2-week foreign professional mobility, dedicated to internships in Greek enterprises. In accordance with the framework documents and assumptions of UPEMI in the field of support for the vocational education sector, the project was aimed at: - Increasing access to international mobility, including support for students in difficult life situations; - Strengthening the competences of UPEMI staff and partner schools; - Exchange of good practices with institutional partners of the education and VET sectors; - Development of the European dimension of UPEMI activities.