Improve the professional, personal, and linguistic skills of 20 students with fewer opportunities by providing them with work experience at leading European organizations, allowing them to put what they've learned into practice, gain skills that will be useful in future jobs, and practice English, and the language of the hosting country in order to increase their employability and positive social participation. Improves the educational system (curriculum, social activities, teaching methods) and the school's digital technology, in line with the needs of the labor market as well as during epidemics like the COVID-19 era. Add social activities to improve European identity and environmental responsibility and increase awareness of European laws and values and the Erasmus+ Programme. Build long-term international partnerships with hosting organizations to promote the exchange of knowledge and best educational and training practices. Internationalize our school, and boost its reputation, which will enable us to have an effective intervention in the problem of unemployment and school dropouts.
EPES intended through this project to respond to the urgent demand COVID-19 era by improving the digital system of the school and offering online education during the pandemic crises to improve the education system (curriculum, social activities, teaching) to suit the labor market needs and foster the students’ social engagement, build long-term partnerships with the hosting orgnisations for further cooperations, boost its reputation among the VET schools in its region, and intervene productively in the problem of youth unemployment and early school leaving. Nevertheless, in line with Erasmus+ Programme objectives, this project is intended to improve the skills of 20 young students professionally and personally, help them to define their active role in society and practice three languages (together with Portuguese), by exposing them to real work experience while living in another culture performing social activities designed to raise their awareness of the environmental sustainability and European values.