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This module focuses on how schools can motivate students to complete their school path in order to be ready for the job market through the exploitation of opportunities to study, carry out voluntary service and work experience abroad making use of mobility funding and cooperation initiatives.

Mobility to Learn and Work

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Chapter 2 – The importance of Mobility
2.5 Main transversal skills that can be acquired through mobility experiences
The understanding and concept of interpersonal skills is different across countries, but in general they refer back to a number of important competencies (Communication, Problem-Solving, Collaboration and more) these can be learned and can help people to transition from school to the world of work, as well as within different range of occupations and sectors. Improving interpersonal skills means to enrichen basic skills, such as the ability to communicate in your own language and to communicate in foreign language. We understand interpersonal skills, skills such as, learning, social and civil responsibility, initiative and entrepreneurship, cultural awareness and creativity. Interpersonal skills might also mean: getting along with others, helping others, responding to concerns, resolving conflicts, motivating people and being a team player.

It is considered that learning social and civil responsibility is way easier to understand if it takes place in an environment where they can be practiced. Cultural awareness, for example, can be practices while living and studying abroad, experiencing different cultures. Even creativity is something that can be, and should be done, during the mobility project.

The European Qualification Framework (EQF) is described with a system of 8 levels, which includes not only working knowledge, but also includes different skills, such as cognitive (logical, intuitive and creative thinking) and practical skills (dexterity, use of methods, materials, tools and instruments) and also knowledge. EQF starts with basic knowledge, and working under strict supervision, up to independent work. “EQF allows any national qualifications systems, national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) and qualifications in Europe to relate to these levels. Learners, graduates, providers and employers can use these levels to understand and compare qualifications awarded in different countries and by different education and training systems.” (Source http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/search/site?f0=im_field_entity_type%3A97#)
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Date: 2016.09.13

Posted by Aneta - Lithuania

The E- learning package provides effective methodology on how to deal with students at risk of early school leaving and motivate them to continue their educational path.

Date: 2016.09.05

Posted by Christine CLOES - Belgique

In Belgium a group of secondary schools is involved in a pilot project supported by the European Social Fund. The “Accrojump” project is a cooperation project between eight technical and vocational schools located in the same region. This original project lets students at risk of early school leaving carry out traineeships in a partner school that offers other options better fitting to their personal project.
It is an innovative concept of “mobility” that can be applied inside a country or region. Thanks to this project the traditional competitive relationship between schools turns into complicity and solidarity.

Date: 2016.08.03

Posted by A. Navas - Spain

Good overview of all the chances to study or work abroad.

Date: 2016.07.10

Posted by P.B. - Italy

For teachers the section of the portal is useful because it offers a series of tests to know and exalt the pupils’ potentialities. Teachers can also inform pupils about the concrete possibilities of working and living abroad.
The contents of the package are undoubtedly very useful, because they permit the deep knowledge of all the possibilities offered by the labour market.
In particular the Mobility section offers an exhaustive explanation of how many possibilities are now offered by the European Union for those who want to start relationships with foreign countries. Finally it stresses the importance and the opportunity to start entrepreneurship at school, so students can start to think about this possibility since they are attending their schools.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Panunzio Laurent - France

The module is interesting because they bring light on some subjects and give advice.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Didier Cahour - France

All modules are well written, especially the fifth one on “Mobility to learn and work”. It gives ideas about apprenticeship and I think in our society, it’s a good alternative for young students to enter the job market. It would be interesting for every European country to develop this kind of training.

Date: 2016.07.06

Posted by Gherca Iulian - Romania

This module focuses on how schools can motivate students to complete their school path and accelerate their preparation for the job market through voluntary service and work experience abroad making use of mobility funding and cooperation initiatives. The module deals with general information about mobility, some statistics and European policies, goals and benchmarks, its impact on social life, necessary intercultural understanding and transversal skills and practical tips on application forms and procedures to be respected. The theoretical issues are supported by a collection of students’ success mobility stories.

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