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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 4 – Mobility opportunities to work
4.4 International Job Research
There are several job opportunities available in the EU and outside EU. The most important are:

EPSO: The European Personnel Selection Office is responsible for selecting staff to work for the Institutions and agencies of the European Union including the European Parliament, the European Council, and the European Commission. On average, EPSO receives around 60,000-70,000 applications a year with around 1,500-2,000 candidates recruited by the European Union institutions.

EURAXES: EURAXESS is a European Research Area (ERA) initiative providing access to a complete range of information and support services for European and non-European researchers wishing to pursue research careers in Europe.

Embo: EMBO is an organization of more than 1700 leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences. The major goals of the organization are to support talented researchers at all stages of their careers. IT is possible to benefit from EMBO Long-Term Fellowships and EMBO Short-Term Fellowships.

UN: the United Nations offers wide array of jobs in terms of functions, departments, geographic locations, and even organizations or fields of work. It also offer the opportunity to work in multi-cultural teams with people from all backgrounds and cultures who have wide perspectives, experiences, expectations as well as approaches.

Unesco: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). Its purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration. The staff recruitment is carried out by The Bureau of Human Resources Management (HRM).

Nato: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance. The organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. Several vacancies for international civilian staff positions are available in the various NATO locations world-wide.
Online Resources
  • EPSOWeb site of the European Personnel Selection Office
  • EURAXESWeb site of the EURAXES
  • EMBODirect link to the fellowship available in EMBO
  • EURAXES under European Funding Links of external websites suggested by EURAXES providing fellowships and grants at European level
  • EURAXES und National Funding Links of external websites suggested by EURAXES providing fellowships and grants at national level
  • EURAXES on an international level Links of external websites suggested by EURAXES providing fellowships and grants at international level
  • UNESCODirect link to the carrier available in the UNESCO
  • United Nations Direct link to the carrier available in the NATO

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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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