We finally succeeded! After many attempts we met at our first real face to face meeting in the beautiful town of Poprad, Slovakia.

Hosted by our partner HORAL, engaged on the same days in the annual sports competition organized by them, we were able to talk about all the project steps, progress and activities of each partner. It was a moment of exchange and growth for the project, and also of fun thanks to the participation of Graziano Sciabordi, a member of SpoletoNorcia in MTB, in the sports competition.

The SENSE Project C1 training UK April 2019

The SENSE Project first training course was delivered from the 10th to 12th April 2019 in Newcastle under Lyme in the UK by SES13-19 Ltd.

The course was attended by 8 Czech delegates, 4 from each partner organization, 5 Irish, 4 Italian, 4 Cypriot and 3 Romanian delegates.

SES13-19 Ltd was tasked with delivering a 3-day training course on how to recruit, induct and manage STEM Supporters. With this, a focus on Female Ambassadors as role models for girls and young women was required.

The aim was that staff from partner countries to visit the hosting country and learn from the practice there. This was through observation, discussion, workshops, interactive practice, demonstrations, and other methods. The training program was highly interactive and enabled participants to learn what worked well in the UK and other countries and gain background knowledge and experience. During the training, each partner had to showcase a good practice activity from their own country.

The topics of the training: Recruitment including addressing, Equality and Diversity Induction, Support for STEM Supporters including Resources, STEM Clubs and Projects.

The next appointment is on the 5th of June in Timisoara, Romania.   

As part of the "TECHNIC" project (Technology Partner for Innovation and Cooperation for VET)in the period 6-10 February 2019 in Germany, in the towns of Pritzwalk and Potsdam, the second week of training C2 - SP-VET-SHORT - Short-term joint staff training events - Vocational Education and Training was held.

The activity was organized by Bildungsgesellschaft mbH Pritzwalk and during the day in Potsdam by MANCOM gbg, both partners of the project and addressed to those responsible for promoting the school image and professional and technical education (VET).

The training activities were held in 5 days focused on the following topics: promotion of TVET in the community in order to increase the number of students interested in this field; professional advice and guidance tools and methods used in Germany; the relationship with businesses and local authorities to develop VET and to attract young people to vocational and technical education; the use of ICT tools in the promotion of TVET. The evaluation of the learning activity was carried out both during the courses, through practical activities, and by completing an evaluation questionnaire. At the end of the five days of the course, the Certificate of Participation was handed out to all the participants.

Thank you for the hospitality and see you at the next meeting! :)

During the week from 12 to 16 November, the "C1 - SP-VET-SHORT - Short-term joint staff training events - Vocational Education and Training" of the Erasmus+ KA 202 TECHNIC project took place.

During the training week, many issues concerning VET were discussed: the relationship between schools and workplaces, guidelines and proposals of carrier models, marketing and management, ICT tools etc. Special thanks to the institutions that have hosted us and have added value to this experience: the Public Employment Service in Perugia (PES), ICT Cavallotti-Baldelli, Ponti Engineering VET Center, PLURIVERSUM center, METRICA center, and the Host Consulting. Also a heartfelt thanks to our partners  Inspectoratul Scolar Judetean Alba, Alexandru Domsa Technical High School Alba, Consiliul Judetean Alba, Technological High School "T. Cipariu"- Blaj, Bildungsgesellschaft mbH Pritzwalk, MANCOM GmbH, IPSIA "L. Santarella". 

Near the Christmas holidays, the Staff of Umbria Training Center takes the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

After the second transnational meeting in Pritzwalk (Germany) for the TECHnical partNership towards Innovation and Cooperation for VET 2017-1-RO01-KA202-037478 project, we publish the second newsletter which shows the progress of the project and the main outputs. The next transnational meeting is scheduled in Bari in March 2019.

The Erasmus + K2 "SENSE" project - Shaping, Enhancing and Nurturing STEM in Europe, had its first transnational meeting in the Czech Republic, in the city of Zlin. The objective of the project is to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies, ie courses of study and educational choices aimed at increasing competitiveness in the scientific field, in order to improve the correspondence between the supply of skills and job applications.

Seven partners who sat at the table of the partnership: the Zlin Region (Czech Republic), the training company TREXIMA (Czech Republic), the educational center SES13-19 (England), the council for education and training GRETB (Ireland), the University of Cyprus - Department of Sciences, the center for the promotion of lifelong learning CPIP (Romania) and our training center UTC - Umbria Training Center (Italy).

After the presentation of the subjects of the partnership, the first meeting was focused on the organization of the works and on the specifications for the realization of the project outputs:
O1 Training course for new STEM trainers
O2 Methodology for teachers on interactive, attractive and modern ways of involving young people in STEM education
O3 Strategies tested and suitable for the support and development of talent in STEM courses
O4 Strategy Paper: a brief recommendation for decision makers in VETs

Waiting for the next meeting, we wish all the partners a good job!

From December 4th to 7th the first transnational meeting of the partisan promoter of the project "TECHNIC - TECHnical partNership towards Innovation and Cooperation for VET" was held in the town of Alba Iulia cod. 2017-1-RO01-KA202-037478. This is a strategic partnership project Erasmus +, in collaboration with the provincial school office and the province of Alba Iulia, the professional institutes "Alexandru Domşa" of Alba Iulia and "Timothy Cipariu" of Blaj (Romania), the center of GBG training of Pritzwalk and the consulting agency "Mancom GmbH" of Potsdam (Germany), the Professional Institute of Industry and Crafts "L. Santarella" of Bari and our association "Umbria Training Center" (Italy).

The general objective of the project is to improve the supply of vocational training schools (VET) for students and their parents and, through the exchange of good practices, develop marketing strategies for vocational schools and plan orientation actions in entry to potential new students. A tangible result of the project will be a Vocational Counselling Guide, addressed to teachers, trainers and local managers.

This first meeting, between work sessions and visits to local partners, laid the foundations for an intense and profitable collaboration. In the next period, the professional partner institutes will share the profiles of their respective qualifications and local format contexts, giving us an appointment from March 19 to 23. 2018 in Pritzwalk (Germany) for the second transnational meeting!