<< Objectives >>Initiation of lifelong learning in the classroom via digital media for the job or beyond school classes. Accordingly, a concept for digital devices in the vocational classroom is being developed, which is to be included as an integral part of all teacher trainings. To this end, good practice examples from both partners are collected and assessed based on jointly developed conditions for success. A digital guideline for teachers will present good-practice examples and their implementation.<< Implementation >>In partner country:- shadowing of school lessons where digital devices are in use in the classroom. - exchange with colleagues about method, pros and cons, good-practice examples, implementation, testing of new lessons, collection of student/teacher feedackOnline/at home:- analysis of situation before and after the pandemic concerning online teaching and digital devices in the classroom- analysis of existing digital teaching modules incl. methods/materials- development of a guideline<< Results >>Results: - establishment of a digital handout of all (inter-/cultural) findings on requirements, presenting the various activities / options for BYOD in the vocational classroom and their pros and cons- development of lessons for good digital teaching on the above basis- establishment of a teaching guideline for the use of digital devices in the classroom with exemplary teaching units (2 - 4) incl. evaluation of feasibility, functionality and effectiveness- final hybrid event

The project could not be implemented as planned. Initially, the Dutch partner received a rejection from their national agency. The first thematic focus (WP1) was planned under the leadership of the Dutch partner. The remaining partners worked on the topic in their schools. Results were exchanged, but neither the planned expert discussions nor the practice visits could be carried out. The coordinators of the participating schools met in Germany in January 2020. Results were compared and the further strategic approach, in detail the project meeting in Germany (WP2), was planned. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the second project meeting also had to be canceled. In the hope of an improvement in the situation, we agreed to make another attempt in autumn 2020. However, no project meetings could be held either in autumn 2020 or in spring 2021. Further work on the topics only in the partner schools without direct encounter and workplace experience no longer appeared to be expedient to us. Furthermore, an extension would not have helped, because in principle we would have had to start with new groups of students at the beginning, so we decided not to continue the project.

<< Objectives >>Globe@Home project aims at facilitating further organisational development on converting the concept of Internationalisation at Home (IaH) into practices and action that supports the emerging need to develop more inclusive, green, and digital approaches that enable all students and staff, particularly the non-mobile groups, to experience the international and intercultural learning benefits.<< Implementation >>The project brings together three European VET providers, providing a structured opportunity for the exchange of experience, transfer of good IaH practices from one context to another. Furthermore, the project facilitates innovating and piloting new virtual activities that bring the internationalised experience to the home campuses, enabling everyone equal access to international, -cultural, and multilingual capacity development.<< Results >>Developed activities allow the students, and staff of the partner organisations to establish and maintain new transnational social networks, resulting in increased international engagements at different levels. Overall investments of the project advance the further institutional integration of IaH and mainstream the practices into the daily routines of VET schools and the different subject studies.

Erasmus+ programme which already has provided learning opportunities abroad for 4 million people within the period of 2014-2020 is expected to be even more significant with upcoming financial period doubling the programme budget and providing mobility opportunities for 12 million people. Rising numbers of student and staff mobility inside European union confirms the tendency and political will to correspond globalization needs seeking to improve learner’s competences in terms of ability to work in international environments. As well as future specialists must be prepared to work in international environment, training providers, preparing those specialists, have to assure and be able to correspond up to date needs of the learners and employers. VISION project partnership strongly believes that these expectations might be corresponded within organization and implementation of quality-assured mobility - one of the main objectives of each consortium member long-term internationalization strategies. In addition, VISION activities aim to consolidate the European efforts on enforcing usage of learning outcomes for comparison and transferability between vocational education and training programmes in different European countries and to foster quality-assured mobility in IVET as well as to contribute to the strategic objectives for VET in Europe (in particularly increasing attractiveness, excellence, flexible access, internationalisation and mobility in I-VET and C-VET).Thus the goal of VISION project is to assist VET service providers from Lithuania, Italy, Netherlands and Finland to tackle the challenges in terms of internationalization strategies and quality-assured mobility implementation within establishment of sustainable network equipped with necessary knowledge, skills, tools and instruments. Achievement of 3 main objectives will lead to the accomplishment of the aforementioned goal:-establish sustainable network in accordance to participating organizations internationalization strategy needs;-share experience and knowledge in the field of VET learners incoming and outgoing geographical mobility planning, organization and exploitation;-Put into practice improved knowledge, skills and abilities of staff members as well as arrangements necessary for quality-assured mobility implementation while applying ECVET based instruments.The objectives will be achieved within organization of:a) 4 joint-staff training events on quality assurance within geographical mobility, responsibilities of tutors/mentors implementing quality-assured mobility, soft skills development of mobility participants and ECVET instruments application;b) Development of set of instruments for sustainable ECVET partnership in Beauty sector qualifications;c) Blended mobility of VET learners putting in practice updated skills, knowledge’s as well as developed instruments;d) National dissemination events to introduce VISION project achievements and experience to stakeholders. VISION project will be implemented by four VET organizations from Lithuania, Italy, Netherlands and Finland:Karaliaus Mindaugo profesinio mokymo centras, Lithuania;Essenia UETP - University and Enterprise Training Partnership s.r.l., Italy;Nova College, Netherlands;Savo Consortium for Education, Finland.

This project is a multidisciplinary project with six organisation from six different countries around the Europe representing different fields of education. Agriculture, animal husbendry, horticulture, environment and forestry, business, tourism and hotel management and social- and health care. Project objective is to build the competencies of VET organizations for providing Green Care education cross sectoral. Each organisation has a great expertise in their own specialized fields of education. On top of that they have great merits from the past international projects and curriculum development work.Experiences and research have shown that the use of Green Care activities can produce health, social or educational benefits for a variety of client groups. There is a growing movement towards green care in many contexts, ranging from therapeutic applications of green exercise activities, social and therapeutic horticulture, animal assisted therapies, wilderness therapy, ecotherapy and care farming. Green Care can also provide new livelihood opportunities for farms and other rural enterprises, and also contributes to rural viability and the quality of the rural environment. There is a great demand to educated labor with knowledge of this ideology to work in the businesses providing Green Care in its different forms as a part of their rehabilitation services for disabled, elderly or socially excluded people. Provided Green Care education will help to solve this problem arisen from the working life sources. Project organized transnational project meetings and workshops disseminating its actions and results via EfVET communication channels to make information available for all. Activities arranged participating teachers and managers from the organisations and entrepreneurs and representatives from different associations related to subject. As a result the project created http://gogreencare.eu/ -webpage for the Teacher’s Guidebook for Green Care-education in upper vocational education to provide Green Care educated labor for answering working life’s demands and future needs. From Teachers Guidebook you find Green Care teacher’s material and tips how to use GC-method on your teaching.The teaching and learning material is divided in to five different approaches related to green care activities:1. Animal assisted approach (Finland) 2. Horticultural approach (United Kingdom)3. Forestry - Nature approach (Estonia) 4. Nursing and health care approach (Finland) 5. Wellness and Hospitality approach (Cyprus) You find also stories about how to use Green Care in different context (Best practices) and lots of Additional material for find out more and learn Green Care methods. All material is free to use and easily load up. The results in the long term will increase the professional skills of the teachers and staff of participating organisations and produce higher quality of education.Coordinator Ylä-Savo Municipal Federation of Education/Ylä-Savo Vocational College, FIPartners1. Savo Consortium of Education/SAKKY/, FI 2. EDEX/Intercollege, CY 3. Bridgwater College/BC, UK 4. Parnumaa Kutsehariduskeskus/PKHK, EE5. European Forum for Technical and Vocational Education and Training- EfVET, NL