Moving in Europe : Training for Real Opportunities

The institute Vespucci -Colombo for many years plays a very important role in Livorno, for training in logistics and tourism. 5 years experience in international mobility , first as a partner and then as a promoter , which allowed him to expand the internship offers to its students.

The project "METRO " wants to be an opportunity for collaboration with the local partnership to meet the needs of the students of classes IV dell'IIS " Vespucci - Colombo " expansion prospects in key European training for companies in many sectors related to this field of study, education institutions , public bodies responsible for economic development, to education and to the connection between school and work . Also this year will be used for ECVET elements which will be a further opportunity for knowledge , for the local area , the European ECVET system for the transfer of credits within the Memorandum of Understanding.

The basic need is the need to be able to train a new generation of administrative , accounting , management, tourism experts , technicians and operators of well-being , skills necessitated by rapidly changing technologies and market ( including the EU key competences foreign languages , learning to learn, social and civic competences , initiative and entrepreneurship , and then the adaptive capacity , technical skills of the respective sectors). Therefore, it is believed that the project participants would get concrete answers to the need to update, professionalization , extending the competencies and operational capabilities , by means of an international internship .

More in detail the educational goals of the participants, focusing on:

- The acquisition of skills related to 1) the accounting, administrative and management in a European view , 2) administrative and managerial applied to the handling of cargo and passengers 3) the management and promotion of tourism products and services ; 4) supply and administration of services for the well-being 5) I.T.

- improving language skills /improvement of socio-cultural skills to complete specific technical skills

- Acquisition / improvement of key skills to complete the personal and professional path .

Objectives of the promoter and the partnership are:

- Increase the quality of training

- Expanding and improving the skills of their students

- Make students more employable current / future professionals

- Bring the world of school to the world of work responding to the needs of the local market and European ( and the variety of the local partnership , which sees public, private , chamber of commerce , etc. ) demonstrates the intent.

- Disseminate information of the existence of the European programs for young people and for those involved in training

The expected results are : to complete the training and employability of final participants , enhancing the efficiency of partner companies who will have qualified staff and updated , an improvement / innovation courses offered by IIS " Vespucci - Colombo " in terms of quality and enriched by a European scale , the widespread dissemination of experience at various levels.

The project of a total duration of 12 months, involves the participation of 40 students : 12 in the commercial / administrative , 10 in the field of integrated logistics systems , 10 in the tourism sector and 8 in the wellness industry

The project includes 4 streams than 5 weeks: 12 mobility in Valencia ( ES ), 10 in Derry (UK ), 8 in Amiens (FR) and 10 in Limassol (CY) . The phase of mobility will take place in May- June 2015.

Coordinator:  I.I.S."VESPUCCI-COLOMBO" (Italy) 

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
Andreas Orthodoxou LTD (Cyprus)
B98500325(Spain)
IN-PRIMA LTD (Cyprus)
CENTRO STUDI AZIENDALI (Italy)
Provincia di Livorno Sviluppo (Italy)
Welcoma (France)
Itinera progetti e ricerche (Italy)
SOCIETA' AEROPORTO TOSCANO (Italy)
ESTETICA_OGGI di Bartoli Fulvia (Italy)
Advisers for International Programs in Spain SL (Spain) PRIVATE INSTITUTE PLATO EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD (Cyprus)
North West Academy of English (United Kingdom)
ATLANTICA LEISURE GROUP(ATLANTICA MIRAMARE BEACH) (Cyprus)
Exertus Services Limited (Cyprus)
BYSTEAND_COIFFEURS (Italy)

Start date: 01-11-2014

End date: 31-10-2015

EU Grant: 130.900,00 €