BALTIC VET Skills competition in catering and food industry sectors
Topic(s) addressed
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Quality assurance
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International relations and cooperation
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Cooperation between educational and business institutions
Target groups
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VET students in catering and food industry
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VET teachers
Methodologies
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Skill competition was created using the shared knowledge and expertise of the project partners.
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Teachers' collective experience was compiled into a set of materials: “Manual for Organizing Competitions”, “Competition Rules” and “Participant's Evaluation Guidelines”.
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The competitions comply with the requirements of EUROSKILLS and WORLDSKILLS.
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18 students were selected to take part in blended mobility (an online meeting and a week of practical activities).
Environments
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All partners are active in the ERASMUS+ program.
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The project innovation at an international level focuses on how to enhance professional skills in the VET sector through skills competition.
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The project offers the chance to share ideas and best practices and provides lessons and inspiration for developing vocational skills and training systems.
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the international network between experts from VET and industry on the European level
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Increasing the quality of local/national/international skills competitions
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The project as an instrument for organizing competitions
Teachers
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11 VET teachers participated in creating intellectual outputs and increased their skills and competencies.
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They created a Manual for organizing competitions for VET students in catering and food industry,
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prepared Competition rules,
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developed Participant's evaluation guidelines.
Impact
The project:
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contributed to the prestige of VET and the self-esteem of learners, boosting their motivation to master their skills,
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helped to improve students’ employability and competitiveness,
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created close cooperation with industry experts
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raised the public awareness of VET as a valuable career choice
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encouraged students of general education to choose vocational qualifications.
- Reference
- 2019-1-LT01-KA202-060530
- Project locations
- Lithuania
- Project category
- VET schools
- Project year
- 2022
Stakeholders
Coordinators
TARTU LINN, ESTONIAVSIA
- Address
- Estonia
Rigas Turisma un radosas industrijas tehnikums
- Address
- Latvia