BALTIC VET Skills competition in catering and food industry sectors

Topic(s) addressed

• Quality assurance

• International relations and cooperation

• Cooperation between educational and business institutions

Target groups

• VET students in catering and food industry

• VET teachers

Methodologies

• Skill competition was created using the shared knowledge and expertise of the project partners.

• Teachers' collective experience was compiled into a set of materials: “Manual for Organizing Competitions”, “Competition Rules” and “Participant's Evaluation Guidelines”.

• The competitions comply with the requirements of EUROSKILLS and WORLDSKILLS.

• 18 students were selected to take part in blended mobility (an online meeting and a week of practical activities).

Environments

• All partners are active in the ERASMUS+ program.

• The project innovation at an international level focuses on how to enhance professional skills in the VET sector through skills competition.

• The project offers the chance to share ideas and best practices and provides lessons and inspiration for developing vocational skills and training systems.

• the international network between experts from VET and industry on the European level

• Increasing the quality of local/national/international skills competitions

• The project as an instrument for organizing competitions

Teachers

• 11 VET teachers participated in creating intellectual outputs and increased their skills and competencies.

• They created a Manual for organizing competitions for VET students in catering and food industry,

• prepared Competition rules,

• developed Participant's evaluation guidelines.

Impact

The project: 

• contributed to the prestige of VET and the self-esteem of learners, boosting their motivation to master their skills, 

• helped to improve students’ employability and competitiveness,

• created close cooperation with industry experts 

• raised the public awareness of VET as a valuable career choice

• encouraged students of general education to choose vocational qualifications.