1. NEWSLETTER
NUMBER SEVEN
JUNE 2014
ABOUT THE PROJECT
This project will be an opportunity to guide students
to identify their capabilities and skills and will help the
organizations establish a guidance methodology.
Most of the students who are on the edge of selecting their
ways for their future education are unsure and indecisive
about which occupation to choose and which school offers the
best options. Sometimes, the Vocational Guidance they
receive is inadequate; therefore, they don't know which career
opportunities they have in front of them. Any wrong decision
that they could take could affect their Life Long Learning
Process negatively. To avoid such situations, this project aims
to develop a methodology to guide students through a wide
range of opportunities for their further Vocational and/or
Educational Training.
1. PROJECT MOBILITIES
Visit of Liepaja city council
Visit of VECC Liepaja State technical school
Visit of Kuldiga Technical School
Latvian culture
2. PROJECT RESULTS AND ACTIVITIES
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2. 1- PROJECT
MOBILITIES
EIGHT MOBILITY Liepaja (LATVIA)
Eight and last visit of project were organized in
Liepāja, Latvia from 8th till 11th of June.
During this session participants had opportunity to
get know two municipalities Liepāja and Kuldīga. Main
objective of meeting was to work on final report, cope
with uncertainties and making conclusions about project,
by comparing settled goals with achieved results.
Visit of Liepaja city council
In first day was organized visit of city council.
There were two meeting held.
One with Mr. Gunārs Ansiņš,
Deputy Chairman of the Liepāja
City Council: gave presentation
about Liepaja economic
development and further city
development plans. In discussion
also were included questions
about education role in new
sector development.
Second meeting was held with Ms. Ilze Cēbere, Project
manager of the Educational department of Liepaja:
presentations of the activities and opportunities in career
guidance in Liepaja. State organized guarantee events for
youth and Project NEET (not in employment, education or
training) what are initiated from EU side and organized by
State Employment agency. Examples were given of good
practice in the promotion of career choices in Liepaja.
3. Visit of VECC Liepaja State technical school
Visit of Liepaja State
technical school practical
training workshops. Guests
were visiting carpenter,
mechatronic, electric and
woodworker organized
informative workshops,
meetings and discussions
were organized with learners
and educational staff.
Visit of Kuldiga Technical School
Meeting with director of school Dace Cine.
Presentation about VECC
Kuldigas Technical School,
introduction in programs
that are in realization.
Good practice examples in
career development-
Craftsman school,
cooperation with other
regional professional
schools.
Visiting practical workshops of auto mechanic,
woodworker and electrician specialty students.
Meetings and discussions with leading teachers.
4. Latvian culture
During visit participants had opportunity to get
familiar with Latvian National culture. There were
excursions organized in city and region. Host institution
arranged possibility to taste tradition foods, meeting in
folk center „Namīns”. There was possibility to
experience tradition song and dance performances
organized by folk group „Atštaukas” and dance
performance by VECC Liepaja State technical school
folk dance group „Odziņa”.
2.PROJECT RESULTS
AND ACTIVITIES
NEWSLETTERS informs about Project activities after
each meeting of participants.
E-BOOKLET is virtual booklet were collected each
countries best good practice examples in career choice
development.
VIDEOS OF CRAFT. Each country has developed a
video material about one of professions.
MOODLE PLATFORM IN PARTNERS LANGUAGE
containing all materials produced during the project life.
FACEBOOK GROUP was created to promote Project
results and better inform about activities not only
participants of Project but also young people that may be
interested in this topic. Group is opened and available to
everyone.
BLOG leonardovocationalguide.blogspot.com is virtual
environment were all Project materials are collected.