Project Open Dialog Network for Inter-professional Education and Training
Technical College – Yambol as a partner of Vocational College of technical sciences – Edirne is starting implementation of project Open Dialog Network for Inter-professional Education and Training 2007CB16IPO008-2009-1-055 under Programme IPA Cross-border cooperation Bulgaria-Turkey. The duration of the project is from 01.07.2011 to 30.06.2012. Total budget of the project is 99128 €.
The main goal of the project is To establish Network of open dialog for education and training to contribute increasing the level of the qualification training of the students from the technical colleges in Yambol and Edirne according to necessities of the business in the cross-border region. There will be three groups of beneficiaries: Students of both colleges in Yambol and Edirne, Academic staff of colleges in Yambol and Edirne, Deputies of the business from the cross-border region. The results of the activities of the project will be accessible for Internet users. We will initiate, develop and carry out open dialog of inter-professional education and training. By this Open Dialog Network we will publish information, share problems and results - to attract interested individuals and organizations.As a result of the implementation of this project we will investigate possibilities of students to work and live in the cross-border region. Some students can take part as researchers. As a result of this analysis will be acquire valuable information about business requirements to both technical colleges regarding the students' theoretical knowledge and practical skills.The students will gain knowledge in areas, which according our discussions with business bodies and students inquires is important for their professional realization. This is additional knowledge in inter-professional and interdisciplinary areas, contemporary technologies and English language.
The specific goals of the project are: To study the possibilities for future realization of the students from both colleges in the cross-border region and to evaluate the adequacy of the professional training of the graduating students
To examine the existing innovative practices in inter-disciplinary training and inter-professional education and to spread and put them into to practice in the cross-border region.
Project activities:
Research employability of students in cross-border region, Study of good practices of interdisciplinary and inter-professional education of students, Partial repairing and furnishing multifunctional laboratories for European Computer Driving License and language learning, Formation of inter-professional competencies: A Module «Entrepreneurship for starting own business».; A module „Career development and team work”, Implementation of education in the areas of modern technologies: A module „Computer qualification for certification program „ European Computer Driving License”, Implementation of education of inter-discipline professional competencies: A Module «Safety and quality of the food»; A Module “Ecologically and economically beneficial car driving”; Module „Innovations and Ecology in Textiles and Fashion Industry”; Module „The Gas equipments and new application techniques”, Implementation of education of inter-discipline professional competencies: English language education for students and academic staff, Discussion round table “Interdisciplinary and inter-professional knowledge and skills in European educational area”, Actualization of curriculums in Technical College – Yambol and Vocational College of Technical Science – Edirne, Final meeting in Yambol for common assessment and long-term collaboration Program.
Information and publicity: There will be carry out press conferences and bilingual booklet. The implementation and results of the activities will be published in project site: (http://sites.google.com/site/opendialognet/), and information campaigns in media. There will be realized 4 thematic meetings of the team.
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