International and European activities

Datblygiadau rhyngwladol ac Ewropeaidd

Siân HolleranInternational Coordinator/Cydlynydd Rhyngwladol

sian.holleran@colegaucymru.ac.uk

Aims

Raising the aspirations of learners and staff through participating in European funded projects

An overview of international activity in 2011/12

Leonardo da Vinci fundingIt supports UK vocational

education and training (VET) organisations, staff and learners to work together with European

partners to improve training, skills and employability.

Comenius

Comenius in-service training

Youth in Action

Skills for employability

Leonardo da Vinci – www.leonardo.org.uk

Grundtvig – www.grundtvig.org.uk

Transversal – www.transversal.org.uk

Funding available for participants in 2012/14

Travel: 400€ maximum (actual costs)

Language preparation: 200€ (only for participants)

Daily subsistence: Depends on the European country but the amount will cover accommodation, insurance and daily living expenses

Leonardo da Vinci funding for mobility

All Wales Apprentice Mobility 2011/12

International CoordinatorColegauCymru • Bid submitted (Feb 2011)• Successful bid (May 2011)• Work placements (Sept 2011

to April 2012)

Basque Country

Catalonia

Tuscany

Ibiza

Coleg MorgannwgEngineering (4)

Yale CollegeCatering (4)

Total apprentices

8

Neath Port TalbotEngineering (4)

Coleg GwentCatering (2)

Coleg LlandrilloConstruction (3)

Total apprentices

9

SwanseaYouth Offending

Service (4)

Total apprentices

4

Ystrad MynachCustomer Services(4)

Total apprentices

4

TOTALS

28 PARTICIPANTS8 COLLEGES

5 CURRICULUM AREAS5 COUNTRIES

Croatia

Deeside

Engineering (3)

Total apprentices

3

92, 000 Euros

International CoordinatorColegauCymru • Bid submitted (Feb 2012)• Successful bid (May 2012)• Work placements (Sept 2012

to April 2014)

Catalonia

Italy

Cardiff & Vale Graphic Design (3)

Coleg MorgannwgBeauty Therapy (2)

Catering (2)

Neath Port Talbot Engineering (2)

Deeside Business (2)

Total participants11

BridgendConstruction (5)

YaleAutomotive

Engineering (4)

MorgannwgChildcare (2)

Total participants11

TOTALS63 PARTICIPANTS

12 COLLEGES8 CURRICULUM AREAS

7 COUNTRIES

All Wales Apprentice/Learner Mobility 2012/14

Netherlands

Gower College

SwanseaPlumbing (4)

PowysAgriculture (4)

Total participants

8

Finland

GwentWelding (4)

Automotive Engineering (3)

Gower College SwanseaElectrical

Engineering (4)

Total participants11

France

Yale Catering (4)

Total participants4

Germany

Neath Port TalbotWelding (2)

Morgannwg (Austria)Engineering (2)

DeesideEngineering (2)

Llandrillo

Construction (2)Automotive

Engineering (2)

Neath Port TalbotConstruction (2)

Plumbing (2)

Total participants14

Denmark

Ystrad MynachChildcare (4)

Total participants4

216, 600 Euros

All Wales Apprentice Mobility2011/12

Tuscany

September 2011

Everyone is really friendly and willing to help in any way possible. We are looking forward to getting out into the Italian community to learn new skills, to explore a different culture, to meet new people and to also visit the companies where the young people will be working.

Dale Newell and Charlotte Hodgens

Preparatory Visits 2012/13

All Wales apprentice mobility (3)Project Lifecycle 2013/15

Leonardo/Ecorys

Preparatory visits deadline: 3 December 2012

Preparatory visits completed: February 2013

British Council/Comenius in-service trainingPreparatory visits deadline: 3 deadlines per year depending on when the mobilities are due to take place

Bill.Burson@britishcouncil.org

Expressions of interest from interested colleges/curriculum areas

Forms sent out by ColegauCymru: August/September 2012

Deadline to submit to ColegauCymru: 30 September 2012

Preparatory visits: September 2012 - January 2013 College staff

All Wales apprentice mobility (3)Project Lifecycle 2013/15

Preparation of bid: December 2012/January 2013 College staff/Siân

Bid submission: 3 February 2013 Siân

Notification: Mid-May 2013 Ecorys/Siân

Work placements: September 2013 – April 2015 Siân/Colleges

Contracting: 30 August 2013 Ecorys/Siân

Employer engagement Apprentice selection

Language & cultural preparation

Liaison with European partner

Travel plans

Accommodation

Accompanying staff Insurance

Health & Safety

Risk Assessment

Employer engagement

All Wales apprentice mobility (1)Project Lifecycle 2012/13

Involve your target group of employers as soon as possible!

Language & cultural preparation

• 200€ per participant• CILT Cymru• Accreditation

Apprentice selection

A fair and transparent process needs to be in place to ensure

consistency across the colleges

Liaison with European partners

Keep in regular contact with your European partnersThey may request reciprocal arrangements for their learners

Insurance

• Employers liability• Personal travel insurance• EHIC (European Health Card)

Health & Safety/Risk Assessments

• Health & Safety Managers

Travel plans/accommodation

International activities 2011/12

2 Spanish students undertake a 3 month work placements with renewable energy companies in Neath and Swansea (link through Gower College Swansea), 3 Spanish students undertake a 3 month work placement at GE Healthcare, Tongwynlais (link through Coleg Morgannwg), 1 Spanish student works for a month at ColegauCymru (June, July and December 2011)

Visit to France hosted by the Regional Council of Brittany (May 2011)

Attendance at the International Education Strategy Group meeting which includes representatives from Welsh Government, HE and FE (May 2011)

Official launch of the Wales China FE consortium by the First Minister for Wales during his visit to China in October 2011 (October 2011)

Wales China FE Consortium

1. Coleg Gwent

2. Cardiff and Vale College

3. Ystrad Mynach College

4. Coleg Morgannwg

5. Bridgend College

6. Gower College Swansea

7. Coleg Powys

8. Coleg Harlech WEA (N)

9. Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

10. Deeside College

11. Yale College Wrexham

August 2011

Grace Tan

Appointed in August 2012

Wales Week 2011Chongqing, China

Student Skills ExchangePrincipals’ Visit

Wales Week 2012Chongqing, China

Wales Week 2012Chongqing, China

Wales Week 2012Chongqing, China

International activities 2011/12

Learners and staff from Deeside College and Pembrokeshire College visit the ‘Olympiades des Métiers’ in Brittany (February 2012)

VETPRO visit from the Basque Country in Spain to look at strategies for youth entrepreneurship in Wales (March 2012)

Visit to FE colleges in Wales by a delegation of Libyan officials from the Ministry of Labour and Employment (March 2012)

Visit to Wales by Welsh Government overseas staff – presentation to the staff of the HE and the FE sectors in Wales (April 2012)

Visit to India by the First Minister for Wales with direct references made in a press release on his return to the potential partnership opportunities for FE colleges in Wales to develop the skills of 500 million young people!! Deadline for UKIERI bids with a specific strand for skills development (April 2012)

Attendance at UK India Skills Partnership in London organised by the High Commission for India in London (May 2012)

Siân HolleranInternational Coordinator/Cydlynydd Rhyngwladol

sian.holleran@colegaucymru.ac.uk