Aufbau einer Partnerschaft für Aufbau eines Modells zur Identifizierung und Entwicklung von Kompetenzen im Bereich der Proaktivität bei den Berufsschülern
▶Summary
The main objective of the project was to lay the groundwork and develop a partnership for a larger innovative project that would develop tools to identify and develop proactive skills in young peo...
▶Objectives
The main objective of the project was to lay the groundwork and develop a partnership for a larger innovative project that would develop tools to identify and develop proactive skills in young people during vocational training for the use of vocational teachers and trainers. Detailed objectives and results were: - Exchange of experiences within and outside the partnership about the practical use of instruments to create personal initiative during vocational training - Explore and create a database of European educational institutions dealing with the issue of proactivity in education, including vocational training - Development of recommendations for institutions in the field of vocational training, teachers and trainers about the accessible tools for identifying and developing proactive competencies among young people in vocational training.
▶Activities
The following activities were carried out in the project (on and off budget): - Management - regular project meetings of the experts and the steering group in person and online - Creation of the outputs (definition and characteristics of proactivity, questionnaire for the survey in 3 languages as a sheet and online survey for the database, implementation of the survey, telephone and online meetings with the institution candidates for the database, final version of the database, guide for trainers and vocational teachers in 3 languages, how to recognize proactive behavior and promote proactive skills in vocational students) - Dissemination activities - presentation of the results in person and online in Germany and Poland, sending emails to potential users of the results (in Germany, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Italy), maintaining social media (Facebook, Twitter), information on the Partner websites, presentation of the results at various events and as part of the experts' participation in other projects - Agreements with interested institutions on the development of follow-up projects on proactivity.
▶Impact
At the beginning of the project, the experts developed a definition and 7 characteristics of proactivity. Using a direct and an online survey in 3 languages (German, Polish and English), a database of institutions interested in implementing projects in the field of proactivity was created. In addition, a guide for trainers and vocational teachers was developed in 3 languages (German, Polish, English) on how to recognize and promote proactive behavior among trainees and vocational students. The project partners also described interactive teaching methods that are suitable for working with proactive trainees and students.