CONTACTO:

erasmus@pontepedrita.com

ERASMUS POLICY STATEMENT (Overall Strategy)

1. International (EU and non-EU) strategy.

A) How to choose the partners: Through personal contacts and professional visits.

By means of institutional support, requesting all the training proposals that the public institutions offers, especially the ones of our Autonomous Government and the Chambers of Commerce.

By means of working together with other educational institutions, being in contact with other vocational schools that already are taking part in these projects and that wish to expand their catalogue of specialities.

B) Geographical area: UE and other neighbour non EU countries.

C1) Most important objectives for the staff: Work with other Vocational high schools (Short cycles) and find companies where the students can do their training. Develop cooperation with partners in other EU or non-EU countries.

Most important objectives for the students: In order to get their final diploma, students have to enrol the compulsory module FCT which carry out real training in companies. So the main objective is to carry out this module in a foreign country in order to:

- Improve the professional and linguistic competences and widen their knowledge about the economic and social culture of the host country.

- Increase their social and intercultural skills and employability.

C2) Target groups: Students and staff of Vocational high schools, preferably those of the Superior Cycles of Marketing and Commercial management, International business and Social Cultural Entertainment.

2. Strategy for the organisation and implementation of international (EU and non-EU) cooperation projects.

We will choose the partners working with our social services and personal contacts.

To request our cooperation in Cooperation Projects it will be enough to contact by e-mail our coordinator.

Once we get the application we will go through it to see if it meets our international strategy. If it gets our approval we will advertise it between our students and staff.

We will select our candidates among the participation applicants in the Cooperation Project.

Our measures to support, promote and recognise the participation of our staff and students will be the same as the Mobility Activities of short cycle and we will acknowledge the work made with a detailed certificate.

3. Expected impact of our participation in the Programme on the modernisation of our institution (for each of the 5 priorities of the Modernisation Agenda*).

3.1. Increasing attainment levels to provide the graduates and researchers Europe Needs:

Reduce higher education drop-out rates.

Enhance quality and develop new ways to deliver education.

Attract a broader cross-section of society into higher education.

3.2. Improving the quality and relevance of higher education:

Find high quality training.

Increase competence and motivation of our teachers.

3.3. Strengthening quality through mobility and cross-border co-operation:

Increase the professional, social and intercultural skills of our students.

Develop new forms of cross-border cooperation.

3.4. Making the knowledge triangle work: Linking higher education, research and business for excellence and regional development:

Enhance close and effective links between our Vocational School and business.

Eliminate barriers between our institution and private actors.

3.5. Improving governance and funding:

Maximise the value of the resources invested in our Vocational School.

Try to develop our Vocational School as a centre of excellence.