ABOUT THE LEARNING BY DOING INTERREG PROJECT

The Learning by Doing project was initiated by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry in INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme with the financial support by the European Union.

Project partners represent the whole 14 countries of the Danube Region: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. 

The project aims to improve the capacities of all relevant VET actors through the reinforcement of regional, national and transnational partnerships in order to ease the transition towards more company and practice-oriented forms of WBL in VET in the Danube countries.

The project runs from 1 January 2017 till 30 June 2019 with total budget of 2,3 million eur.

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THE PRIORITY OF THIS PERIOD

The main task for the first period of our project was to identify at the level of each partner country the most relevant Stakeholder Group, and to motivate the envisaged members to engage themselves in common work during the project implementation. Each of the 9 partner countries created their Stakeholder group, involving more than 170 members, with a balanced distribution of the relevant actors:

One of the first results of these groups is the analysis of the detected critical challenges of WBL in VET. Once country results were specified, it was possible to identify the common challenges for the transition towards more company-based WBL in VET in the Danube region, including:

• the need for a better and more structured communication cooperation among stakeholders, from both the institutions’, companies’ and schools’ side;
• the need to improve the image of VET and to increase the interest and motivation of students towards the VET pathways
• the need to ensure qualified mentors and teachers in order to better adapt the curricula to the market requirements

These conclusions serve as the basis for the content of future activities, like national capacity-building plans, bilateral staff exchanges leading to the elements of the WBL Danube Observatory.

News and events

The national students fair in slovenia, january 26-27 2018

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for VET (CPI) participated together to the national students' fair in Slovenia, INFORMATIVA, which took place on January 26th and 27th 2018, in Ljubljana. Read more

transnational meeting in ljubljana, february 27-28 2018

On February 27-28th 2018, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia hosted a transnational working meeting of the project Learning by Doing, co-financed by the ESSR in the IPA Fund under the Interreg Danube program. Read more
 

Staff exchange in hungary, march 20-21 2018

On 20th and 21st of March 2018, the first staff exchange programme was organised in Hungary. Participants from Serbia, Bulgaria and Czech Republic actively took part in a two-day programme in which they had a chance to learn about dual education implementation in Hungary. Representatives from the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, the Budapest Center for dual training, the National Center for education, as well as lead experts from significant Hungarian institutions, presented the Hungarian experience and actively discussed with the experts from partner countries. SME representatives and Nestle Global Youth Initiative Alliance also participated, adding to the program their experience and best practices.
 

job fair in varazdin, april 12 2018

On April 12th 2018, the Croatian Chamber of Economy Varazdin County organized an exhibition and a presentation of the project Learning by Doing at the Job Fair in Varazdin. Read more

staff exchange in belgrade, april 18-19 2018

During April 18-19th 2018, a staff exchange for the project partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina was organized in Subotica and Belgrade. The partners from BiH were introduced to different models of the vocational education in the Republic of Serbia and had the opportunity to visit the Education Fair in Subotica. At the Fair, a panel was organized during which the five largest secondary shools in Subotica presented their educational programs and experiences, as well as their key partners - companies and institutions participating in the implementation of secondary vocational education and training programs.
 

capitalization event: university vern - zagreb, april 19 2018

The Croatian Chamber of Economy Varazdin County attended the Kick-off Event of the Project EDU-LAB: New Danubian Governance in Labour Market Relevance of Higher Education and "VET Schools Partnership Network", University Vern, Zagreb, April 19th 2018. Read more

STAFF EXCHANGE IN BRNO, April 24-25 2018

During April 24-25th 2018, a staff exchange was organized by the Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce. The aim of the international workshop was to present the steps when applying Dual Vet elements in the Czech Republic, the exchange of experiences, the presentation of results and inspiration. In two days there were 9 presentations in total: the activities of the Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce, Centre of Education for Everybody Brno - Bosonohy, Technical Education from young age, Problems in Dual System of Education from young age in the Czech Republic, FabLab - opened digital workshop in Brno, etc.

STAFF EXCHANGE IN ROMANIA, June 5-6 2018

A bilateral staff exchange was organized in June 5-6th 2018 in Romania by the Hunedoara Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with NCTVETD for the partners from Danube regions, interested in the current perfomance in Romanian VET education. The programmes included two interactive days focusing on the Romanian decentralisation model known as "multilevel governance" in VET training. This action extended the impact of the local interventions in Hunedoara County at the level of other regions in Romania - Region North East and Region Center - by involving the experts for social parnership from these regions. Read more
 

TRANSNATIONAL MEETING IN BRNO, JUNE 10-11 2018

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brno, Czech Republic organized in June 11-12th 2018 the mid-term conference of the project, where also each partner (including ASP's)  participated. The agenda of this working meeting included a Steering Committe Meeting, bilateral meetings between partners and LP, a roundtable discussion about the Feasibility Study on the WBL Observatory and the preparation of national level strategies including policy recommendations with stakeholders to modernize VET systems. Read more

GET INVOLVED!

Stakeholders who would like to know more about the VET education systems in the Danube region, learn about best practices, or who would like to give input or ask questions, are encouraged to contact us. We are also looking forward to your comments, feedback and shared links and photos on our social media platforms.

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GET TO KNOW THE LEARNING BY DOING PROJECT PARTNERS

Read here about the Learning by Doing project partners!
 

CONTACT US!

Project Coordinator

BUDAPEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

1016 budapest, Krisztina krt. 99, Hungary

Ms. Vedrana Knezevic - Project Manager

knezevic.vedrana@bkik.hu

Communication Office

HUNEDOARA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

330025 Deva, 1 December 1918 Street, no 23, Romania

Ms. Crinela Gafton - Communication Manager

crinela_gafton@yahoo.com
 

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