CESIE welcomed 60 Polish students to carry out a vocational training in various companies and commercial activities of Palermo.
This abroad internship experience, inherent in the project “Foreign internship – an opportunity for improvement of vocational qualifications”, was accomplished by the vocational school “Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnazjalnych No. 3 im. Krola Jana III Sobieskiego” (StalowaWola – Poland), within the framework of a systemic project “Apprenticeships and practical placements abroad for IVT students” co-financed by the Foundation for the Development of the Education System in Warsaw and by the European Union under the European Social Fund, Human Capital Operational Programme.
The 60 students were divided into 2 groups of 30 each, and stayed in Palermo from the 14th to 27th September 2014 and from the 27th September to 10th October 2014, doing an internship in line with their school courses:
- Gastronomy & Catering
- Hotel Business
- Trade and marketing
- Economics
- Tourism and Travel
- Landscape architecture and gardening
- ITC
The objectives of the project, as well as those of the actors involved, are to gain work experience and skills. Since it was implemented in a different cultural context, the students had the chance to know a new culture and enrich their cultural and professional perspectives.
The local hosting companies loved the commitment and professionalism shown by the students and were happy to be involved in the project implementation phase.
For more information please contact youth@cesie.org
