Capacity Building to Support VET Internationalization Strategies Implementation and Further Development

Erasmus+ programme which already has provided learning opportunities abroad for 4 million people within the period of 2014-2020 is expected to be even more significant with upcoming financial period doubling the programme budget and providing mobility opportunities for 12 million people. Rising numbers of student and staff mobility inside European union confirms the tendency and political will to correspond globalization needs seeking to improve learner’s competences in terms of ability to work in international environments. As well as future specialists must be prepared to work in international environment, training providers, preparing those specialists, have to assure and be able to correspond up to date needs of the learners and employers. VISION project partnership strongly believes that these expectations might be corresponded within organization and implementation of quality-assured mobility - one of the main objectives of each consortium member long-term internationalization strategies. In addition, VISION activities aim to consolidate the European efforts on enforcing usage of learning outcomes for comparison and transferability between vocational education and training programmes in different European countries and to foster quality-assured mobility in IVET as well as to contribute to the strategic objectives for VET in Europe (in particularly increasing attractiveness, excellence, flexible access, internationalisation and mobility in I-VET and C-VET).Thus the goal of VISION project is to assist VET service providers from Lithuania, Italy, Netherlands and Finland to tackle the challenges in terms of internationalization strategies and quality-assured mobility implementation within establishment of sustainable network equipped with necessary knowledge, skills, tools and instruments. Achievement of 3 main objectives will lead to the accomplishment of the aforementioned goal:-establish sustainable network in accordance to participating organizations internationalization strategy needs;-share experience and knowledge in the field of VET learners incoming and outgoing geographical mobility planning, organization and exploitation;-Put into practice improved knowledge, skills and abilities of staff members as well as arrangements necessary for quality-assured mobility implementation while applying ECVET based instruments.The objectives will be achieved within organization of:a) 4 joint-staff training events on quality assurance within geographical mobility, responsibilities of tutors/mentors implementing quality-assured mobility, soft skills development of mobility participants and ECVET instruments application;b) Development of set of instruments for sustainable ECVET partnership in Beauty sector qualifications;c) Blended mobility of VET learners putting in practice updated skills, knowledge’s as well as developed instruments;d) National dissemination events to introduce VISION project achievements and experience to stakeholders. VISION project will be implemented by four VET organizations from Lithuania, Italy, Netherlands and Finland:Karaliaus Mindaugo profesinio mokymo centras, Lithuania;Essenia UETP - University and Enterprise Training Partnership s.r.l., Italy;Nova College, Netherlands;Savo Consortium for Education, Finland.