Implemented Projects

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has implemented the Erasmus+ program project No. 2021-1-LT01-KA121-VET-000009730.

Project start date: 2021-09-01
Project end date: 2023-08-31
Project budget: 136520,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff in vocational education and training

Project activities:

• Job-shadowing
• Courses and training
• Short-term learning mobility of VET learners
• Long-term learning mobility of VET learners (ErasmusPro)
• Participation in VET skills competitions

The project aims:

1. To improve students’ vocational skills and general competences, thus improving the employability of future graduates.
2. To improve the competences of teachers and staff in order to improve the quality of vocational training at Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre. 
3. To develop quality international relations and cooperation with employers and social partners.

33 staff members and 38 students took part in the project activities and mobility visits.

26 staff members participated in job shadowing visits in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Malta, the Czech Republic and Sweden. 7 teachers participated in international training courses “Leadership and Management in educational establishments” (Prague, Czech Republic), “Digital Wellbeing: A New Challenge for Teachers and Students” (Rome, Italy) and “Emotional Intelligence: identify, harness & manage emotions” (Palermo, Italy).

3 students from the massage therapist programme took part in an international vocational skills competition in Denmark and 35 students from the massage therapist, paramedic, nursing assistant, chef (with social skills training), computer aided design operator, finisher and furniture maker modular vocational training programmes undertook a 2-4-week traineeships in Germany, Cyprus, Poland, Spain, France, Italy and Sweden.

By gaining new knowledge and experience, and learning about other countries’ methods, teaching and learning trends, mobility participants – teachers – are able to deliver more varied, modernised lessons, and to attract and engage students in the teaching and learning process. The aim is to improve the quality of lessons and students’ learning outcomes. After returning from observation visits and training courses, the staff of the training centre share their experience and new knowledge with the community of the training centre and with colleagues from other educational institutions through methodological groups, seminars and open lessons.

Discussions, exchanges of experiences and good practices encourage lifelong learning and increase students’ motivation to learn and develop. Exposure to new teaching methods, practical applications of knowledge and technologies also increases students’ employability.

In the long term, it is expected that there will be a reduction in the number of pupils who do not progress or drop out of school. Pupils will learn more creatively, develop their entrepreneurial spirit, become more career-oriented and more competitive in the labour market.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has implemented the Erasmus+ program project No. 2022-1-LT01-KA121-VET-000051661.

Project start date: 2022-06-01
Project end date: 2023-08-31
Project budget: 35560,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff in vocational education and training

Project activities:

• Job-shadowing
• Short-term learning mobility of VET learners

The project aims:

1. Encourage students and teachers to develop their practical skills through placements in other EU countries.
2. Ensure the quality of mobilities and the effectiveness of dissemination of project results.

4 staff members and 13 students took part in the project activities and mobility visits.

4 teachers participated in job shadowing visits in Italy and Germany. 

13 students studying in the modular vocational training programmes of Vehicle Repairer, Ornamental Planting and Landscaping Business Worker, Chef, Car Mechanic and Mechatronics Technician for Automatic Systems Operation undertook traineeships in Italy, Greece and Latvia.

By gaining new knowledge and experience, and learning about other countries’ methods, teaching and learning trends, mobility participants – teachers – are able to deliver more varied, modernised lessons, and to attract and engage students in the teaching and learning process. The aim is to improve the quality of lessons and students’ learning outcomes. After returning from observation visits and training courses, the staff of the training centre share their experience and new knowledge with the community of the training centre and with colleagues from other educational institutions through methodological groups, seminars and open lessons.

Discussions, exchanges of experiences and good practices encourage lifelong learning and increase students’ motivation to learn and develop. Exposure to new teaching methods, practical applications of knowledge and technologies also increases students’ employability.

In the long term, it is expected that there will be a reduction in the number of pupils who do not progress or drop out of school. Pupils will learn more creatively, develop their entrepreneurial spirit, become more career-oriented and more competitive in the labour market.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre took part in the activities of the Lithuanian Consortium of Vocational Educational Institutions “Darna” project No. 2022-1-LT01-KA121-VET-000065756, funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

Project No. 2022-1-LT01-KA121-VET-000065756
Project start date: 2022-06-01
Project end date: 2023-08-31
Project coordinator: Lithuanian Employers’ Confederation

Consortium members:

• Birzai Technology and Business Training Centre
• Elektrenai Vocational Training Centre
• Kaunas School of Information Technology
• Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre
• Klaipeda Technology Training Centre
• School “Art of Beauty”
• Vocational Training Centre “Zirmunai”
• Siauliai Technology Training Centre
• Vilnius Technology and Engineering Training Centre

Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals

Project activities:

• Job-shadowing
• Long-term learning mobility of VET learners (ErasmusPro)

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre implemented the sports project “WE ARE ACTIVE” No. SRF-FAV-2020-1-0128, funded by the Lithuanian Sports Support Fund.

This project was aimed at addressing the problem of inactivity at the Vocational Training Centre. The main objective of the project was to integrate physical activeness into the daily life of the community by organising physical activities, thus improving the health of individuals and their quality of life.

The project targeted several different target groups – young people, adults and people with disabilities or special learning needs. Not only students and staff of the Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre, but also Klaipeda residents living near the training centre and people from other organisations and educational institutions were invited to participate in the activities.

Project activities:

• An information seminar to inform the community about more active and healthier lifestyles;
• Training with TRX belts;
• Nordic walking;
• Physiotherapy exercises;
• Street dance classes.

Project activities took place in several locations:

• at the premises of the training centre at 67 Taikos Ave. and 5 Lelijų St., Klaipeda
• Melnrage-Giruliai
• at the Kretinga branch of the training centre, Sodziaus g. 1C, Kretingsodis

The project activities were implemented periodically from October 2021 to the end of June 2023. Due to the sufficiently long project implementation period, the variety of activities and the different locations where the activities took place, the project managed to involve more than 250 people living in the municipalities of Klaipeda city, Klaipeda district, Kretinga district, Skuodas district, Silute district and Palanga city. All the participants of the project activities gained valuable knowledge about healthy lifestyle and had the opportunity to engage in regular physical activity at least 2 times a week (some of the participants took part in several different activities at the same time, which means that they engaged in physical activities 4 times a week). Thanks to the regular contact with the trainers and the advice given by the trainers after the activities, the participants developed a natural habit of physical activity.

The activities raised awareness among community members and residents about the benefits and health effects of physical activity. The activities were also aimed at promoting not only physical activity itself, but also at motivating people to be physically active, to move more and to take responsibility for improving their health. It is hoped that after the activities funded by the project have ended, the participants will continue to participate in physical activities at least 2 times a week, feeling healthier and more motivated to be active in their leisure time.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the Erasmus+ program project “Improve in Europe”, No. 2020-1-LT01-KA116-077752.

Project start date: 2020-12-01
Project end date: 2022-11-30
Project budget: 102736,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: Mobility of VET learners and staff under the Vocational Training Mobility Charter 

The project aims:

1. To improve students’ vocational skills in order to improve the quality of vocational training at Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre, as well as to ensure better employability of future graduates.
2. To improve the competences of teachers and staff.

More than 50 people took part in the project activities. 17 employees of Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre took part in week-long job-shadowing visits in Spain, France, Greece, Cyprus and Malta. 35 students accompanied by staff from the training centre travelled to Cyprus, Spain, Poland, Greece, Italy, Estonia and Germany. In the foreign countries, students from the Indoor finisher, Furniture maker, Computer Aided Design Operator and Massage Therapist vocational training programmes undertook 3-4 week internships in real workplaces.

During the visits, they gained knowledge of the latest technological processes, learned how to carry out modern technological operations, and experimented with different materials and equipment. By gaining new knowledge and experiences, and learning about learning and teaching methods and trends in other countries, teachers are able to deliver more varied and modernised lessons, and to attract and engage students in the teaching and learning process. The quality of lessons and the pupils’ learning outcomes have improved. After returning from the job shadowing visits, the staff of the training centre shared their experiences and new knowledge gained in other EU countries with the community of the training centre and with colleagues from other educational institutions in methodological groups, seminars and open lessons.

Discussions, exchanges of experiences and good practices encourage lifelong learning and increase students’ motivation to learn and develop. Exposure to new teaching methods, practical applications of knowledge and technologies also increases students’ employability.

In the long term, it is expected that there will be a reduction in the number of pupils who do not progress or drop out of school. Pupils will learn more creatively, develop their entrepreneurial spirit, become more career-oriented and more competitive in the labour market.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the Erasmus+ program project “Learn and improve together”, No. 2019-1-LT01-KA116-060286.

Project start date: 2019-09-01
Project end date: 2022-08-31
Project budget: 91200,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: Mobility of VET learners and staff under the Vocational Training Mobility Charter 

The project aims:

1. To improve students’ vocational skills in order to improve the quality of vocational training at Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre, as well as to ensure better employability of future graduates.
2. To improve the competences of teachers and staff.

More than 50 people took part in the project activities. 18 employees of Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre took part in week-long job-shadowing visits in Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria and Germany. 30 students accompanied by staff from the training centre travelled to Poland, Cyprus, Estonia and Italy. In the foreign countries, students from the Indoor finisher, Furniture maker, Computer Aided Design Operator, Logistician Freight Forwarder and Massage Therapist vocational training programmes undertook 3-4 week internships in real workplaces.

Discussions, exchanges of experiences and good practices encourage lifelong learning and increase students’ motivation to learn and develop. Exposure to new teaching methods, practical applications of knowledge and technologies also increases students’ employability.

By gaining new knowledge and experiences, and learning about learning and teaching methods and trends in other countries, teachers are able to deliver more varied and modernised lessons, and to attract and engage students in the teaching and learning process. 

In the long term, it is expected that there will be a reduction in the number of pupils who do not progress or drop out of school. Pupils will learn more creatively, develop their entrepreneurial spirit, become more career-oriented and more competitive in the labour market.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the Erasmus+ program project “Improve yourself and teach others”, No. 2019-1-LT01-KA101-060374.

Project start date: 2019-09-01
Project end date: 2022-08-31
Project budget: 28375,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: Mobility of school education staff

Topics:

• Quality assurance
• ICT – new technologies – digital competences
• Open and distance learning

The aim is to promote teacher development and openness to innovation, with the aim of achieving personal progress for each learner.

The two activities chosen for the project are:

• Participation in training courses abroad;
• Observation of work in a foreign partner organisation in the field of general education;

16 participants were selected for the project activities, having expressed their interest in acquiring new competences and improving existing ones. The participants apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the project in their daily activities, integrating them into the content of lessons and the educational process, thus encouraging learners to achieve personal progress.

In total, teachers participated in a job shadowing visit in Estonia and 6 different courses in Italy, Spain, Hungary and Portugal:

1. “Multimedia learning environment – how to Use New Technologies to Strengthen Teaching and Learning Processes”
2. “Train the Trainer”
3. “Identifying Barriers to Learning – a Special Educational Needs Masterclass”
4. “Coaching and Mentoring to Support Teachers”
5. “Gamify Your Lessons”
6. “Stress Relief and Well-being Strategies for Teachers”

Teachers who have taken part in mobility visits and workshops abroad have increased their use of smart technologies and teaching materials in the classroom. By gaining new knowledge and experience, and learning about methods, learning and teaching trends in other countries, participants are able to deliver more varied and modernised lessons, and to attract and engage students in teaching and learning. The quality of lessons has improved; pupils’ learning outcomes have improved.

It is expected that in the long term the number of pupils who are not progressing or dropping out of school will decrease. Pupils will learn more creatively, develop their entrepreneurial spirit, become more career oriented and more competitive in the labour market. For pupils, it is important that teachers provide information about other countries and cultures, based on personal experience, and apply the practices of organising learning acquired abroad.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has implemented the project “Together we are Stronger”, No. NPAD-2019/10176, funded by the Nordplus Adult Program.

Project coordinator: Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre (Lithuania)
Project partner: Voru County Vocational Training Centre (Estonia)
Duration: August 2019 – July 2022
Budget: 4795,00 Euros

Aims of the project:

• Deepen teachers’ competences in modern, technology-related lessons, improving the quality of lessons, and enhancing teaching and learning as well as increasing interest in the subjects taught, encouraging students to be active participants in lessons, involving them in the teaching and learning process, raising their motivation, seeking to improve the attendance of students and increasing their progress. 
• Educate students on the basis of common global trends, latest experiences
• Encourage adults to learn so that they feel more than part of their country as well as the world community, expand their horizons and increase their country’s competitiveness with other countries. 

Participants:

• Estonia – 3 persons
• Lithuania – 4 persons

Activities carried out:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic-related travel restrictions both planned visits to partner organisations had to be moved to 2022.

28 March – 1 April, 2022 visit in Estonia. 4 teachers from Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre went to Estonia for a five-day visit. During the visit the teachers got acquainted with the Voru County Vocational Training Centre and the Crafts Centre. Representatives of both partner organisations presented their schools, discussed about their similarities and differences, and gave their presentations about adult vocational retraining in Estonia and Lithuania, and the innovativeness of the services provided by partner organisations and its compliance with the needs of the labour market. Teachers from Lithuania also had the opportunity to participate in theoretical and practical lessons, hear the presentation about the best adult teaching methods and adult student motivation, participate in various workshops and practical group activities, such as “Teaching methods for adults” or “The Social Worker profession – give it a try”, and engage in various formal and informal discussions. One day of the visit was dedicated only to Voru County Vocational Training Centre partners. The group not only heard the presentation about the social partners, but also visited their premises, got acquainted with their work, met their staff and shared information and good practice examples on practical knowledge needed for the adult students in the social worker program and communication methods used in social work and social assistance provided by the social workers.

9 – 13 May, 2022 visit in Lithuania. 3 teachers from Voru County Vocational Training Centre went to Klaipeda for a five-day visit. During the visit the teachers from Estonia got a tour in Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre and (at that time yet-to-be-opened) newly renovated most modern in Lithuania Construction Sectoral Practical Training Centre. Both teachers from Estonia and Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas VTC gave their presentations on the topics “Vocational training during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, adaptation, lessons learnt”, “Teaching online: changes in teaching methods, communication, class management” and “Teaching online: youth vs. adults. Main differences, greatest challenges, best examples”. During the visit guests from Estonia also got acquainted with online programmes and mobile apps used in online training, participated in an online learning simulation and had to do a practical group assignment using the programmes and apps. They also participated in theoretical and practical lessons. During a workshop with teachers and informal meeting with teachers and students they discussed such topics as: creating a fully online teaching plan; online student motivation, choosing the best programmes, communication and group management, adapting online techniques to practical learning; the sudden digitalisation of various services due to the COVID-19 pandemic; how to motivate students online; transition to and from online lessons; online programmes for distant learning. During the second half of the visit the teachers from Estonia got acquainted with the new Visiting Care Worker programme, found out about the current need of social workers in Lithuania, visited social companies, had a discussion with social workers about the social care differences in Lithuania and Estonia and participated in a workshop with students and teachers on improving social work.

Project results:

The most important outcome is that every partner presented their school and good examples in adult education. All participants were able to learn from each other – special skills, new teaching methods, different technologies, language, culture, history, etc. Partners had the opportunity to compare different study programmes. Participants acquired new knowledge and practical skills, also, got a better understanding of similarities and differences between Baltic countries.

During the implementation of the Project, teachers improved their skills in the English language and were encouraged to learn the language (or at least several main phrases) of the partner country. The activities carried out within the project were important for education of common-cultural and social competencies, allowing to educate public spirit and tolerance to other nations and cultures.

Every person, group and institution, involved in the Project, raised the quality of adults’ education as participants learnt from each other and shared their knowledge and skills.

This project aimed to build on the experience, examples and opportunities available in other countries to deepen teachers’ competences in modern, technology-related lessons, improve the quality of lessons, and enhance teaching and learning as well as increase interest in the subjects taught, encourage students to be active participants in lessons involved in teaching and / learning process.

At the same time, raising their motivation, thus improving the attendance of students and increasing their progress. Moreover, the project aimed to educate students on the basis of common global trends, latest experiences, and encourage them to learn in such a way that they would feel not only as part of their country but also as the world community, expand their horizons and increase their country’s competitiveness with other countries.

Participation in international projects gives the educators the widest space to explore discoveries from other countries by teachers and examples of successful experiences, encourage creativity and make meaningful insights. The majority of teachers who previously participated in professional development activities in a foreign country point to a change in the situation: teachers become more open to change and innovation.

   

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has been participating as a partner in the Erasmus+ KA2 funded project “INtheLOOP4VET: Improving VET Providers’ Uses of Graduate Tracking feedback” (project No. 2019-1-SE01-KA202-060542) since 1 September 2019.

This project responds to the need for VET institutions to strengthen their capacity to adapt autonomously to the needs of an ever-changing labour market, by making effective use of the benefits of operational flexibility, local market research data and links with local communities. All this is to be achieved through the efficient management and processing of graduate data in line with labour and other market needs. In addition, the project takes an integrated approach, i.e. it aims to promote the harmonisation of feedback practices and resources at inter-institutional level, the development of international standards, the sharing and co-processing of data, and the transparent implementation of these objectives.

Project duration: 2019-09-01 / 2022-02-28
Project website: www.intheloop4vet.eu
Project coordinator: Stiftelsen Kursverksamheten Vid U-auniversitet (Sweden)

Project partners:

• Klaipėda Vocational Training Centre of Ernesto Galvanauskas (Lithuania)
• CIPFP Valle De Elda (Spain)
• Greek Society for the Promotion of Research and Development Methodologies Astiki Etairia (Greece)
• European Association of Vocational Training Institutions EVBB (Germany)

The aim of the project is to develop a system and tools to enable VET institutions to make optimal use of alumni feedback data. This feedback mechanism consists of collecting graduate data, processing it and adapting it to the constantly changing labour market.

Project objectives:

• Increase the involvement of VET institutions in the design and implementation of feedback mechanisms.
• Strengthen the capacity of VET institutions to generate and collect data for monitoring graduate careers.
• Improve the use of VET institutions’ monitoring data for service adaptation purposes.
• Encourage VET institutions to share and compare graduate data.

Outcomes:

IO1 – Graduate career monitoring toolkit for VET institutions.
IO2 – Mechanism for correlation between career monitoring data and institution performance
IO3 – A framework for the adaptation of vocational training (to labour market needs)
IO4 – VET institutions’ recommendations and a repository of VET adaptation (labour market needs) results

For more detailed information on the intellectual products, please visit the official project page under Results and Activities.

The evaluation tool for VET institutions seeking to assess the quality of their educational provision/offerings through self-assessment and alumni feedback can be found here https://intheloop4vet.eu/tool/admin/login 

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has been participating as a partner in the Erasmus+ KA2 funded project “TRAINEE: Training and Raising Awareness through in-service Networks for Employment and Entrepreneurship” (project No. 2019-2-ES02-KA205-013730) since 30 December 2019.

Project duration: 2019-12-30 / 2022-03-31
Project website: www.traineeproject.eu
Project coordinator: Neo Sapiens SLU (Spain)

Project partners:

• Klaipėda Vocational Training Centre of Ernesto Galvanauskas (Lithuania)
• Coordinadora de ONGs de Desarrollo de La Rioja (Spain)
• Center for Social Innovation LTD (Cyprus)
• LVIA (Italy)
• Pista Mágica (Portugal)
• Youth Network MaMa (Slovakia)

The main aim of this project it to work together and exchange good practices related to training professionals who work on the support or advice of young people on employment issues or promote young people employability. Using new technologies and non-formal techniques, the project provides training for those in contact with young people to generate and promote service-learning opportunities while raising awareness about global issues and to allow that young people develop skills for their personal growing and employability.

Intellectual products produced by the project:

Learning E-platform https://traineeproject.eu/e-platform/
Vacancy Database https://traineeproject.eu/vacancies-tool/ 

Information videos produced by the project:

Video 1 (for NGOs, employment promoters): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiWXx086OMg
Video 2 (for young people): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnghNZ2EAH0

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre signed a contract in August 2020 on the financing of the project “Modernization of the dormitory at 18 Baltijos pr.”, No. 13.1.2-VIPA-T-113-02-0049, co-financed by the European Union Structural Funds, within the framework of the Operational Programme Measure 04.3.1.1-VIPA-T-113 Renovation of State-owned buildings (II).

Project implementation period: August 2020 – August 2022.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has faced the problem of not being able to provide adequate accommodation services. The dormitory owned by the training centre was in a poor state of repair, worn out and has not been renovated once in 50 years.

In order to solve this problem, the Training Centre has set a project objective to improve the living conditions of students in the dormitory of Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre.

To achieve this goal, the dormitory was renovated, i.e. the floor on the ground, the basement slab and the facade of the building were insulated.

The Training Centre is pleased that the successful implementation of the project has led to the following results:

• Reduced heating costs, thereby reducing greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions;
• The building’s infrastructure complies with hygiene standards;
• Increased energy efficiency in buildings, achieving an energy performance class B building.

Programme: Measure 09.4.1-ESFA-T-736 of the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for Investment of European Union Funds “Supporting and promoting the acquisition of practical skills”.

The project is funded by the European Union Structural Funds.
Project implemented by Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre.

Project partners: 

• UAB “Pirklio baldai”; 
• UAB “Atostogų parkas”; 
• UAB “Asmodas”; 
• UAB “Statmax”; 
• UAB “Lorna”; 
• BĮ Klaipeda city forster home; 
• Kretinga Social Services Centre.

The aim of the project is to increase the relevance and attractiveness of vocational and adult training to the needs of the labour market by providing practical skills training in the workplace and in a sectoral practical training centre.

Planned results. The project will provide apprenticeship training to: 4 apprentices in the Carpenter Vocational Training Programme, 12 apprentices in the Finisher Vocational Training Programme, 7 apprentices in the Massage Therapist Vocational Training Programme, 11 apprentices in the Nurse Assistant Vocational Training Programme and 10 apprentices in the Social Worker Assistant Vocational Training Programme.

Project budget: 189349,49 Eur

Programme: Measure 09.4.1-ESFA-T-736 of the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for Investment of European Union Funds “Supporting and promoting the acquisition of practical skills”.

The project is funded by the European Union Social Funds.

Project implemented by Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre.

Project partners: 

• Alytus Vocational Training Centre; 
• Kedainiai Vocational Training Centre; 
• Smalininkai School of Technology and Business; 
• Ukmerge School of Technology and Business; 
• Raseiniai School of Technology and Business; 
• Plunge School of Technology and Business.

The aim of the project is to increase the relevance and attractiveness of vocational and adult training to labour market needs by providing practical skills training in the workplace and in a sectoral practical training centre.

Planned results. The project will provide vocational training in the Sectoral Vocational Training Centre for: 75 apprentices on the Modular Vocational Training Programme for the Driver of Motor Vehicles for the Transport of Goods, 5 apprentices on the programme Initial Qualification for the Transport of Goods (Code 95) on a fast-track basis, and 10 apprentices on the Vocational Programme for the International Transport Driver as a Forwarder. The project promotes the acquisition of practical skills through training in a sectoral practical training centre, smoother transition from learning to work, better employability, closer cooperation between education and business, and a better match between the supply and demand of skilled workers. The project contributes to promoting the acquisition of practical skills by increasing the relevance and attractiveness of vocational training to labour market needs

Project budget: 100000,00 Eur

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has implemented the project “Baltic countries learning together”, No. NPJP-2018/10371, funded by the Nordplus Junior Program.

Project coordinator: Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre (Lithuania)

Project partners: 

• Viljandi Vocational Training Centre (Estonia)
• Jelgava Technical School (Latvia)

Duration: August 2018 – August 2019
Budget: 15650,00 Eur
About the project:

The target of this project was to develop new partnership among Baltic countries, to exchange experiences and good practices and to promote Baltic linguistic and cultural peculiarities.
During project activities participants got acquainted with the vocational education system in the Baltic Countries, studied the culture, language and customs of the three countries, through presentations about the history of Klaipeda, Jelgava and Viljandi.

Three visits were organised during the project:

18-22 February 2019 first project meeting in Latvia
18-22 March 2019 second project meeting in Lithuania
23-26 April 2019 third project meeting in Estonia

The preparatory visit, funded by the Nordplus Junior program (No. NPJR-2017-PV/10057) took place on 10-12 January, 2018 in Estonia. The aim of the visit was to get to know the future partners of the project and to prepare an application for Nordplus Junior Programme funding.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre together with partners has implemented the Erasmus+ KA2 funded project “Development of Sectoral Qualifications Descriptors for EQF level 5” (project No. 2016-1-LT01-KA202-023178).

Project duration: 2016-11-01 / 2018-10-31
Project budget: 134519,00 Eur
Project coordinator: Klaipėda Vocational Training Centre of Ernesto Galvanauskas

Project partners:

• Esprominho (Portugal)
• Essenia UETP – University and Enterprise Training Partnership s.r.l. (Italy)
• Fundación Laboral del Metal (Spain)
• King Mindaugas vocational training centre (Lithuania)
• Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre (Lithuania)
• Vilnius Jeruzale Labour Market Training Centre (Lithuania) 

The main aim of the project is:

To develop descriptions of qualifications in different sectors to enable the development of internationally recognised qualifications required by today’s labour market.

Project results and impacts:

The project aims to improve the transition between vocational training and higher education and between different qualification levels, thus enabling learners and workers to pursue higher qualifications and implement lifelong learning.

A study on qualifications at European Qualifications Framework level V (5) carried out by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) in 2014 showed that qualifications at this level play an important role in improving access to the labour market, ensuring career progression and the continuity of further learning in the transition to tertiary studies. Level V qualifications are particularly attractive for people with vocational training qualifications and work experience, as they offer the opportunity to upgrade qualifications in line with learning achievements in the workplace.

In Lithuania, as in some of the project partner countries, there were no programmes offering Level V qualifications, but there were plans to develop them. It was essential to define precisely what employers and learners want at this level, and what vocational training providers could offer in terms of sector specificities.

Outcomes:

• book – Development of Sectoral Qualifications Descriptors for EQF level 5
• IO1 comparative study
• IO2 round table report
• IO3 development of qualification descriptors
• IO4 pilot EQF level 5 training programme
  

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has participated as a partner in the implementation of the project “Development of the Lithuanian Qualifications System. Phase I”, project No. 09.4.1-ESFA-V-734-01-0001.

The project was implemented by the Centre for the Development of Qualifications and Vocational Training together with partners – associated business structures (Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, Lithuanian Confederation of Employers, Lithuanian Business Confederation) and Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre.

The aim of the project was to develop modern content for vocational training and adult education on the basis of the Lithuanian Qualifications Framework, to develop new vocational standards and modular vocational training programmes, to implement them and to develop interactive e-learning tools.

In this project, Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre was responsible for the development and implementation of vocational training programmes at VTCS level V.

The following programmes were expected to be developed during the project period at LTQS level V:

• Finisher-Fitter-Master;
• Master Bricklayer;
• Master Façade Insulator;
• Master Welder;
• Master Roofer;
• Vehicle maintenance foreman.

During the project implementation period, round table discussions (public consultations) were organised to discuss the draft programmes with interested organisations and individuals in order to obtain suggestions and recommendations, to find solutions to problems that would satisfy all stakeholders, to share good practices and to promote the participation of social partners in the process of developing modular VET programmes and the learning tools for them.

The results of the project will help to resolve the current problems of the development of the Lithuanian qualifications system, create preconditions for faster economic and social development of the country, promote lifelong learning, and increase the relevance and attractiveness of vocational training and adult education to the labour market needs.

Project implementation period: 2016-12-05 – 2020-06-05.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the Erasmus+ program project “Safe work – a guarantee of life”, No. 2015-1-LT01-KA102-013094.

Project start date: 2015-06-01
Project end date: 2017-05-31
Project budget: 51744,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: VET learner and staff mobility 

As a result of the project, 27 students from Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre, Silute Tourism and Services Business School and Kaunas Social Services Centre, studying in the building restorer and furniture finisher programs, were able to receive free training in different countries:

• INFEBA organisation, Germany;
• NEW SERVICE, Italy;
• TRIBEKA training lab, Spain.

During the internship, the apprentices’ practical and theoretical knowledge was improved by ensuring safe work on site and at workplaces near equipment. They learn how to effectively apply technical progress in order to protect their own and other workers’ health. Because only properly trained workers, equipped with efficient and well-maintained equipment and materials, are able to work more efficiently and productively, and to bring more economic benefits.

The project has provided the students with new professional knowledge that they will be able to apply in their future work. They had the opportunity to showcase their learning and exchange experiences with students from other countries. The skills acquired by the pupils have been credited as part of the curriculum and Europass mobility documents have been issued.

According to the pupils, this was a great opportunity to improve not only their professional practical knowledge, but also their social, cultural and foreign language skills. Thanks to this project, the pupils feel more adventurous, receptive and free to communicate.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the Erasmus+ program project “Practice in EU countries”, No. 2014-1-LT01-KA102-000263.

Project start date: 2014-07-01
Project end date: 2016-06-30
Project budget: 37684,00 EUR
Program: Erasmus+
Key action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action type: VET learner and staff mobility 

This project had two objectives:

1. To provide students with additional practical training skills in a real workplace abroad. 
2. To provide staff with new and improved knowledge of Healthy Lifestyles, to reinforce and acquire new skills to support the Healthy Lifestyles Module.

9 students undertook 3 weeks of practical training in Greece, Malta and Italy.

13 staff visited different EU countries such as Estonia, Sweden, Germany, Malta and Greece.

The staff undertook 5 working days of practice and observation to learn about the concept of healthy lifestyles in the participating countries, the Healthy Lifestyles Modular Curriculum, its development and implementation. They acquired theoretical and practical knowledge on healthy lifestyles. Learn how to carry out a personal, group or community, healthy lifestyle and physical activity and behaviour change programme. Learn how healthy lifestyle programmes are implemented in other EU countries. Learn how to provide advice on healthy lifestyles.

After returning from their visits, the project participants-teachers prepared a Healthy Lifestyle Module; Healthy Lifestyle Booths; organised educational activities among other vocational schools; organised a sports event – physical activity, and organised a seminar on healthy lifestyles.

Students shared their experience by organising a lesson-workshop for the community of the training centre. The pupils also prepared an overview of their practice.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the project “Tell me about…”, No. LMF1-18, funded by the Lithuanian-Polish Youth Exchange Fund.

Project duration: 2016-04-10 / 2016-11-30
Project budget: 3401,35 Eur
Program: Erasmus+
Project partners:

• Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre (Lithuania)
• Zespół Szkół Zawodowych Im. Jana Liszewskiego (Poland)

The aim:

Intercultural exchange of hospitality students with special needs between Lithuania and Poland. During the exchange 16 students (most of them with special needs) and 4 accompanying teachers shared the subtleties, innovations and trends in the hospitality sector.

On 16-21 May 2016, 8 students and 2 teachers from Lithuania travelled to Poland to the Jana Liszewskiego Vocational School.

The week-long visit included visits to vocational schools, learning about the host organisation’s activities, facilities, the hospitality training programme and meeting students.

Students from Lithuania visited a practical training classroom for Hotel staff. The Poles have extensive facilities for practical training, with a separate modern Hotel room, a reception area and two large classrooms for practical training. On separate work tables, students demonstrated artistic towel folding. Lithuanian sophomores also tried their hand at it.

The project participants also had discussions with the deputy head of the district office, the head of the education department and a member of the department and council. The representatives of the authorities presented three of the most distinctive vocational training institutions in the district, as well as an institution for students with special needs. Later, the project participants visited real workplaces in hotels such as Warmia, Jazębinovy Ogrod and Kopernik. 

The Polish and Lithuanian groups also took part in cultural evenings and prepared and filmed a lecture on “Tolerant Hospitality”, which focused on the promotion of tolerance and internationalism in hospitality.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre together with project partners successfully implemented the project “Development of training tools for modular training programmes in the field of transport and testing of modular curricula”, project No. VP1-2.2.2ŠMM-04-V-03-020. The project was financed by the European Social Fund and the Lithuanian state budget.

Project duration: 11-07-2012 / 30-09-2015
Project budget: 787455,54 Eur

Project partners:

• Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre;
• Siauliai Labour Market Training Centre;
• Panevezys Labour Market Training Centre;
• Vilnius Jeruzale Labour Market Training Centre;
• Vilnius Railway Transport and Business Services School.

The project developed 3 training tools for modular training programmes in the field of Transport:

• Computer-based driver training tool;
• Training tool “Train control on a real section of Lithuanian railway track”;
• Interactive 3D graphics methodological tool.

The Computer-based driver training tool contains the most up-to-date and relevant course material with interactive images, video, Flash technology, animation with voice-over, self-check questions, exercises and tests to assess the learner’s knowledge.

The training tool “Train control on a real section of Lithuanian railway track” is designed to be used in conjunction with the freight train control simulator at the Vilnius Railway Transport and Business Services School. Train drivers learn how to drive on one of the most difficult railway track sections in Lithuania, Vaidotas-Kėdainiai. The training tool can be used to change weather conditions, seasons and time of day. It is also possible to create extreme hazardous situations in which the students develop their professional skills. The training tool is used for the qualification exam.

Interactive 3D graphics methodological tool for rail transport professionals can be used to learn the structure of train engines and the rules of train traffic signalling. It provides the opportunity to listen to audio and graphic explanations, read explanatory text, create tests and present them to students to test their knowledge. Textbooks with theoretical material and tests have also been developed.

After the introduction of the new teaching tools, pilot training sessions were organised. The training was attended by 117 pupils from the applicant and partner institutions.

The investment in the quality of the services provided has made the centres more economically viable, more attractive to consumers and more relevant to the needs of the national economy. An attractive learning environment has been created, innovative vocational training and learning tools have been introduced, and access to an advanced training system has been developed and ensured.

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre has successfully implemented the project “Establishment of a practical training centre for transport, warehousing and communications sector”, project No VP3-2.2-ŠMM-13-V-03-026, under the Cohesion Enhancement Operational Programme for 2007-2013 Priority 2 “Quality and accessibility of public services: health, education and social infrastructure”, Measure VP3-2.2-ŠMM-13-V “Development of the vocational training infrastructure”.

The project has created the second practical training facility for transport workers in Lithuania, meeting the needs of today’s labour market.

The Autodrome has two sections for training special driving skills.

One of the modules is a J-shaped section: it starts with an incline, on which slippery road surfaces will be simulated with the help of special paints and water, and where a car will have to be manoeuvred around a bend if it is thrown and skids sideways. Water sprinklers create unexpected obstacles – which could be a car on the road – to avoid. This simulates driving conditions in the event of rain, packed snow or ice.

The second module is a straight section with a special plate at the halfway point that moves when a car drives over it. The car has to be steered, but it also has to avoid sudden obstacles, which are also represented by larger or smaller walls of water along this section.

The project involved:

• The construction of a motor racing track and a logistics and storage centre;
• Acquisition of practical training equipment for the SPMC;
• Purchase of furniture necessary for the operation of the SPMC;
• Acquisition of computer equipment necessary for the operation of the SPMC;
• Acquisition of special purpose vehicles necessary for the operation of the SPMC.

Project value: 5294253,94 EUR
Project implementation period: 2011-08-01 / 2014-12-31
Source of funding: European Union Structural Funds and the budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Klaipeda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Centre together with the project partner Klaipeda Shipbuilding and Repair School successfully implemented the project “Improvement of the practical training facilities in the engineering industry sector”” No VP3-2.2-ŠMM-13-V-03-025, under the Cohesion Promotion Operational Programme 2007-2013 Priority 2 “Quality and accessibility of public services: health, education and social infrastructure”, Measure VP3-2.2-ŠMM-13-V “Development of Vocational training infrastructure”.

Project value: 2606580,00 Eur
Project duration: 2011-08-01 / 2015-06-30
Source of funding: European Union Structural Funds and the budget of the Republic of Lithuania

The aim:

To improve learners’ preparation for practical activities and to enable teachers to continuously improve their qualifications. To upgrade the school’s practical training facilities and to acquire the latest equipment for training welders and metalworkers.

The project has established a practical training centre for the engineering industry at the Klaipeda Shipbuilding and Repair School. This has created the conditions for the training of highly qualified specialists, and the facilities meet the requirements and expectations of businesses, which is expected to result in an increase in the number of customers for continuing training.

The establishment of the Sectoral Practical Training Centre can provide practical training for students from other training institutions and promotes cooperation between those working in different training institutions, the dissemination of experience, the provision of joint training and the development of training programmes that are relevant to the labour market.