KA1 ERASMUS+ Mobility Actions for Learners and Staff

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Crete, 2020 Background and experience

ECTE – European Center in Training for Employment has been established as an Educational Centre at the beginning of 1994 in Rethymno, Crete. Its main objectives are: the adaptation of the working force to the transformations of the technological, socio-economic and physical environment, the improvement of the existing qualifications and the development of new ones, the exchange of experience and aquisition of valuable intercultural and professional skills and competences through the participation in transnatinal mobility activities.

IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS

• Guidance and Counselling for promotion to employment • Elaboration of researches and studies (training need analysis, market researches) • Curriculum and training material development. • Planning and elaboration of international European projects

In the frame of national planning for continuing professional training, ECTE is implementing training programs

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS TOURISM AND RURAL TOURISM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT SPORTS HEALTH & CARE CULTURE AND EVENT MANAGEMENT PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSIONS -TRAIN OF TRAINERS

2 Mobility Actions: Learners

ECTE’s international department staff has long experience in mobility programs, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, Erasmus, IdA Integration through exchange (placements for vulnerable social groups like people with special abilities, single mothers, long term unemployed youngsters). Since 2000, more than 600 mobility projects have been implemented, hosting 5.000 participants (see past project list in ECTE website)

The Mobility Department at ECTE offers a wide range of services to incoming participants; our main goal is to make each participant feel at home and encourage him/her to gain the best possible experience whether this is related to work or life in Crete.

Our experience has enabled us to develop a detailed structure of activities and planning in order to ensure the seamless integration of our participants as well as to assure each one of them that they get their desired practice. Our network cover more than 300 companies in Crete, in sector ranging from Art to Cookery.

We are committed to the incoming participants, respecting their needs, aspirations for the future, their age and anxieties.

Our services include:

TRANSFER ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD LANGUAGE COURSES STUDENT AFFAIRS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES CERTIFICATION AND ECVET

View full details at: http://www.ecte.gr/mobility-department/ and dowload the Mobility Department info pack at: http:// www.ecte.gr/presentation/ecte_mobility_dept.pdf

3 Mobility Department Fields of practice

ECTE, thanks to its broad network of more than 300 companies, organisations and institutions is offering work placment, for gaining work experience. Trainees are coming from both national, training, and international mobility programs.

AGRICULTURE Greenhouses, Green Agriculture Companies, Agricultural Association of Rethymno.

ARCHAEOLOGY & RESTORATION The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno, The Ephorate of Antiquities

ARCHITECTURE Architectural companies, Interior Design companies

ARTS Ceramic workshops, Museums, The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno, The Ephorate of Classical Antiquities

BUSINESS, ADMINISTRATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES Private companies, 4 and 5-star Hotels, Travel Agencies, Private Schools of Foreign Languages, Real Estate offices, Retail Shops.

CULTURE AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT Events Management Offices, Advertising companies, Fairs and Festivals

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS AND MECHATRONICS Electrical installation companies Hotel maintenance, Small and Medium Electronics Companies, IT hardware maintenance, Big Companies

4 Mobility Department Fields of practice

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY The Public Waste Management Office in Rethymno, The Municipality of Rethymno – Recycling Department, The Environmental Department of Secondary Education, Animal Protection Association

GASTRONOMY Bakeries, Hotel Bakeries, Catering Companies, Patisseries, Big Restaurants, Family Restaurants, Hotel Restaurants

GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN Graphic Design offices, Web Design Offices

HEALTH, MEDICINE, NURSING AND VETERINARY The Public Hospital of Rethymno, Pharmacies, Emergency Center of Crete, Associations for people with special needs, Associations for The Elderly, Nutrition, Health Centres, Mental Health Centres, Vet Clinics, Animal protection Associations.

IT, HARDWARE AND NETWORKS Private IT companies, University of Crete Advertisement companies, Municipality of Rethymno

KINDERGARTEN AND PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSIONS Private school for foreign languages, Public or private kindergartens, Educational associations for children with special skills

5 Mobility Department Fields of practice

KINDERGARTEN AND PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSIONS Private school for foreign languages, Public or private kindergartens, Educational associations for children with special skills, Vocational centers

LOGISTICS Transportation companies, Logistics Companies, Distribution companies, Super Markets, Storage Warehouses

SPORTS & FITNESS Sport athletic clubs, Fitness centre of the University of Crete, 5-star Hotel, Fitness Centres, Private gyms, 5-star hotel spas

TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS // CARPENTERS Big factories, Small enterprises, Hotels’ maintenance

TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS // BRICKLAYERS Construction companies

TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS // PLASTERERS Plaster Enterprises

TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS // PLUMBERS Plumbing companies, Hotels maintenance team

TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS // STONEMASONS Construction companies, Factories work with CNC

6 Mobility Department Fields of practice

TOURISM 5 star hotels (Reception, administration, animation, service, restaurant, room keeping, logistics, gardening, maintenance), Small hotels (Reception, administration, service, restaurant, room keeping, logistics, gardening, maintenance), Travel agencies (Customer service, bookings, e-communication, translations, excursion organization, administration), Private and public touristic information associations (Customer service, information providing, administration, touristic promotion), Touristic shops (Sales, customer service, logistics)

WELLNESS AND BEAUTY Hair Salons, Spas, Beauty Salons, 5 and 4-star hotels

View full details at: http://www.ecte.gr/mobility-department/ and dowload the Mobility Department info pack at: http:// www.ecte.gr/presentation/ecte_mobility_dept.pdf

7 8 Mobility Actions and Study Visits Staff

Educational institutes staff training is either in study visit, or seminar form, tailor- made to needs of the partner. The everyday programme includes two to three different activities, that are taking place in the cities of Rethymno, Heraklio and Chania. The timetable is from 9 a.m. to 4 - 5 p.m., with a lunch break of 1-2 hours. Transfer is made by private ECTE minivan. Most seminars are based on training material

INDICATIVE SEMINARS AND STUDY VISITS

TOURISM Cretan gastronomy and Diet Agro farms - Organic products production - and marketing Wine production and marketing Wine testing - Sommelier Tourism contemporary education system and curriculum Rural Tourism Event management Sustainable development and Tourism

SOCIAL CARE Nursing education and practices Elderly Care Kindergarden teaching and management

GREEN ENERGY Solar thermal and PV installations Contemporary developments of solar energy and future trends Thermal storage techniques Panel types and operation (seminar /5 days)

Geothermal installations. Contemporary developments and future trends of geothermal energy, Low surface geological principles and earth heat exchange basics, Fluid dynamics basics Geothermal heating, Thermal storage techniques (seminar/ 5 days)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources

9 Mobility Actions and Study Visits Staff

International training programs are targeting staff and teachers/ trainers of education and training institutions and are implemented mainly under Erasmus+ program.

INDICATIVE SEMINARS AND STUDY VISITS

EDUCATION

Psyhodrama as as tool in in adult education, seminar (PaTiE project) - Experiential learning, Sociometry, Group dynamic, Role Playing, Masks, Conflict management, Sharing - (study visit/ 5 days)

Education methods and tools system for persons with special educational needs - (study visit/ 5 days)

Teachers for New Competencies: Personal competencies, team working, IT usage, e- learning platforms - (study visit/ 5 days)

European Qualification Framework and ECVET - (study visit/ 5 days)

Environmental education - (study visit/ 5 days)

The Vet educational system in Greece: institute management, Curriccula, IT applications, Labs - (study visit/ 5 days)

10 Testimonials from Erasmus+ Mobility participants

Enjoy every last moment of your time here in Rethymnon. “One of the best experiences Be open to meet your ever. Wonderful place. neighbours and other foreign Try to live with Cretans students, and then this will be because it’s the best way one of the most worthwhile, to learn.” “No challenging, growning, olvidaremos a advancing, overwhelming and Belgium todas las personas que hemos conocido enjoyable time of your life. como el trato que nos “Always llevamos de ellas. Algún maintain día volveremos” an open mind “If I had the and don’t get too Spain chance, I’d do it all disillusioned with over again – things: they usually work an absolute themselves out. “Try your best – experience for anyone” Bon chance!” you can easily integrate with the Italy France Greek people and the culture”

France

11 Why choose Rethymno as an Erasmus+ participant

The city of Rethymno is an ideal destination for Erasmus participants who wish to explore the rich cultural heritage and the natural beauties of Crete. This well- organized city offers a variety of picturesque routes to follow and numerous historical monuments to visit. The old city of Rethymno still preserves its old urban structure to a great extend, formed during the Venetian period onwards.

The student life in Rethymno is fantastic! It’s a city where students are more than the local people and that means that it’s full of life! Students use to spend their time at cafeterias drinking their coffee. Almost every night their are out in places like tavern where they eat greek “meze” (like tapas), drink wine or the traditional “raki” and at the same time they listen to lovely bands playing live popular greek songs. - Katja Palén, Mikael Nummi (Finland) “Rethymno is a very beautiful city, next to the sea, big enough to offer you a lot of choices and small enough so you can reach every part of it on foot or by bike. It is also very convinient for visiting places and citites all around the island” - Matteo Scarcia (Italy) “Rethymno e’ una citta bellissima in cui abbiamo alloggiato volentieri. La ecte e’ un’ associazione con persone molto disponibili e preparate, stella e rodos ci hanno aiutato per qualsiasi problema che abbiamo avuto.” - Italy

12 Events & Culture

Cultural activities organised by ECTE are always combining both education and recreation. The scope is while introducing participants to local history, natural environment and local traditional way of life and gastronomy, there enriched with recreational activities such as swimming, water sports, mountain trekking. for increasing socialisation between group members, tutors and local people.

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ECTE // INFO

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