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Our observatory collaborates in the Erasmus KA2 Electric Cars Vet Hub project. This time in Romania. It is an international project in which the cities of Constanza (Romania) Romaniemi (Finland) Tartu (Estonia) Treviso (Italy) and Barcelona participate.

The objective is twofold:

1) Identify the talent gaps in this sector following the work methodology of the BCN Vocational Training Foundation
2) Generate training material aimed at training and updating teachers in the field of electric mobility in European VET centers.

All this under the coordination of XARXA FP and financing National Agency SEPIE Erasmus Estudiar in Spain

The ID-VET project consortium met in Groningen for a two-day meeting focused on evaluating the progress of the project and discussing key elements such as the quality of student surveys and documentation of the results of Work Package 3.

The meeting, held in Bornholm, began with a welcome session of Noordepoort, followed by an introduction to the objectives and objectives of the project.

During the first day, attendees had the opportunity to tour the facilities. The group also participated in presentations from Denmark, Spain and Romania, shedding light on their recent developments and contributions to the project.

The second day included additional presentations from Estonia and Denmark, focusing on future strategies and the integration of various learning models across the countries involved in the project. The group also participated in a label lunch and a session of the Human Library, which promoted intercultural understanding and the exchange of experiences.

The meeting concluded with a debate and evaluation of the event, with the participants who presented the following steps for the rest of the project activities. The event provided an excellent platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange between European partners, strengthening the overall objectives of the project.

The next ID-VET project meeting will take place in Suaceava, Romania.

The student Íker de Neira tells us about his international stay of Erasmus of medium degree of 3 months in the city of Munich in the company Hilti.

“My Erasmus+ experience in Munich was incredibly enriching both professionally and personally. I worked at Hilti in the R&D area of industrial chemistry, which allowed me to learn a lot about rheology and polymers, as well as applying my knowledge in a real and demanding environment. Despite being in a German-speaking country, the language barrier was never a problem, as Germans have an excellent level of English, which made it very easy for me to adapt.

During my stay, I also had the opportunity to immerse myself in Bavarian culture and learn about the history of Germany, something that fascinated me, even learning about art from all over the world going to museums practically every Sunday. I made numerous trips around Munich and its surroundings, exploring the region, and enjoyed a longer trip to Berlin, where I could learn in depth the history and dynamism of the capital. This experience not only helped me grow professionally, but also broadened my vision of the world and left me unforgettable memories.”

Last Wednesday, November 19, the European Projects and International Relations Area participated in the first round table on international mobility organized by the Miquel Biada Institute in Mataró.

During the day, it was possible to talk about the different international mobility projects and counted on the collaboration of the teachers who participated in the training stays managed by the Foundation on Advanced Intelligence in Germany and Sustainability and Environment in Sweden with the aim of promoting international mobility in Vocational Training for teachers through the Erasmus program.

This Round Table is a very good example of the dissemination made by the participating centers of international projects on how the impact of them is positive, not only in the direct participants, but at the level of the whole center.

From the Foundation together with Xarxa FP we coordinate the first Erasmus exchange of the School of Second Opportunities of Barcelona. The mayor of Barcelona Jaume Collboni, last Thursday received a group of students from the FGU Trekanten center in Vejle, Denmark, who participate throughout this week in the first international Erasmus exchange between second chance schools. The students of this Danish center share experiences and coexist from last November 18 and until the 21st with the students of the Municipal School of Second Opportunities (EM2O). The next exchange will take place in the Danish city of Vejle where EM2O students will travel between 16 and 26 March.

• The city of Barcelona has passed the relay of the secretariat of the Forum of Cities with the Council of Vocational Training in Mataró in an event held in Mataró.

• It is made up of 15 cities and two county councils throughout Catalonia, and is the necessary interlocutor in front of other administrations or entities related to the local level to defend the opinion and the work carried out in the municipalities around the FP.

The city of Barcelona has passed the relay of the secretariat of the Forum of Cities with the Council of Vocational Training in Mataró in an event held in Mataró. The secretariat of the Forum of Cities with Vocational Training Council (FP) is itinerant and this year this function falls to Mataró that takes over from Barcelona.

The meeting also presented the agreement that will be signed by all cities and that includes these commitments:

1. Creation of a preferential and stable relationship and collaboration framework with entities related to the municipal and vocational training fields, mainly: municipal associations, county councils, provincial provincial councils, General Directorate of Vocational Training, Public Agency for Vocational Training and Qualification and other entities linked to vocational training.
2. Planning of actions aimed at the involvement of municipal entities, on an equal footing with the rest of the agents that directly affect professional training, so that they can be responsible for the decisions that are taken globally.
3. Joint coordination to maintain a public presence with a single voice, in the spaces that are agreed, issuing opinions and in defense of the recognition of the work carried out in the municipalities around vocational training.
4. Presentation as necessary interlocutors before other administrations or entities related to our field in the topics related to vocational training at a territorial level and as a Forum.
5. Planning and execution of specific actions in a coordinated manner among all the municipalities that sign this agreement, in the field of vocational training.
6. Organization of meetings and conferences with other agents from outside our territory to contrast experiences.

The following municipalities and county councils are currently part of the Vocational Training Council:

• Barcelona (Barcelona Municipal Council for Vocational Training)
• County Council of Bages
• Baix Llobregat Vocational Training Council
• Council of Vocational Training and Employment in Vallès Oriental
• Figueres (Commissioner of Talent, Vocational Training and Universities in the Alt Empordà)
• Girona (Consell Municipal de la Formació Professional i l’Ocupacional de Girona)
• Granollers (Consell de la Formació Professional i l’Ocupació de Granollers)
• L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Standing Commission of the Vocational Training of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat)
• Lleida (Lleida Municipal Council for Vocational Training)
• Mataró (Consell de Formació Professional de Mataró)
• Olot (Department for Vocational Training and Employment in La Garrotxa)
• El Prat de Llobregat (El Prat de Llobregat Professional Training Council)
• Reus (Consell de Formació Professional de Reus)
• Rubí (Rubí Professional Training Council)
• Sabadell (Table of Professional Training of Sabadell)
• Tarragona (Municipal Council of Vocational Training and Employment of Tarragona)
• Terrassa (Consell de la Formació Professional de Terrassa.

Four years of regulatory changes and growth of the Forum.

Barcelona has been the secretary of the Forum of Cities with the Vocational Training Council for the last 4 years. When Barcelona took over the secretariat, this joint work space to share and transfer knowledge was already very well structured and organized with working groups around different areas such as orientation, dual training, institutional relations, dissemination to other municipalities, etc. However, during these four years the deployment of FP has taken place and the objectives and strategic lines of the FPCAT Agency have been developed, with which the Forum has worked from the municipal level. Regulatory changes have also taken place in this period, including the new Organic Law on VET. These regulatory changes have been incorporated into the new agreement, as well as the new VET councils that have been created recently in the Catalan territory. In this regard, the Councilor for Economic Promotion and Labour, Raquel Gil, said that the new agreement that has been created “recommends the will to grow a space for commitment and cooperation to work in a coordinated way and facilitate the transfer of knowledge and experiences, as well as acting before the relevant bodies, to defend the interests of the municipalities linked to the field of VET”.

The Via Gràfica project consists of the creation of an event promoted by IFP Antoni Algueró that brings together three groups: school, business and local institutions, in an act to promote talent. In this way, face-to-face and direct contact between people from the world of graphic arts will allow to generate synergies and opportunities, both for companies and for the students of the center that ends a training stage.

We attended the presentation of the General Prospective Report 2023-2026 of the FP Catalunya Agency, presented by Fabian Mohedano. 

A basic tool for the prospective and prospective of Vocational Training in Catalonia. From our VET Observatory, we want to continue contributing, with territorial key, to the country’s VET system.