International and European activities Datblygiadau rhyngwladol ac Ewropeaidd Siân Holleran International Coordinator/Cydlynydd Rhyngwladol

Aims Raising the aspirations of learners and staff through participating in European funded projects An overview of international activity in 2011/12

Leonardo da Vinci funding It supports UK vocational education and training (VET) organisations, staff and learners to work together with European partners to improve training, skills and employability. Comenius Comenius in-service training Youth in Action Skills for employability Leonardo da Vinci – Grundtvig – Transversal –

Funding available for participants in 2012/14 Travel:400€ maximum (actual costs) Language preparation: 200€ (only for participants) Daily subsistence : Depends on the European country but the amount will cover accommodation, insurance and daily living expenses Leonardo da Vinci funding for mobility

All Wales Apprentice Mobility 2011/12 International Coordinator ColegauCymru Bid submitted (Feb 2011) Successful bid (May 2011) Work placements (Sept 2011 to April 2012) Basque Country Catalonia Tuscany Ibiza Coleg Morgannwg Engineering (4) Yale College Catering (4) Total apprentices 8 Neath Port Talbot Engineering (4) Coleg Gwent Catering (2) Coleg Llandrillo Construction (3) Total apprentices 9 Swansea Youth Offending Service (4) Total apprentices 4 Ystrad Mynach Customer Services(4) Total apprentices 4 TOTALS 28 PARTICIPANTS 8 COLLEGES 5 CURRICULUM AREAS 5 COUNTRIES Croatia Deeside Engineering (3) Total apprentices 3 92, 000 Euros

International Coordinator ColegauCymru Bid submitted (Feb 2012) Successful bid (May 2012) Work placements (Sept 2012 to April 2014) Catalonia Italy Cardiff & Vale Graphic Design (3) Coleg Morgannwg Beauty Therapy (2) Catering (2) Neath Port Talbot Engineering (2) Deeside Business (2) Total participants 11 Bridgend Construction (5) Yale Automotive Engineering (4) Morgannwg Childcare (2) Total participants 11 TOTALS 63 PARTICIPANTS 12 COLLEGES 8 CURRICULUM AREAS 7 COUNTRIES All Wales Apprentice/Learner Mobility 2012/14 Netherlands Gower College Swansea Plumbing (4) Powys Agriculture (4) Total participants 8 Finland Gwent Welding (4) Automotive Engineering (3) Gower College Swansea Electrical Engineering (4) Total participants 11 France Yale Catering (4) Total participants 4 Germany Neath Port Talbot Welding (2) Morgannwg (Austria) Engineering (2) Deeside Engineering (2) Llandrillo Construction (2) Automotive Engineering (2) Neath Port Talbot Construction (2) Plumbing (2) Total participants 14 Denmark Ystrad Mynach Childcare (4) Total participants 4 216, 600 Euros

All Wales Apprentice Mobility 2011/12 Tuscany September 2011 Everyone is really friendly and willing to help in any way possible. We are looking forward to getting out into the Italian community to learn new skills, to explore a different culture, to meet new people and to also visit the companies where the young people will be working. Dale Newell and Charlotte Hodgens

Preparatory Visits 2012/13 All Wales apprentice mobility (3) Project Lifecycle 2013/15 Leonardo/Ecorys Preparatory visits deadline: 3 December 2012 Preparatory visits completed:February 2013 British Council/Comenius in-service training Preparatory visits deadline: 3 deadlines per year depending on when the mobilities are due to take place Expressions of interest from interested colleges/curriculum areas Forms sent out by ColegauCymru:August/September 2012 Deadline to submit to ColegauCymru:30 September 2012

Preparatory visits:September January 2013College staff All Wales apprentice mobility (3) Project Lifecycle 2013/15 Preparation of bid:December 2012/January 2013 College staff/Siân Bid submission:3 February 2013 Siân Notification:Mid-May 2013 Ecorys/Siân Work placements:September 2013 – April 2015Siân/Colleges Contracting:30 August 2013 Ecorys/Siân Employer engagementApprentice selection Language & cultural preparation Liaison with European partner Travel plans Accommodation Accompanying staffInsurance Health & Safety Risk Assessment

Employer engagement All Wales apprentice mobility (1) Project Lifecycle 2012/13 Involve your target group of employers as soon as possible! Language & cultural preparation 200€ per participant CILT Cymru Accreditation Apprentice selection A fair and transparent process needs to be in place to ensure consistency across the colleges Liaison with European partners Keep in regular contact with your European partners They may request reciprocal arrangements for their learners Insurance Employers liability Personal travel insurance EHIC (European Health Card) Health & Safety/Risk Assessments Health & Safety Managers Travel plans/accommodation

International activities 2011/12 2 Spanish students undertake a 3 month work placements with renewable energy companies in Neath and Swansea (link through Gower College Swansea), 3 Spanish students undertake a 3 month work placement at GE Healthcare, Tongwynlais (link through Coleg Morgannwg), 1 Spanish student works for a month at ColegauCymru (June, July and December 2011) Visit to France hosted by the Regional Council of Brittany (May 2011) Attendance at the International Education Strategy Group meeting which includes representatives from Welsh Government, HE and FE (May 2011) Official launch of the Wales China FE consortium by the First Minister for Wales during his visit to China in October 2011 (October 2011)

Wales China FE Consortium 1.Coleg Gwent 2.Cardiff and Vale College 3.Ystrad Mynach College 4.Coleg Morgannwg 5.Bridgend College 6.Gower College Swansea 7.Coleg Powys 8.Coleg Harlech WEA (N) 9.Grŵp Llandrillo Menai 10.Deeside College 11.Yale College Wrexham August 2011 Grace Tan Appointed in August 2012

Wales Week 2011 Chongqing, China Student Skills Exchange Principals’ Visit

Wales Week 2012 Chongqing, China

Wales Week 2012 Chongqing, China

Wales Week 2012 Chongqing, China

International activities 2011/12 Learners and staff from Deeside College and Pembrokeshire College visit the ‘Olympiades des Métiers’ in Brittany (February 2012) VETPRO visit from the Basque Country in Spain to look at strategies for youth entrepreneurship in Wales (March 2012) Visit to FE colleges in Wales by a delegation of Libyan officials from the Ministry of Labour and Employment (March 2012) Visit to Wales by Welsh Government overseas staff – presentation to the staff of the HE and the FE sectors in Wales (April 2012) Visit to India by the First Minister for Wales with direct references made in a press release on his return to the potential partnership opportunities for FE colleges in Wales to develop the skills of 500 million young people!! Deadline for UKIERI bids with a specific strand for skills development (April 2012) Attendance at UK India Skills Partnership in London organised by the High Commission for India in London (May 2012)

Siân Holleran International Coordinator/Cydlynydd Rhyngwladol