1. Taurage professional training centre SOCRATES COMENIUS 1.3 SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT „QUALITATIVE ALTERNATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM AND EDUCATION VIA INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION” 2007-05-25

2. Taurage professional training centre  Vocational schools from Lithuania, Latvia, German and Austria participate in the project.  Project coordinator - Public institution vocational centre in Kelme.  Tauragė professional training centre participate in the project as a partner. PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS

3. Taurage professional training centre  The Project aim is to share experience about positive progress of vocational schools, to integrate cultural heritage in vocational training, to organize mobility of local communities that ensure successful growing of their cognition and ability. PROJECT AIM

4. Taurage professional training centre Eisenstadt – http://www.bs-eisenstadt.at;http://www.bs-eisenstadt.at Kelme – http://www.kprcprojektai.lt;http://www.kprcprojektai.lt Ogre – http://www.oav.lv;http://www.oav.lv Taurage – http://www.prc.taurage.lm.lt/projects.htm.http://www.prc.taurage.lm.lt/projects.htm INFORMACION ABOUT PROJECT

5. Taurage professional training centre ACTIVITY  Taurage Professional Training Centre (Taurage PTC) is a state institution of initial and continuous vocational training that provides secondary education and vocational qualification.

6. Taurage professional training centre INITIAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING (1) About 500 pupils every year, 50 teachers. Provided qualifications:  Decorator (constructor);  Car-mechanic;  Electrical equipment maintenance worker;  Cabinetmaker;  Computer and technical management operator;  Food processing worker;  Shop – assistant;

7. Taurage professional training centre INITIAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING (2) Provided qualifications:  Trade companies trade businessman;  Secretary;  Tailor;  Small business organizer;  Joiner;  Builder;  Technical care businessman;  Cook and barman;  Cook and confectioner.

8. Taurage professional training centre ADULT TRAINING (1) 300 - 400 people per year are trained in the following areas according to the programmes of initial and continuous vocational training:  Wholesale and retail;  Book-keeping;  Secretary and office work;  Entrepreneurship;  Computer use;

9. Taurage professional training centre ADULT TRAINING (2)  Mechanics and mechanical maintenance, metal work;  Construction and woodwork;  Hotels, restaurants and catering;  Farming and foresting.  Adult training centres:  Farmer continuous education centre;  ECDL testing center;  Driving school.

10. Taurage professional training centre ADULT TRAINING CENTRES:  Farmer continuous education centre;  ECDL testing center;  Driving school.

11. Taurage professional training centre OTHER SERVICES  Dormitory of 100 beds;  Canteen of 100 seats;  Library and information centre;  Training office;  Training shop;  Training repair – shop;  Training bar.

12. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION SCHOOL KLAIPEDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND CRAFTS BUSINESS AGENT PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATION AND SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS LOCAL COMMUNITYLABOUR EXCHANGE

13. Taurage professional training centre KLAIPEDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND CRAFTS (1)  Tauragė professional training centre cooperate with Klaipeda chamber of commerce, industry and crafts: Dispute of professional training programmes; Dispute of qualifying examination planning questions; Ensure successful administration of qualification exams.

14. Taurage professional training centre EDUCATION AND SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS Communication and co-operation with other schools:  Tauragė “Aušra” basic school;  Eržvilkas secondary school;  Tauragė chapter of Kaunas College;  Šilute business school of tourism and services;  Ukmergė school of technology and business;  Public institution vocational centre in Kelme;  Šilute agricultural school ;  Public institution Panevezys vocational educational centre;  Kaunas university of technology. Organize sports competition, vocational guidance, have good cultural contacts, participate in the same projects.

15. Taurage professional training centre CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS  The board of education at the Municipality of Taurage region;  Centre of assistance for teacher and student;  Pedagogical and psychological office;  Youth creative work centre;  Press;  TV.

16. Taurage professional training centre LABOUR EXCHANGE  Exercise of professional conveyance and consulting of students.  Inform about professions in great request and unoccupied work places.  Help job-seekers to employ.  Agents of Labour exchange participate in meetings and events organised by Centre.

17. Taurage professional training centre BUSINESS AGENTS  Made contracts of co-operation with companies and organisations  Arrange meetings with agents of occupation  Organise visits to companies and organisations  Students have practical training in these companies and organisations  Agents of companies participate in qualifying examinations.

18. Taurage professional training centre LOCAL COMMUNITY  Attend in council activity of Taurage professional training centre;  Attend in organisation of cultural events;  Attend in organisation of sports.

19. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION(1)  There are various sports competition, tournaments and friendly meetings in the Centre.

20. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (2)  Regional contest of rope pulling. Participators are basic and secondary schools teams, teachers of physical training.

21. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (3)  Regional contest of volleyball to remember the day of state independent of Lithuania.

22. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (4)  Regional championships of power threefight.Quests are from Mykolas Romeris University.

23. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (5)  Meting with military servants.

24. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (6)  Meeting with military of voluntary national defence.

25. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (7)  Samogitia land basketball contest of professional schools.

26. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (8)  Conference „For Lithuania not to walk away”. There were quests from different places of Lithuania.

27. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (9)  Students were introduced in Computer and technical management operator and secretary specialities. Ex- students are quests.

28. Taurage professional training centre COOPERATION (10)  Republican contest „The best future sekretary“ is in Kaunas Titas Masiulis youth school.

29. Taurage professional training centre PROJECT ACTIVITY  Taurage PTC community participates in the projects funded by European Union and Republic of Lithuania according to the various programmes and the measures financed by the Structural Funds.

30. Taurage professional training centre PROJECTS (1)  Programme: Development of the Infrastructure of Education and Vocational Training, financed from the ERDF;  Project: “Modernization of Car Technical Exploitation and Wood Processing Practical Training Basis in Taurage Vocational Training Centre”.  Programme: Development of the conditions of the lifelong learning, financed from the ESF;  Project: Production School as a New Model of Vocational Training

31. Taurage professional training centre PROJECTS (2) International mobility projects: Leonardo da Vinci projects:  “Enhancement of the Socialization in the Job-place Process of Cooks and Barmen” (2005-2006);  “Trade Sector Students’ Socialization in their Future Job Place”(2006-2007);

32. Taurage professional training centre PROJECTS (3)  Socrates/Comenius 1.3 project “Improvement of the Vocational Training and Education System via International Cooperation” (2006-2008).

33. Taurage professional training centre CONTACTS 7 Aerodromo str. LT-72184, Taurage +370 446 6 10 55 rastine@prc.taurage.lm.lt www.prc.taurage.lm.lt

34. Taurage professional training centre THANKS!