Project partners of AppMentor

Project partners

1) Axxell Utbildning Ab, Finland

(Project coordinator)

Axxell offers VET for youngsters and adults at level 3 and 4 in . Axxell has about 2700 students that study at the 6 different departments of Axxell (Lappfjärd, Helsingforsregionen, Åbo, Pargas, Kimito, Karis, Ekenäs och Esbo)
Axxell was founded on 1.8.2008, when the former schools of Västra Nylands yrkesskola, Yrkesinstitutet Sydväst, Lappfjärds folkhögskola, Finns folkhögskola, Cityfolkhögskolan, Kuggomskolan och Åbolands folkhögskola/Språk- och turisminstitutet were united.

Axxell is very active within national and international cooperation and has taken part in many national projects financed by the Finnish National Board of Education e.g. OpinOvi, Handy, Handy2 and KompiS as well as international projects financed by LLP, e.g. Leonardo da Vinci IVT & VETPRO mobility projects (Techskills 2, Idetic, Axxell Across Borders), TOI (SOS-Mobilitis, WorkMentor, QafeeCare)and Partnership projects (Enhance Mobilities for Trainees at Risk of Social Exclusion, eMPROS). Axxell has also been involved in Erasmus+ KA2 projects, WorkQual, Completing Secundary Education, Life all In and FastTrack either as a partner or a coordinator. Axxell is a member in the EFVET network since 2011 and sees international cooperation as a way to develop the quality of the VET.

For more information: https://www.axxell.fi/

2) Broadsholders limited, Uk

Broadshoulders is a private limited company that was established to support European projects in the delivery of Leonardo Da Vinci Transfer of Innovation external evaluation of project findings. Through its involvement in the ToI Project WorkMentor, Broadshoulders was responsible for the development of the training manual for mentoring in the workplace including the final amendments to the project materials and development of training materials to be delivered to employers. Through the direct involvement of Philip Broomhead in WorkQual and WorkMentor and its precursor ToI Project POETE, Philip has been instrumental in the course design and delivery. Philip has been involved in the reporting of an Inventory of Needs, Piloting of materials and evaluating piloting in the final amendment and design of the finished products

For more information: http://www.broadshoulders.co.uk/

3) Het Idee, Netherslands

Maarten Reckman started his career as a social worker. Ten years ago he started his company The Idea. The Idea is focused on consulting, development and implementation of activities and projects in the social domain. Particularly in the areas of participation, practice learning and reintegration into the labor market, a large number of projects came into being. Projects realized by bringing together governments, educators, employers (organizations) and civil society organizations. Various projects thereby also had a transnational component in the EU context. The different activities are always used social media for marketing, communications and dissemination. Maarten is a networker who can make connections with an eye for the interests of the various stakeholders. He has long experience as a coach / mentor to people who are in disadvantaged positions.

For more information: www.hetidee.eu

4) Charlottenlund Upper Secondary School, Norway

Our main focuses are to increase the rate of dissemination in vocational studies, increase the students motivation to perform and invite the workplaces to cooperate with CVS.
Through facilitating meeting-places between students , vocational training offices , stakeholders and trade unions we have reached a higher level of understanding, knowledge and respect for our different roles.
Through earlier and more frequent work placements in in-depth studies we have learned the need for a better system for information for the students, stakeholders, parents and the teachers.
We also plan to invite the stakeholders mentors to a closer partnership with the VET-teachers.
“Ready for job” is a project involving the graduating VET-students for apprenticeship and work. We offer experience and guidance in applications and interviews in realistic context to prepare them for apprenticeship applications and work applications.
Our action plan includes international networking for VET-students and VET-teachers with the aim to increase both the quality and the reputation of our VET-education.

For more information: www.charlottenlund.vgs.no/

5)Nantes Terres Atlantique, France

Nantes Terre Atlantique a vocational school which depends on the Ministry of Agriculture offers VET for youngsters , apprentices and adults at level 3, 4 and 5 in. The area of expertise is gardening, horticulture, agriculture and food processing.
As a VET school Nantes Terre Atlantique has a strong network of companies in the area and is able to mobilise it for this project. Whatever they are students or apprentices, our learners have to report on their progress in workplacement and we need to improve our tools and process.
Our involvement in POETE, WorkMentor and WorkQual projects shows our interest and will to progress in mentoring.

For more information: http://rieffel.paysdelaloire.e-lyco.fr/

6) Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri, Iceland

Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri is a comprehensive vocational college in Akureyri,Iceland.

VMA offers various study lines; purely academic preparatory study for university, art studies, different vocational study and training and a special needs department. The vocational deparments are: House building, electricity, electronics, metalwork, automechanics, ship machine engineering, food and catering, hair styling, assistant nursing, sports studies and business studies. Approx 1200 students.

For more info: www.vma.is

7) Education and Mobility, Spain

Since Education&Mobility was created we have been an active actor in the field of mobility, hosting students and providing them with quality training and mentoring in the Basque Country and Canary Islands. We always have been coordinating the receiving of the students and searching their training placements according always to the CVs and studies.
We have taken part in several projects in the past with excellent results. During all these projects we have achieved a high experience in the mentoring field. All the incoming students from different countries of the EU had needed a mentoring from our side. We always found the personal mentoring was as important as the professional mentoring. Mentoring during the training it is important, but also mentoring the students outside their work placements it is really important since they are in different countries with different cultures.

For more information: www.educationandmobility.com/

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