EU MOBILITY
a Self-Empowerment Experience
Your Partner for EU Mobility Project in Palermo
WHO WE ARE
Asterisco is a Vocational training School aimed to the promotion of Human Resources We have been working in the ambit of Community Programs such as the Leonardo da Vinci and the YiA in order to promote professional and formative mobility inside the European area from Sicily to other European Countries, offering support to those who wish to spend a study period, internship or nonformal learning abroad to enrich their professional and personal backgrounds.
Mobility project for higher education students and staff
Mobility project for young people and youth workers
Mobility project for VET learners and staff
In the ERASMUS + Programme ASTERISCO acts as Intermediary, Hosting, Sending and Coordinating Organisation
Mobility for school education staff
Mobility project for adult education staff
TRAINEESHIP
EXCHANGE
STUDY VISIT
TRAINING COURSE
Asterisco, thanks to its past experiences in the field of International Mobility and its already established strong and durable relationships with several local Companies operating in different economic sectors, is able to manage high quality training mobility experiences through the implementation of study visits, training courses and traineeships, addressed to European youngs and professionals.
Why a training experience abroad for young people? Asterisco takes the view that the abroad traineeship experiences for young Europeans are a key opportunity which plays a very important role in personal growth, as well as of progressive acquisition of new knowledge and new skills. Thanks to a previous analysis of participants’ profile we will operate a perfect matching between Hosting Partner and Participants. Asterisco will propose a high quality traineeship experience in Enterprises or Organisation active in various Economic sectors in our local area. The participants will have the opportunity to observe first-hand the labour market, with the aim to foster their transition to the working world.
Why a training experience abroad for professionals? Because study visits and training course in other European Countries is aimed to support European workers in the acquisition of a european dimension in the working and professional context, observing working methods and good practices adopted in other Countries and learning new practical knowledge and skills useful to improve and refine the own level of professionalism and to acquire new tools to provide high quality services and work performance. Asterisco takes care to offer a tailored programme of study visits and/or training courses for the benefit of workers and professionals active in various economic sectors who want updating their skills, to share knowledge and experiences, to exchange of best practices and know-how with professionals belonging to different EU countries.
Tutorship
Monitoring Asterisco for the entire mobility period in Palermo will guarantee a continue monitoring activity about the training of participants and their integration in the local community. The Asterisco’s Staff will support all participants in order to ensure the linear progress of the activities and to intervene to solve possible critical issues. The monitoring will be carried out through the use of standardized instruments in order to measure the satisfaction of participants on the mobility period at 360 °, and with the preparation of the Report of weekly activities.
The tutoring service is a continuous activity that will develop during the entire mobility period with the aim of monitoring the progress of the placement, the progressive acquisition of skills, the successful development of the study visits and also to facilitate the inclusion in the social context and resolve potential integration issues. Indeed the Tutor will be the participants' point of reference and will constantly maintain active contact with them.
TRASVERSAL ACTIONS
Certifications
Welcome meeting
Asterisco will release certifications to the participants regarding the period of training attesting their participation at the mobility experience. Moreover the trainees will receive a certificate attesting the skills acquired and a letter of reference by the Host Organizations.
Free use of the office For the entire mobility period during the opening hours, the participants will be able to enjoy freely the Office of Asterisco using the classroom equipped with PCs and internet connection.
Upon the arrival, the participants are invited to take part in a meeting with the Staff of Asterisco in order to introduce to them Asterisco and its activities, the work programme of the mobility experience and also in order to give them useful information about the accommodations and the local services (hospitals, public services, transport, leisure, pubs, cinemas, restaurants, etc.) and to give to each participant a Welcome Package with touristic information and maps of the city.
TRASVERSAL ACTIONS
LOGISTIC SERVICES Asterisco organizes a welcome services and pick-up at the Palermo Airport to the accommodation both for the arrival and departure moments. Asterisco takes care for practices for the release of the card valid for the public local transport for the entire period of stay in Palermo. Asterisco offers comfortable accommodation in single, double or triple room in modern B&B, Hotel with kitchenette, Hostels with fully equipped kitchen located in the Centre of Palermo.
All services will be customized depending on the duration and the specific needs of the mobility experience!
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Cultural visits
Conversation exchange
Italian Language courses
Asterisco will organize a walking or a bike cultural tour of the main cultural monuments and streets of Palermo. The participants will have the opportunity to discover our city guided by local people. Asterisco can also organize cultural visits to other turistic destinations in Sicily such as: Cefal첫, Monreale, Erice, Trapani and Marsala.
Asterisco will organize a social meeting in order to promote the dialogue and the knowledge of Italian/Sicilian culture with the involvement of Italian people. The participants will take part in a language exchange and in dynamic activities in order to improve and extend their language and cultural skills.
Asterisco will organize a wide range of Italian courses which meet any kind of personal needs. Lessons are based on the development of communicative skills throughout the active daily use of the main macro communicative capabilities: speaking, listening, reading and writing thanks to the aid of authentic materials, such us newspaper articles, radio, TV and films.
WHY IN PALERMO “ The most beautiful place on earth� Goethe Palermo Palermo Is the regional capital of Sicily, which is the largest and populated island in the Mediterranean. Our city is an exotic mixture of many cultures because has been under several dominators over the centuries, including Romans, Carthaginian, Byzantine, Greek, Arab, Norman, Swabian and Spanish masters. The old town of Palermo is one of the largest in Europe full of references to the past.
Sicily Sicily is a land rich in art and ancient history, beaches and mountains, lush and enchanting natural beauties, historical and archaeological monuments of past ages to discover and admire. Counted among the most important tourist destinations of Italy, is rich in architectural treasures, priceless art and nature, and holds the regional record for the number of World Heritage granted by UNESCO.
We look forward to your e-mail in order to propose a personalized program!
ASTERISCO ASSOCIAZIONE PER LO SVILUPPO SOCIO-ECONOMICO Executive office: Via Marchese di Villabianca n. 70 90143 Palermo - Italy Telephone: +39 091 6268334 E-mail: mobility@asterisco.sicilia.it website: www.asterisco.sicilia.it