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KA1 ERASMUS+ Mobility Actions for Learners and Staff for Young people and Young workers Crete, 2016
ECTE PROFILE
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Backround and
Experience
ECTE – European Center in Training for Employment, has been established as educational centre at the beginning of 1994 in Rethymno, Crete. Its main objectives are: the adaptation of the working force to the transformations of the technological, socio-economic and physical environment, the improvement of the existing qualifications and the development of new ones, the exchange of experience and aquisition of valuable intercultural and professional skills and competences through the participation in transnatinal mobility activities.
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Accredited by National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance of Greece (EOPPEP, ID 2000120), to provide training and guidance in the context of Life Long Learning training schemes.
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Implementation of training programs. Guidance and Councelling for promotion to employment Elaboration of researches and studies (training need analysis, market researches)
Curriculum and training material development. Planning and elaboration of international European projects
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© ECTE/ certification
In the frame of national planning for continuing professional training. ECTE is implementing training programs
Business Management Information technology Technical professions Tourism and rural tourism Business Management Agriculture
Environment Sports Health & care Culture and event management Pedagogical professions -Train of trainers
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Mobility Actions
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Learners
Mobility is more than traveling, because it fosters the geographic, mental and
emotional adaptability of participants, and they learn and live under unfamiliar conditions. This engenders personal changes in their attitudes and behavior.
ECTE's international department staff, has long experience in mobility programs, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, Erasmus, IdA Integration through exchange (placements for vulnerable social groups like people with special abilities, single mothers, long term unemployed youngsters). Since 2000, more than 600 mobility projects have been implemented, hosting 5.000 participants (see past project list in ECTE website).
Services to
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participants
TRANSFER FROM-TO-AIRPORT Transfer from/ to airport. Local & trasfer to practice places
LANGUAGE COURSE Language Course of 40, 60 or 80 didactic hours in ECTE school (Greek or English Language course)
STUDENTS' AFRAIRS 24 hours seven days, available call line for emergencies, internet cafe room, discount cards.
ACCOMMODATION Single or double bed room hotel appartments with cooking facilities
CERTIFICATION - EVALUATION Europass, language certification, certification from practice. Daily supervision, certificates, ongoing/ exante evaluation.
CULTURAL & SOCIALPROGRAMMES Excursions to archaeological sites and museums, recreational and leisure activities. © ECTE/ Mobility Department/ reps
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work placements ECTE, thanks to its broad network of more than 300 companies, organisations and institutions is offering work placment, for gaining work experience. Trainees are coming from both national, training, and international mobility programs.
Tourism
Archeology & Restoration
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5 star hotels Tasks offered > Reception, administration, animation, wellness centres, spaa, service, restaurant, room keeping, logistics, gardening, maintenance Small hotels Tasks offered > Reception, administration, service, restaurant, room keeping, logistics, gardening, maintenance Travel agencies Tasks offered > customer service, bookings, e-communication, translations, excursion organiza-tion, administration Private and public tourism information associations Tasks offered > customer service, information providing, administration, touristic Tourism shops Tasks offered > sales, customer service, logistics The Archaeological museum of Rethymno, the KTH' Inland Revenue of Byzantine Antiques , 25th Revenue of Pre-Historical & Classical Antiques 5 star hotel Small hotels Travel agencies University of Crete-Department of
Administration international relations & management
Private and public touristic information associations Private schools for foreign languages Real estate offices
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Technical trades
Big wood factories, furniture making, small enterprises, hotels’ maintenance
Carpenters Brick Layers, stone masons, Joiners, roofers, Plasterers
Construction companies, big factories, factories working with CNC, small enterprises, hotels’ maintenance, plaster enterprises, plumbing companies
Hairdressers & Beauty
Hair saloons, spaa, beauty saloons
Information Technology
Private IT companies, University of Crete, advertisement companies, Municipality of Rethymno.
Health
The public hospital of Rethymno, pharmacies, Emergency Center of Crete,
Social Care,
private & public kindergartens, associations for people with special needs,
Vet
associations for elderly people, pharmacies, nutrition health centres, mental health centre, Vet clinics
Environment
Cookery/Bakery/ confectionery Sports/ Fitness
The public waste management office in Rethymno, the Municipality of Rethymno- recycling department, the environmental department of secondary Education, animal protection associations Bakeries, hotel bakeries, catering companies, patisseries, big restaurants, family restaurants, hotel restaurants Sport athletic clubs, fitness centre of the University of Crete, 5 star Hotel fitness centres, private gyms, 5 star hotel spaa.
Culture/ events management / Leisure activities Library Architecture Arts
The Archaeological museum of Rethymno, The folklore art museum of Rethymno, The Paleontological museum of Rethymno, Folk art centre, Municipality of Rethymno Library of the University of Crete, public library, library of Institute for Mediterranean Studies. Architectural companies, interior design companies. Ceramic workshops, museums, The Archaeological museum of Rethymno, The KTH' Inland Revenue of Byzantine Antiques, 25th Revenue of preHistorical & Classical Antiques, Art Associations
Basic English communication skills are requested in most fields Language skills are requested especially in Hotel reception services.
check analytical description of practice places in ECTE website (www.ecte.gr)
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Mobility Actions - IDA program
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"Integration through exchange"
Promoting transnational exchanges and transnational mobility allows disadvantaged people to expand in other EU countries their practical business experience and professional skills to facilitate their entry into the labor market.
ECTE has participated in both rounds of IDA programs (IDA1 and IDA2) the last five years, hosting more than 60 groups from Germany.
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Š ECTE / IDA / Tutor
Disadvantaged young people, particularly people with no school or vocational qualifications, long-term unemployed, women and workers, especially those with low skills or low incomes and people with a migration background, especially in difficult situations (eg. as refugees)
Work placements Hotel Reception Gardening Customer Services Restoration Carpentry Housekeeping Electricity Pharmaceutical Science HairdressingTourism Laundry Services Cooking Library Science Craft Art Painting Graphic Design Recycling Sports Logistics
Tutor of IDA groups in Crete, Mr Matthias Burgey, has been accompaning the participants since 2009, describes his experience.
" ...the program helps participants, because they have the opportunity to
communicate in a foreign language and make improvements to it. This experience activates and stimulates self confidence. They learn to live alone and to adapt to a different environment, broadening their
spiritual field and think differently than before. This is very important. Imagine that for some people it is the first time they get out of Germany and so they are initially feel frightened." " ... I think that the most important contribution of the program to these people, is that enable them to develop their social skills and develop as people. Of course, many of them are getting very important skills through internships, that make Rethymnon in various companies. For this reason, many of the participants who have completed the program, about 70% have found work back in Germany. They began studying with the basis of the knowledge gained from the practice here."
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events &
Culture Cultural activities organised by ECTE are always cobining both educational and recreational. The scope is while introducing participants to local history, natural environment and local traditional way of life and gastronomy, there enriushed with reacreational activities such as swimming, water sports, mountain trecking. for increasing socialisation between groups' members, tutors and local people.
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Mobility Actions - Study Visits
Staff
© ECTE / Euopean projects department / Tourism / gastronomy
Educational institutes' staff training is either
in study visit, or seminar form, taylor made to needs of the partner.
The everyday programme includes two to three
different activities, that are taking place in the cities of Rehtymnon, Heraklion and Chania.
The timetable is from 9 a.m. to 4 - 5 p.m., with a lunch break of 1-2 hours.
Transfer is made by private ECTE minivan. Most of seminars are based on trainig material
developed in the context of the participation in European programmes.
ECTE
Indicative seminars and study visits
© ECTE / Euopean projects department / Tourism event management
Tourism (study visits /5 days) Cretan gastronomy/ Diet Agro farms - Organic products production - and marketing
Wine production and marketing Wine testing - Sommelier Event management Sustainable development and Tourism Tourism contemporary education system and curriculun
Rural Tourism
Social Care (study visits/ 5 days) Nursing education and practices Elderly Care Kindergarden teaching and management © ECTE / Euopean projects departmen / Social care
© ECTE / Euopean projects department / Solar EnFrgy systems
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International training programs, are targeting to staff and teachers/ trainers of education and training institutions and are implemented mainly under Erasmus plus program.
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Green Energy
Green energy seminars aim : Improve the efficiency and adequacy of existing training practices in the field of RES applications .
Green Energy installations - seminar (GSSKILLS project)
(seminar 5 days) installations, seminar. Contemporary developments and future trends of geothermal energy, Low surface geological principles and earth heat exchange basics, Fluid dynamics basics Geothermal heating, Thermal storage techniques (seminar/ 5 days)
Geothermal
Solar thermal and PV installations, seminar. Contemporary
developments of solar energy and future trends, Hot water uses and space heating calculations, Thermal storage techniques, Panel types and operation principles and obstacles (seminar /5 days)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources
(study visit/ 5 days)
Education Seminars aim : Improve trainers/ teachers skills in managing a class: use of IT technologies, having better communication, increase collaborative work, handling conflicts and make teaching more efficient.
Psyhodrama as as tool in in adult education, seminar (PaTiE project) Experiential learning, Sociometry, Group dynamic, Role Playing, Masks, Conflict management, Sharing (seminar/ 5 days)
Education methods and tools system for persons with special educatinal needs (study visit/ 5 days) Teachers
for New Competencies: Personal competencies, team working, IT usage, e- learning platforms (study vist 5 days)
European Qualification Framework and ECVET
( seminar 5 days)
Environmental education (study visit, 5 days) The Vet educational system in Greece: institutes' management \\curriccula\\ IT applications\\labs (study visit, 5 days)
Testimonials from Erasmus+ mobility participants
One of the best experiences ever. Wonderful place. Try to live with Cretans because it's the best way to learn. Spain Mobility is a daunting task at first, and it seems much more scary before you go. Give yourself time to settle in and you wont regret it! Such an amazing experience, ask anyone who has done it! Belgium Mobility broadens your perspective. Really recommend it!UK Enjoy every last moment of your time here in Rethymnon. Be open to meet your neighbours and other foreign students, and then this will be one of the most worthwhile, challenging, growning, advancing, overwhelming and enjoyable time of your life!! Finland
Go for it! Best period I ever had. Belgium
Always maintain an open mind and don't get too disillusioned with things: they usually work themselves out. Bon chance! France If I had the chance, I'd do it all over again – an absolute experience for anyone Italy
Try your best – you can easily integrate with the Greek people and the culture. France
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Why Choosing Rethymnon, Crete
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as Erasmus+ participant Rethymnon, located at the heart of Crete, with wonderful weather, picturesque coastline and countless historical sites, attracts tenths of thousands of guests who want to see the priceless heritage of the past and enjoy gentle sunshine and beach rest. Base of the University of Crete, is a vibrant city which hosts numerous of socio-cultural events and activities to meet the varied interests of Erasmus participants.
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The student life in Rethymno is fantastic! It's a city where students are more than the local people and that means that it's full of life! Students use to spend their time at cafeterias drinking their coffee and playing "tavli" . Almost every night their are out in places like tavern where they eat greek "meze" (like tapas), drink wine or the traditional "raki" and at the same time they listen to lovely bands playing live popular greek songs. In these places young people use to drink and dance a lot! Katja Palén (Finland) Mikael Nummi (Finland) "Rethymno is a very beautiful city, next to the sea, big enough to offer you a lot of choices and small enough so you can reach every part of it on foot or by bike. It is also very convinient for visiting places and citites all around the island" Matteo Scarcia (Italy) There are taverns that are full of students, in which you can eat, drink and dance spending a very small amount of money. Most of them have live music every Friday and Saturday night and there you will listen to the temporary greek music and dance mostly "tsifteteli". For alternative music you shouldn't miss the chance to go to the bar named "Figaro" . There are also a lot of clubs and cafe. Discover which one is full of students in the period you will visit the city. They are different every season. Celeste Conacari (Italy)
LIVE in this city! Walk a lot eating ice-cream, looking the beautiful sea, the people, the old houses. Just don't miss it!!! Saray Magdalena (Spain) Carrillo Barea (Spain)
ECTE DETAILS PIC Number: 949851937 Full legal name (National Language) ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΚΑΤΑΡΤΙΣΗΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΗΣΗ AEE Full legal name (Latin characters) European Center in Training for Employment SA Acronym ECTE National ID 800383764 Department International Department Address Papanastasiou 3 Country Greece Region Crete City Rethymno Post Code 74100 Website www.ecte.gr Email (project contact) direction@ecte.gr Telephone 0030 28310 42428 Profile Type of Organisation: EDU-VET Commercial orientation: For profit Public body? NO Non-profit? NO Legal status: PRC S.A (Anonymous Educational Company) Scope: Educational services Size (staff) : 9 Size (learners/trainees): 700/ year Legal Representative - Signatory: administrative officer authorised to commit the company/organisation. Title Mrs. First Name Styliani Last name Androulaki Position in the company President Email direction@ecte.gr Telephone number 0030 28310 42428