1. A European dimension to Hair and Beauty Dimensiwn Ewropeaidd i ddysgu ac addysgu Siân Holleran International Coordinator/Cydlynydd Rhyngwladol sian.holleran@colegaucymru.ac.uk

2. Aims Raise the aspirations of learners and staff through participating in European funded projects To explore international commercial opportunities for the Further Education colleges in Wales

3. 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 – www.leonardo.org.uk Grundtvig – www.grundtvig.org.ukwww.leonardo.org.ukwww.grundtvig.org.uk Transversal – www.transversal.org.ukwww.transversal.org.uk

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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) 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 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 4 215, 996.75 Euros

7. 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 Joe Buxton, Deeside College: It has been a once in a lifetime opportunity and I was very pleased to be chosen. Also, I was offered more work over the summer. March 2012 Natasha Huxtable, Coleg Gwent: Because my job was hands-on, the chefs could show me what to do even if they couldn’t tell me! April 2012

8. All Wales Apprentice Mobility 2011/12 May – July 2011 To widen the participation of learners and staff in European funded projects Martí and Manel from IES Pere Martell, Tarragona, Spain undertake work placements with Solar Installations and Green Homes Wales in Swansea/Neath July - September 2011 Samuel, Alex and Victor from IES Clot, Barcelona, Spain undertake work placements at GE Healthcare, Tongwynlais, Cardiff November - December 2011 Andrea from IES Nuestra Sra de Montesión, Palma, Mallorca undertakes a work placement at ColegauCymru, Tongwynlais, Cardiff

9. Staff mobility (VETPRO) Mobility for Professionals in Vocational Education and Training (VETPRO) supports transnational mobility of persons responsible for vocational training and/or human resources. A VETPRO project focuses on the transfer, improvement and update of competences and/or of innovative methods and practices in the field of vocational training. It can also cover vocational language learning of professionals. Individual participants will receive their grants within a project organised by a coordinating organisation. Individual staff cannot directly apply for a grant. Example of a VETPRO project hosted by ColegauCymru: a group of 12 vocational teachers from the Basque Country in Spain visit colleges in Wales to explore their approaches to youth entrepreneurship and report back to two groups of teachers who have visited Belgium and Germany.

10. Funding available for participants in 2012/14 Travel:400€ maximum (actual costs) Language preparation: 100€ Daily subsistence : Depends on the European country but the amount will cover accommodation, insurance and daily living expenses Leonardo da Vinci funding for mobility

11. Staff CPD (Transversal Study Visits) Transversal Study Visits are for everyone who oversees education and training provision and fall under 5 broad themes explored from three different angles: -General education -Vocational education and training -Lifelong Learning The programme funds a range of short, intensive Study Visits (3 – 5 days) at education and training organisations across Europe. There are around 300 themed Study Visits to choose from – each one covering a specialised education or training theme. The groups usually consist of 10 – 15 participants The deadline of 12 October 2012 is for visits taking place between March and June 2013 with 150 places still available. Examples of places still available: Training, skills and green jobs: learning for sustainability (Spain 9/4 – 12/4/2013) Designing technology-enriched educational environments (Turkey 6/5 – 10/5/13)

12. 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

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

14. Wales Week 2012 Chongqing, China

15. Wales Week 2012 Chongqing, China

16. Wales Week 2012 Chongqing, China

17. Siân Holleran International Coordinator/Cydlynydd Rhyngwladol sian.holleran@colegaucymru.ac.uk