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Salesiani Lombardia per la formazione ed il lavoro – CNOS-FAP is an accredited training organisation with 5 Vet Training Centres in the area of Milan. CNOS-FAP Lombardia delivers training courses in the following: mechanic, electric and electronic, graphic, logistic, wood, automotive, catering and farming. CNOS-FAP Lombardia continues its original mission that began with its establishment in 1978. CNOS-FAP Lombardia collaborates with companies, universities and several private and public institutions. In the Vocational Training Area, the association is particularly attentive to students with disability and special needs and to preventing the early school leaving. From 2015/2016 CNOS-FAP Lombardia organises courses in apprenticeship, promotes dual system education and participates in Erasmus+ Programme in order to organise curricular internships abroad. The number of students is about 1957 (almost 100 are attending the apprenticeship) and the staff working counts about 170 persons (teachers, educators, administrative staff and coaching staff).

Salesianos Loyola is an Educational centre, established in 1941. It was the first Vocational Training centre in Aranjuez and therefore, a mandatory reference in the teaching of vocational studies in Aranjuez and the surrounding areas. Currently we have 2000 students divided between kindergarten, primary, secondary, higher education, three levels of vocational studies (basic professional training, middle grade and upper grade) and employment training. The VET courses implemented are the following: Mechatronics, machining, electricity, electronics, administrative, marketing, computing and personal image. The centre is a partner of the regional employment service of the Community of Madrid, providing training courses for workers and unemployed, currently a placement agency for unemployed people. We are a preferred centre for ASD students (autism spectrum disorder) with three classrooms in primary and secondary education and a preferred support centre for students with special educational needs. Since the beginning, the institution has been very focused on training in the work environment, with alternating training experiences and dual FP as well as active project-based learning methodologies.

Axxell was established in August 2008 and is located in 8 Municipalities in the southwest of Finland and offers both vocational education and migrant education. Axxell has received Erasmus+ accreditation within VET and adult education and is well known for the work it has done to support and encourage inclusion of learners and staff in all its activities. Axxell is actively involved in: National and International networks; dozens of regional and international cooperation projects; international exchanges for students and specialists; cooperation with work-based learning environments; organising further education days for teachers and others. Axxell’s international strategy and Axxell’s core strategy encourages transnational collaboration to ensure that the pedagogical tools and the way Axxell works is modern and relevant. Itl aims to incorporate methodologies that encourage independent thinking and own responsibility. Axxell also wants to provide students with the needed skills to become employable in a global market. To do this Axxell supports and encourages its staff to continuously upskill their competences as educators and facilitators of learning. Axxell offers training courses in mechanics, mechatronics, automation and automotive in both Axxell Karjaa and Axxell Pargas.

Georg-Schlesinger-Schule (GSS hereafter) is the authority regarding vocational training in the fields of machine, production, transport and process technologies in the central Berlin-Brandenburg region. It acts within the legal framework of the dual vocational education system in Germany and provides theoretical training for industrial mechanics, tool mechanics, train drivers and eight other skilled occupations in industry and transport. In addition to that, it offers academic courses leading to higher technical college or university entrance qualification. The third field of pedagogical expertise covers vocational preparation for school leavers and former refugees having finished their German courses. The staff amounts to approximately 100 teachers and support personnel and around 1900 students are currently enrolled.Georg-Schlesinger-Schule (GSS hereafter) is the authority regarding vocational training in the fields of machine, production, transport and process technologies in the central Berlin-Brandenburg region. It acts within the legal framework of the dual vocational education system in Germany and provides theoretical training for industrial mechanics, tool mechanics, train drivers and eight other skilled occupations in industry and transport. In addition to that, it offers academic courses leading to higher technical college or university entrance qualification. The third field of pedagogical expertise covers vocational preparation for school leavers and former refugees having finished their German courses. The staff amounts to approximately 100 teachers and support personnel and around 1900 students are currently enrolled.

UNISER is a social co-operative established in 1998 and based in Bologna, which supports the internationalisation process of Education. Uniser’s network is composed of more than 200 schools in Europe with whom it organises 2000 mobility experiences for learners and staff every year.

In 2016 Uniser was awarded the VET Charter by the Italian National Agency, based on the quality of the projects completed and an ambitious internationalisation strategy, and it is now an accredited organisation. Uniser is at the forefront of learning mobility because of its constant work in developing new solutions to facilitate the implementation of internships and study periods abroad. It has been working on: the digitisation process of mobility; capacity Building, gamification, internationalisation at home.

The Campus of trades and qualifications Microtechniques and Intelligent Systems has the mission to help Microtechnique specialised companies to maintain and develop their skills in the territory as part of the 4.0 Industry and to participate in the economic development of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in a sector corresponding to a national economic interest. The campus has an exceptional know-how in the field of Microtechniques in France with a wide range of skills ranging from cutting/stamping, turning, precision machining, metrology, robotics, mechatronics to surface treatments, lasers, nanometric processes and artificial intelligence. It operates in the context of a rich and dense industrial fabric with 750 companies and more than 20,000 employees in Bourgogne- Franche-Comté. The target sectors are: aeronautics, luxury (watchmaking, jewellery, eyewear), health, energy, automotive, aerospace/defence. At present, no less than 52 initial training courses and 30 continuing training courses are already offered.

DUOC UC is a private nonprofit educational institute founded in 1968 by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. It is one of the biggest and most important institutions of education in Chile with 105.888 students, 4.156 teachers, 2.397 administrative staff, 9 schools and 70 technical and professional programs. Its 18 campuses are located in 5 regions across the country. Duos UC is a recognized leader in technical and vocational education in Chile. With a practical emphasis, its teaching model is based on the development of labour competences, which translates in the method of learning by doing. Hence the development of educational curricula is based on information provided by the industry. Duoc UC has a wide scope of academic disciplines, distributed across nine different disciplinary areas represented by nine Schools: Engineering, Computer Sciences and Telecommunications, Design, Construction, Communication, Business and Management, Tourism, Natural Resources and Health. Specifically, our School of Engineering has 8.200 students and it aims is to be a positive agent for the country’s productivity, increasing it through the training of excellent human capital in various industry sectors related to Engineering such as the world of automotive mechanics, autotronic, energy, electricity, automation, maintenance, machinery, mining and industry in general, we are a development opportunity for all people who wants to be a contribution for the industry.