Learning, training and working for better perspectives and employability
- Adela Vitkovska
- Nov 6, 2025
- 11 min read
Start date 01-09-2015–End date 31-08-2017
EU Grant–186.745,00 €
Programme–Erasmus+
Key Action:
Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type:
Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training
Countries covered–6
Coordinator
Asociacia jazykovych skol Slovenskej republiky
Baštová 7
81103 Bratislava
Bratislavský kraj
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Coordinator Type: Other
Phone: +421917596154
Summary
Project „Learning, training and working for better perspectives and employability„ is the common product of the 6 partners.
The majority of the partners in consortium provide language training directly to companies and so they are in a very close connection to the needs of the labour market.There are two language schools from the AJS SR (HARMONY ACADEMY and PLUS ACADEMIA) who have been very active in terms of delivery of in-company training in the automotive industry. This consortium of partners can therefore professionally identify the needs and set up the goals of the project leading to increased quality of language training and services. The project is based on the experience of all partners with strong experience of the French partner (CNTC) with blended learning programmes, and UK and SK partners with implementation of the CLIL methods into the educational process apart of expertise of all partners in in-company training.
Besides the above-mentioned expertise some partners already worked together in previous projects: Learn & Lead project (GRUNDTVIG,104110496), Learn & Lead for Parents (GRUNDTVIG, 134110865), Be life-long-learning (ERASMUS+, KA104-000115). Furthermore, project is based on the European Profiling Grid resulting from the European project (2011-1-FR1-LEO05-24446). Some of the project partners have been using the EAQUALS FRAMEWORK FOR LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT for training their trainers. The main goal is to support language teachers, whichever language they teach, in their own professional development, assuring the quality of language education, and provide support in in-service development opportunities for language teachers.
Project was mapping the course materials produced in the VoLANT project (2012) and "PAT" - "Professionals Automotive Training" project (2012-1-SK-LEO05-04201), but during the project we decided to create original, tailor-made solutions and content for the two sector-specific programmes. As planned, we based all our work on the CLIL methodology in all the produced lesson plans (150 lesson plans worked for the automotive industry and 150 lesson plans for tourism). Moreover the course materials for teachers are based on the unique approach elaborated at Pilgrims teacher training and published in the “professional perspectives” of the DELTA publishing (e.g. Humanizing your course book by Mario Rinvolucri).
The main objective of the project is to enhance a professional development of foreign language teachers and trainers. The desired objective will be achieved by the two specific objectives:
(i) Create a vocationally-oriented career path for foreign language teachers and trainers. This will comprise of the definition of developmental phases of teacher and trainers and the quality standards for each phase which altogether form the career path of foreign language teachers and trainers.
(ii) Develop vocationally-oriented language training programmes (one for car industry and one for tourism), for the trainers and for the participants.
Project is focused primarily on foreign language teachers and in-company trainers from the language schools and language schools associations.
Second target group is created by the final beneficiaries who are represented by employees of the car industry and tourism sector and the stakeholders from these sectors.
Project is based on the four key activities leading to these results:
1. Vocationally oriented Career Path for foreign language teachers and trainers (PROLANT-CAP)
2. Two sector-specific language training programmes based on previous experience and following the CLIL method, one on car industry, other on tourism development
3. 35 trained Prolant Cap trainers who are capable of delivering both the Prolant Cap training programmes and 76 trained employees.
4. PROLANT-CAP Conference organised in Slovakia for 99 participants.
Above-mentioned results declare the vertical development (Career Path) of the foreign language teacher/ trainer from the novice trainer towards the in-company trainer specialized in specific industries and in the modern (CLIL) methodology. This vertical aspect secure the sustainability of project results. It is envisaged that the trained trainers will continue in training further trainers and thus will enhance their own career path.
Horizontal aspect of this project is even more impressive. There are 6 project partners who have develpoped a very special personal-business partnerships which forms a good base for the future sustainable cooperation in further development of the Prolant Cap "trademark". Sk partner is representing the language school association and is forming a wider parnter-base of language schools in SLovakia and the other partner from FR is a member of the canSPEAK international network of language schools.
Overall we can say that all the target groups involved have very high potential to strengthen their position and succeed in the market place
Partners
amLanguage Studio 🇲🇹 Malta
299 Manwel Dimech Street
SLM 1054 Sliema
Malta
🇲🇹 Malta
Partner Type: Small and medium sized enterprise
Phone: +356 21 324 242
ANGLOLANG (SCARBOROUGH) LTD 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20 AVENUE ROAD
YO125JX SCARBOROUGH
North Yorkshire
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Partner Type: Small and medium sized enterprise
Phone: +441723367141
BIEDRIBA EUROFORTIS 🇱🇻 Latvia
ANNINMUIZAS BULVARIS 38-37
1067 RIGA
🇱🇻 Latvia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37127763451
CENTRE DES NOUVELLES TECHNIQUES DE COMMUNICATION 🇫🇷 France
33 Av DIDIER DAURAT
64140 LONS
Aquitaine
🇫🇷 France
Partner Type: Other
Phone: +33559135000
Euroform RFS 🇮🇹 Italy
Piazza Libertà 40
87036 Rende
Calabria
🇮🇹 Italy
Partner Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (tertiary level)
Phone: +390984467735
Results
Without category:
Newsletter No.1
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
Newsletter No.2
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
O3 - Newsletter No. 3
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
Newsletter No. 4
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
Newsletter No. 5
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
Newsletter No.6+7
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
Newsletter No.8
Description
In order to keep the partners and the public informed about the progress of our project we have produced altoger 8 Newsletters (the Issue 6 is a double issue 6+7).
Contents
Prolant Cap Brochure
Description
The Prolant Cap brochure was created for the 1st Conference and was given to all the participants at their entrance. It is going to be used as the main marketing material to promote the idea of the Prolant Cap language schools and trainers.
Contents
FB page Prolant Cap
Description
In order to spred the information abou the Prolant Cap through social media we established and uploaded the FB Prolant Cap during the project. After the project is is going to used as one of the main distribution channel to build a community of the Prolant Cap fans and the awareness of its products and events.
It is going to be administered by the Coordinator - the Slovak Association of Language Schools.
IO1 - Needs Analysis, English
Description
The Needs Analysis of 1. trainers in the vocational oriented language training, 2. language providers and 3. stakeholders of car industry and tourism was carried out in order to identify the existing situation in all the partner countries from all points of view. This Analysis along with the initial documents to the project formed the base for the definition of the professional Career Path for FL teachers and trainers - PROLANT-CAP.
Contents
IO1 - Needs Analysis, French
Description
The Needs Analysis of 1. trainers in the vocational oriented language training, 2. language providers and 3. stakeholders of car industry and tourism was carried out in order to identify the existing situation in all the partner countries from all points of view. This Analysis along with the initial documents to the project formed the base for the definition of the professional Career Path for FL teachers and trainers - PROLANT-CAP.
Contents
IO1 - Needs Analysis, Latvian
Description
The Needs Analysis of 1. trainers in the vocational oriented language training, 2. language providers and 3. stakeholders of car industry and tourism was carried out in order to identify the existing situation in all the partner countries from all points of view. This Analysis along with the initial documents to the project formed the base for the definition of the professional Career Path for FL teachers and trainers - PROLANT-CAP.
Contents
IO1 - Needs Analysis, Italian
Description
The Needs Analysis of 1. trainers in the vocational oriented language training, 2. language providers and 3. stakeholders of car industry and tourism was carried out in order to identify the existing situation in all the partner countries from all points of view. This Analysis along with the initial documents to the project formed the base for the definition of the professional Career Path for FL teachers and trainers - PROLANT-CAP.
Contents
IO1 - Needs Analysis, Slovakian
Description
The Needs Analysis of 1. trainers in the vocational oriented language training, 2. language providers and 3. stakeholders of car industry and tourism was carried out in order to identify the existing situation in all the partner countries from all points of view. This Analysis along with the initial documents to the project formed the base for the definition of the professional Career Path for FL teachers and trainers - PROLANT-CAP.
Contents
IO2 - Prolant Cap Career Path, English
Description
This document consists of the framework of stages of a FL teacher´s and trainer´s career. It will describe the developmental phases of teachers and trainers throughout their career, criteria for selection of teachers and trainers for the given stages of career. It is also a tool for managers and coordinators who are responsible for assuring the quality of sector-specific language education, and for trainers and mentors who provide support and in-service development opportunities for language teachers.
One axis is a list of categories of teacher competence; the other represents a series of ‘phases of development’ ranging from novice teacher to experienced and expert.
Contents
IO2 - Prolant Cap Career Path, French
Description
This document consists of the framework of stages of a FL teacher´s and trainer´s career. It will describe the developmental phases of teachers and trainers throughout their career, criteria for selection of teachers and trainers for the given stages of career. It is also a tool for managers and coordinators who are responsible for assuring the quality of sector-specific language education, and for trainers and mentors who provide support and in-service development opportunities for language teachers.
One axis is a list of categories of teacher competence; the other represents a series of ‘phases of development’ ranging from novice teacher to experienced and expert.
Contents
IO2 - Prolant Cap Career Path, Latvian
Description
This document consists of the framework of stages of a FL teacher´s and trainer´s career. It will describe the developmental phases of teachers and trainers throughout their career, criteria for selection of teachers and trainers for the given stages of career. It is also a tool for managers and coordinators who are responsible for assuring the quality of sector-specific language education, and for trainers and mentors who provide support and in-service development opportunities for language teachers.
One axis is a list of categories of teacher competence; the other represents a series of ‘phases of development’ ranging from novice teacher to experienced and expert.
Contents
IO2 - Prolant Cap Career Path, Italian
Description
This document consists of the framework of stages of a FL teacher´s and trainer´s career. It will describe the developmental phases of teachers and trainers throughout their career, criteria for selection of teachers and trainers for the given stages of career. It is also a tool for managers and coordinators who are responsible for assuring the quality of sector-specific language education, and for trainers and mentors who provide support and in-service development opportunities for language teachers.
One axis is a list of categories of teacher competence; the other represents a series of ‘phases of development’ ranging from novice teacher to experienced and expert.
Contents
IO2 - Prolant Cap Career Path, Slovakian
Description
This document consists of the framework of stages of a FL teacher´s and trainer´s career. It will describe the developmental phases of teachers and trainers throughout their career, criteria for selection of teachers and trainers for the given stages of career. It is also a tool for managers and coordinators who are responsible for assuring the quality of sector-specific language education, and for trainers and mentors who provide support and in-service development opportunities for language teachers.
One axis is a list of categories of teacher competence; the other represents a series of ‘phases of development’ ranging from novice teacher to experienced and expert.
Contents
IO3 - Sample Lesson Plan for the Automotive Industry, English
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for the Automotive industry.
Contents
IO3 - Sample Lesson Plan for the Automotive Industry, French
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for the Automotive industry.
Contents
IO3 - Sample Lesson Plan for the Automotive Industry, Latvian
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for the Automotive industry.
Contents
IO3 - Sample Lesson Plan for the Automotive Industry, Italian
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for the Automotive industry.
Contents
IO3 - Sample Lesson Plan for the Automotive Industry, Slovakian
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for the Automotive industry.
Contents
IO4 - Sample Lesson Plan for Tourism, English
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for Tourism.
Contents
IO4 - Sample Lesson Plan for Tourism, French
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for Tourism.
Contents
IO4 - Sample Lesson Plan for Tourism, Italian
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for Tourism.
Contents
IO4 - Sample Lesson Plan for Tourism, Latvian
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for Tourism.
Contents
IO4 - Sample Lesson Plan for Tourism, Slovakian
Description
Here we publish a sample lesson plan that illustrates the basic template of all the lesson plans worked out in the Handbook for the Prolant Cap for Tourism.
Contents
Syllabus of the sector-specific training course for the Automotive Industry
Description
Here we present the syllabus for the Automotive industry that was develop in a close cooperation with the PSA GROUP and DUALNA AKADEMIA from Slovakia.
The syllabus offers 5 main topics, each comprising of 10 subtopics. One subtopic represents 90 minutes of sector-specific language training course. The delivery is open to customers who choose single topic or can purchase the whole 5-topic programme.
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Syllabus of the sector-specific training course for Tourism
Description
Here we present the syllabus for Tourism development that was develop in a close cooperation with the representatives of this industry.
The syllabus offers 5 main topics, each comprising of 10 subtopics. One subtopic represents 90 minutes of sector-specific language training course. The delivery is open to customers who choose single topic or can purchase the whole 5-topic programme.
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