Developing soft skills through apprenticeships - DESSA

DESSA project aims to develop an apprenticeship scheme for the acquisition of soft skills by students in upper secondary and higher vocational education and training with the help of a natural mentor. The specific objectives of the project are: -To organise focus groups in order to identify and focus on specific soft skills that best address the needs of the project’s stakeholders. -To map best practices and methodologies applied for the development of soft skills in VET apprenticeship education in partner countries. -To develop an apprenticeship scheme for the acquisition of soft skills and competences by upper secondary and higher VET students. -To apply gamification elements in the apprenticeship scheme -To develop a trainers’ guide addressed to trainers in VET schools and companies that will apply the apprenticeship scheme and will design, support and evaluate the apprenticeship programme. -To organize seminars for trainers in VET schools and...