Apreca is one of five partners from four EU countries working to create a user-friendly IT platform for managing work placements abroad. It will bring together all the necessary information in one place and make it easy to produce tailor-made key documents.

There will be a Training Module, allowing users to develop their knowledge of the functionalities of the platform and an interactive User Guide to support users in the use of the key elements of the platform and enable autonomous use by education and training institutions, career guidance and job centres, associations and private enterprises both independently or a tool within existing TWBL programmes.

The platform can be used on individual computers and also via servers for multiple users, thereby improving transparency, usefulness and accessibility. It will be open-source, downloadable via the MobMan TWBL web platform and available in the 4 project languages, as well as German and Italian.

It can be adapted to the needs of specific target groups. It will enable the organisers to manage high quality work-based learning with a more efficient use of time. The project thus contributes to the widespread use of innovative resources, working and training methods for trainers and teachers.

The MobMan TWBL platform will also provide a pathway for the validation of qualifications, learning objectives and learning outcomes. It will be compatible with and complement existing tools and methods already developed and promoted by the EU, such as Europass CV and ECVET.

Apreca is a partner in the ShowValA project together with six other partners from five EU Member States. The project comes from research and the observation that the learning and achievements of those who undertake an internship abroad are often not recognised and do not always contribute to any potential certification. Furthermore, candidates seeking to enter gain employment fail to effectively showcase their knowledge and achievement. 

ShowValA therefore aims to bridge this gap and to encourage organisations and trainees to learn how to present objective evidence of their learning outcomes, making effective use of the best materials and tools available, such as the Europass CV and the European Skills Passport.

ShowValA will create a multi-format Smartphone/tablet application to present formal and non-formal learning and achievements during a work placement abroad: This will enable trainees to collect, save and organise evidence of their achievements during their placement on a daily basis. It will fit in very well with their current lifestyles as young people tend to manage a significant proportion of their activities on their Smartphones. It will have the potential for them to build up a complete record of their experiences, achievements and, unlike a traditional diary, the interface will be structured according to agreed learning objectives, units of learning outcomes and skills/competences.

There will be a ShowValA guide, process and tools for training institutions and mobility organisers on how to fully integrate a period of vocational training into vocational pedagogical programme and assess formal and non-formal learning and outcomes, leading to recognition of the achievement of learning outcomes and their contribution to overall course assessment and certification using ECVET principles and materials as appropriate.

There will also be a guide and training modules for trainees: this will feature an innovative methodology for an on-line pre-departure preparation of trainees to use the smartphone application and, after their return home, structured valorisation modules, based on online activities, will enable them to link their learning during the placement with the Europass CV, the Europass Skills Passport and to better present their achievements to potential employers.