+ MOBILITY AGREEMENT for SCHOOL STAFF and QUALITY COMMITMENT

Erasmus+ School Education Staff Mobility Agreement – version June 2014

ANEXA I

Erasmus

+ MOBILITY AGREEMENT FOR SCHOOL STAFF and QUALITY COMMITMENT

for school education

I. DETAILS ON THE PARTICIPANT

Name of the participant:
Sending institution:
Address:
E-mail:
Website:
Contact person (name, function, e-mail, tel):
E-mail:

II. DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME ABROAD

Receiving organisation: Executive Training Institute
Address: ESE Building, Paceville Avenue, St Julians, STJ 3103, Malta
Telephone: 00356 23796321
E – mail:
Website: www.etimalta.com
Contact Person (name, function, e-mail, tel)
Sandra Attard-Montalto, Director of Academic Development & Training

Tel: +356 2379 6321
Planned dates of start and end of the mobility period: XXXXXX to XXXXXX
Teaching business English
Detailed programme of the mobility period:
MONDAY
9.00 – 10.30 The business English learner- a breed apart?
11.00 – 12.30 Types of needs analysis and setting the course programme
13.00 – 14.30 Ice-breakers and first day lessons
TUESDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Giving effective presentations (1)
11.00 – 12.30 Giving effective presentations (2)
13.00 – 14.30 The language of presentations
WEDNESDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Presenting facts and figures the language of trends
11.00 – 12.30 Developing speaking skills: getting business learners to speak
13.00 – 14.30 Management styles and leadership
THURSDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Exploiting authentic materials
11.00 – 12.30 Exploiting films, the media and the internet
13.00 – 14.30 Social programme
FRIDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Effective meetings
11.00 – 12.30 The language of meetings
13.00 – 14.30 Meetings roleplay and feedback
SATURDAY/SUNDAY Optional Day Trip / Recommended Cultural Excursions
MONDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Case studies ,roleplays and simulations
11.00 – 12.30 A case study
13.00 – 14.30 Socialising in English
TUESDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Preparing a professional CV
11.00 – 12.30 Successful job interviews and interviewing techniques
13.00 – 14.30 Collocations and business vocabulary
WEDNESDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Effective negotiations and SWOT analysis
11.00 – 12.30 The language of negotiations
13.00 – 14.30 Negotiation roleplay and feedback
THURSDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Effective telephoning and language of telephoning
11.00 – 12.30 Telephoning roleplays and feedback
13.00 – 14.30 Social Programme
FRIDAY
9.00 – 10.30 Intercultural communication : business across cultures
11.00 – 12.30 Business correspondence: formal vs informal
13.00 – 14.30 The language of emails
Tasks of the participant before, during and after:
Before:
From the Sending Organisation’s end:
Here please list any preparation activities that the participant will be involved in which are organized/overseen by the mentor at the Sending Organisation’s end. Here are some examples you might want to explore:
-  Any linguistic preparation
-  Applying for the Europass
-  Preparation of an EU Language Passport, which describes the language skills acquired not only through formal education but also through non-formal and informal ones.
-  Preparing any personal, professional and/or institutional portfolios in order to highlight the mobility experience
-  Filling in of Learning Agreements
-  Liaison with Receiving Organisation regard8ing accommodation, etc
-  Reading about history/culture/educational system of country to be visited
-  Cultural preparation with information about traditions, customs, religion, possible cultural mistakes or misunderstandings, stereotypes and prejudices about the host country culture, and cultural elements that bring added value to the training activity
-  etc
From the Receiving Organisation’s end:
(Please note: This is the extent of ETI’s involvement before the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed below).
Tasks/preparation required by course provider:
1. The participant will complete a pre-course questionnaire which will enable trainers to learn about the participants' teaching backgrounds.
2. The participant will complete the language knowledge test OR accurately indicate CEFR language level (self-assessment) prior to the course
3. The participant will be sent information about how to apply for Mobility Europasses and will be encouraged to apply for one. Details about the Mobility Europass content will be emailed by the Receiving Organisation.
4. The participant will be sent a Reading List to help raise awareness of Methodology for this level
5. The participant will send any documentation required by the Receiving Organisation, eg Pre-course Questionnaire with self-assessment of level, Mobility Europasses, Learning Agreements, etc
at least 4 weeks before the commencement of the course, to enable the Receiving Organization to sign/stamp any documents in advance. These will be available for collection when the participant is in Malta, and NOT signed again.
The Receiving Organization also stipulates a B1 level of English for all courses except Fluency & Language Development. This information is required and should be indicated and sent in the Pre-Course Questionnaire as soon as possible.
Any participants with a lower level need to be highlighted by the Sending Organisation.
Any Learning Agreements needed by the Sending Organisation will be signed, stamped and scanned, and can be sent by email prior to arrival.
The Receiving Organisation cannot be expected to sign/stamp documents immediately if these are submitted after arrival. These will then be sent in due course, which could take a few weeks. To ensure the documents are ready for submission to the National Agency upon return (and upon the one month deadline for course evaluation, please submit documents 4 weeks before).
6. Information about Malta will be sent prior to the mobility to encourage participants to get to know more about the country’s history and background, to enhance their cultural experience
Communication between the organizing/receiving institution and participants will be done by email and/or telephone.
ADD ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK APPLIES TO YOUR APPLICATION, BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement BEFORE the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).
During:
This course is taught interactively, with input sessions, individual, collaborative and group project work. The participants will actively participate in activities, discussing the value & application of the modules taught and learnt during the sessions. Participants are asked to reflect on activities, inviting discussion with regard to their own knowledge & skills, their approach to teaching today’s students, and on adaptation of the use of the methods/techniques to their teaching/learning situations & contexts. Exchange of participants’ pedagogical knowledge is encouraged through discussion and is essential to the outcomes of the course.
They will contribute efficiently to the outcomes of the course by bringing their own contribution to the value of the activities.
The participants are required to attend all modules. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued recording the number of hours the participant attended, and which modules were covered.
The participants are encouraged to set up a personal, professional and/or institutional portfolio, and establish connections with other participants for future strategic partnerships.
Participants’ own language skills are developed and feedback given where appropriate. Further language development is encouraged through use of the online learning site referred to in the ‘After’ activities.
Participants are also introduced to appropriate websites related to the further development of their teaching skills & personal/professional development.
The participant will permanently maintain contact with the co-ordinators appointed to monitor the activities, both from the course organizer and the sending school. They will alert the Receiving Organisation in the event of any problems.
The participants will be encouraged to come up with a Personal Development Action Plan, and select activities which they would like to try out and develop in their own classes.
ADD ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK APPLIES TO YOUR APPLICATION, BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement DURING the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).
After:
After the course, the participants will be invited to join the ETI Teacher Training Facebook community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow colleagues, and with participants from other courses.
They will be given access to a comprehensive Guide/Manual to various guides for communicative learning methods and techniques – PhyEmoC, Simulations, Task-Based learning and CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning, if they wish to integrate technology into their lessons).
A mailing list of participants will be sent (of all participants who agree to this data being sent out) in order to keep in contact with the participants and trainers, for discussions, sharing of opinions and good practice, as well as to exchange ideas for future partnerships within the frame of Erasmus+ program.
The participants will work on their Personal Development Action Plan, where they selected tools & activities which they would like to try out in their own classes or projects.
Participants are also encouraged to join communities for the current ETI EU Projects, such as METHODS (Communicative Language Teaching Methods), and CLIL4U.
Participants are expected to make use of the post-course e-Learning Language Development online site to further develop their language knowledge and skills.
The participants will disseminate the course results, its methodology and tools, according to their school’s project dissemination plan. They will be required to set up their own dissemination materials, and should not expect any electronic materials from the Receiving Organisation, which does not issue its materials in electronic format.
The participant will be involved in any school programs organized in order to transfer the new skills to the school environment according to the project implementation plan.
ADD ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK APPLIES TO YOUR APPLICATION, BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement AFTER the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).
Competences to be acquired by the participant:
-  A better understanding of Business Teaching Methodology, expanding & building on previous knowledge, using a range of practical methodologies
-  Practical knowledge and application of business communicative skills
-  Capability to apply new areas of teaching methodologies and accompanying techniques, using hands-on & experiential methods
-  Ability to reflect on their own teaching methods & contexts
-  Ability to develop teaching skills using a variety of methods & techniques
-  Raised awareness of technology and ICT in the classroom today
-  Increased pedagogical knowledge through exchange of information, best practice & knowledge in a multi-cultural context
-  Improved language skills
-  Developing BICS - Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills through the social programme, which also provided immersion in the language.
Monitoring and Mentoring of the participant before, during and after the mobility:
Before:
The participants will be supported by the Sending Organisation’s project team during all the preparation programs. The Sending Organisation’s project coordinator will monitor the preparatory activities according to the project plan, the course providers’ requirements, the school’s, and participants’ needs.
The Sending Organisation will also observe the Course Provider’s stipulations re documentation sent 4 weeks in advance. Failure to do so could result in documentation being returned after the deadlines imposed by the Sending Organisation’s National Agency.
The Receiving Organisation/Course Organizers will guide the participants’ preparation through the exchange of e-mails, providing information regarding fulfilling the pre-course course tasks.
Any Mobility Passes to complete, or other certification required after the course, will be applied for by the Sending Organisation. ETI will provide comprehensive details of the course information for completion of the Mobility Pass.
ADD ANY TASKS AND ACTIVITIES THE MENTOR/CO-ORDINATOR HAS ALLOCATED.
BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement BEFORE the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).
During:
The Sending Institution will identify a tutor or mentor to monitor the participants’ learning progress and/or offer professional support.
During the course, trainers at the Receiving Organisation will monitor the progress and attendance of the participants, leading to a Certificate of Attendance with the number of hours attended and input.
At ETI (Receiving Organisation), all participants will be handed a mid-course and an end of course questionnaire, for them to give feedback about the mobility programme. It is expected that any problems will be highlighted by the participant.
At ETI, the course will wrap up with Reflection & Evaluation, with a detailed Course Evaluation filled in. Participants will be encouraged to set up a Personal Development Action Plan, and confirm which activities will be implemented and by when they will be introduced in the school or department.
The mentors/monitors of both course organizer and sending organisation will foster the participants’ understanding of the culture and mentality of the host country and will provide practical support if required, including a clear contact point for participants.
The contact between the Sending Organisation’s project coordinator and the course organizer/trainers will be permanently maintained, not only to monitor the activity, collect feedback and complete the Europass Mobility document, but also to solve unforeseen circumstances.
The Sending Organisation’s project team will ensure the course participants are given all details and support for traveling abroad.
The Sending Organisation’s project coordinator will keep in touch with the participant, via email / phone.
ADD ANY TASKS AND ACTIVITIES THE MENTOR/CO-ORDINATOR HAS ALLOCATED.
BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement DURING the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).
After:
The participant’s evaluation and CPD contribution to their school will be monitored by the Sending Institution (through the project coordinator and the participant).
Participants are encouraged to join the ETI Facebook community to benefit from further networking and tips for teaching.
The competences acquired will also be monitored through questionnaires applied among students and teachers (that could benefit from the participant’s European experience), through spreading examples of good practice and subsequent class evaluation.
In the sending school, the participant’s activity will be monitored by the project team, according to the implementation project plan.
ADD ANY TASKS AND ACTIVITIES THE MENTOR/CO-ORDINATOR HAS ALLOCATED.
BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement AFTER the course. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).
Evaluation and Recognition of the mobility:
The course ends with an evaluation session, where teachers are asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course and its usefulness to them.
The participants will be encouraged to come up with a Personal Development Action Plan, and select tools & activities which they would like to try out in their own classes or projects.
The participant’s evaluation and validation will be done upon return in the Sending Organisation, according to the evaluation project plan.
The evaluation process will monitor whether the participant puts into practice the acquired competences in the school environment and contribute to realizing the European development plan objectives.
The participation in the training program and the acquired competencies will be certified by Certificates of Attendance issued by the training program provider.
The activities covered and competencies acquired (knowledge, skills and abilities) will be recorded using the Europass Mobility.
The Sending Organisation’s Principal will ask the National Europass Centre to provide a Europass document. The project coordinator will complete the sections related to the participant, and the receiving organization will complete the description of the Europass Mobility experience (activities & tasks carried out, competences, etc).
The participant will use the Europass Mobility to complete the personal and professional portfolio.
ADD ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK APPLIES TO YOUR APPLICATION, BUT PLEASE NOTE, this is the extent of ETI’s involvement regarding evaluation and recognition. Please do not include any other activities/tasks for ETI other than those listed above).

III. COMMITMENT OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED