4. How to use Europass with your clients
Students
French example: a workshop in high school for Post-Baccalaureate students: to work on their own competences with the goal to find an internship abroad
Use with students of BTS MCO (Management, Commerce, Organisation) international section.
It is a 3-hour workshop that took place at the beginning of the school year with a group of about 15 students.
Context :
The BTS is a technical diploma in 2 years which takes place in high school after the Baccalauréat (high school certificate). The students have general subjects but also technical subjects, in this case business management, administration, commerce...
They also have two internships of at least 8 weeks to complete, one of which can take place abroad as part of the Erasmus+ programme, for example.
BTS students generally have no experience of mobility and are reluctant to do a work placement in Europe.
The work of the Euroguidance advisor, in collaboration with the class teacher, is therefore to raise the students' awareness of international mobility, to work on the obstacles to mobility and then to equip them to produce a CV and a covering letter in a European format.
The Europass platform was therefore a valuable tool in this context.