Participant Report Form – Call 2016 – KA1 – VET

Learning Mobility of Individuals – Learners' mobility for

training in vocational education and training

Fields marked with * are mandatory.

Document code: EP-KA1-VET-Learners-2016

1 Purpose of the participant report

This final report on your mobility experience will provide the EU's Erasmus+ programme with valuable
information, which will benefit both future participants and contribute to the continued improvement of
the programme. We are grateful for your co-operation in filling out the questionnaire.

All personal data mentioned in this form will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the European Union institutions and
bodies and on the free movement of such data. This report, once submitted, will be accessible to the
coordinating institutions, their national agencies and the European Commission. More details in
Specific Privacy statement.

2 Identification of the Participant and General Information

* 2.1 First and last name

See section "Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email Address" at the end of this questionnaire concerning
usage of the personal information.

* 2.2 Email address, where I can be contacted in the future

See section "Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email Address" at the end of this questionnaire concerning
usage of the personal information.
Please correct the email address if necessary.

* 2.3 Which year in the study level?

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already graduated

* 2.4 What were your main motivations for carrying out a learning mobility period abroad?
Multiple answers are possible.
Enhance my technical/professional skills/competences
Opportunity to live abroad
Opportunity to learn/improve a foreign language
Opportunity to meet new people
Opportunity to develop personal skills, such as adaptability
Enhance my future employability in my home country
Enhance my future employability abroad
Opportunity to experience different learning practices
Possibility to choose to do part of my studying/training in a foreign language
The length of the study/training period was appropriate
Quality of the receiving institution
Good alignment of the courses/training abroad with the curriculum at the sending institution
Available support in finding accommodation

3 Quality of Studies/Training

* 3.1 Your receiving institution was...?

a VET school/institute
a company
a mix between VET school/institute and company

3.2 How would you evaluate the quality of learning and teaching at the receiving organisation?

Very Very
Good Fair Poor Not applicable
good poor

*The quality of
content of
training

*The quality of
teaching
methods

* 3.3 Please describe:

- what you have done during your training period abroad,
- the new knowledge, skills and competences that you have accrued,
- the key experiences that you will take away from this transnational mobility?

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* 3.4 Would you recommend your host organisation?
Yes
No

3.5 How would you evaluate the quality of support at your sending and receiving organisations?

Neither
Strongly Rather Rather Strongly Not
agree nor
agree agree disagree disagree applicable
disagree

*I was given
proper help to
find a suitable
host
organisation

*The
organisation
where I was
trained met
my needs

*I knew
clearly what I
was expected
to do and
learn during
my training
abroad

*The training
duration was
long enough
for me to fulfil
my training
objectives

*The
proposed
activities were
directly related
to my training
objectives in
my home
country

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 *I was
provided with
proper
equipment

*I knew who
the person
assigned to
help me carry
out my
training and
check my
results was

*My sending
organisation
was helpful
during my
placement

4 Foreign Language Skills and Linguistic Support

* 4.1 What was the main language used during your mobility activity?
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Maltese
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish

Swedish
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 Swedish
Albanian
Icelandic
Letzeburgesch
Macedonian
Moldavian
Montenegrin
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
Serbo-Croatian
Turkish
Ukrainian
Aragonese
Basque
Bosnian
Breton
Catalan
Corsican
Faroese
Gaelic (Scots)
Gallegan
Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish
Norwegian Bokmael
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sardinian
Walloon
Welsh
Esperanto
Interlingua
Other

* 4.2 If other, please specify

* 4.3 Do you feel you have improved your skills in this language during your stay abroad?
Yes
No, I was already fluent
No

* 4.4 Did you take advantage of linguistic support in learning this main language?
Yes
No

* 4.5 What kind of support did you receive?

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Multiple answers are possible.
Erasmus+ online language service
Language course/training provided by the sending institution/organisation
Language course/training provided by the receiving institution/organisation
Language course/training provided both by the sending and receiving institutions/organisations
Financial support to carry out a self-study (DVD, books)
Other

* 4.6 Do you feel the OLS Language Course helped you to improve your language level?
Yes
No

* 4.7 Overall, how satisfied were you with the OLS experience?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

* 4.8 How satisfied are you with the OLS Assessment?

Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

* 4.9 Approximately, for how many hours in total?

Less than 10 hours
Between 10 and 30 hours
Between 30 and 50 hours
More than 50 hours

* 4.10 Why didn't you take advantage of linguistic support?

I did not ask for it
I did not need it because my knowledge of the foreign language was adequate
I did not have time
The sending/receiving organisations did not provide it to me
Other
I did not need it as it is my mother-tongue

* 4.11 While staying abroad, did you improve your competence in other languages besides the main
one used?
Yes
No

Which were those languages?

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 Which were those languages?

* 4.12 Language 1
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Maltese
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Albanian
Icelandic
Letzeburgesch
Macedonian
Moldavian
Montenegrin
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
Serbo-Croatian
Turkish
Ukrainian
Aragonese
Basque
Bosnian
Breton
Catalan
Corsican
Faroese

Gaelic (Scots)
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 Gaelic (Scots)
Gallegan
Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish
Norwegian Bokmael
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sardinian
Walloon
Welsh
Esperanto
Interlingua
Other

* 4.13 If other, please specify

4.14 Language 2
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Maltese
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Albanian
Icelandic
Letzeburgesch
Macedonian
Moldavian

Montenegrin
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 Montenegrin
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
Serbo-Croatian
Turkish
Ukrainian
Aragonese
Basque
Bosnian
Breton
Catalan
Corsican
Faroese
Gaelic (Scots)
Gallegan
Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish
Norwegian Bokmael
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sardinian
Walloon
Welsh
Esperanto
Interlingua
Other

* 4.15 If other, please specify

5 Personal Development

5.1 Through my participation in this activity I learned better how to...

Neither
Strongly Rather agree Rather Strongly
agree agree nor disagree disagree
disagree

*think logically and draw conclusions

(analytical skills)

*find solutions in difficult or

challenging contexts
(problem-solving skills)

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 *plan and carry out my learning
independently

*express myself creatively

*use internet, social media and PCs
, e.g. for my studies, work and
personal activities

*communicate and express myself in

my mother tongue

*develop an idea and put it into

practice

*see the value of different cultures

*cooperate in teams
*plan and organise tasks and
activities

5.2 After having taken part in this mobility activity...

Neither
Strongly Rather agree Rather Strongly
agree agree nor disagree disagree
disagree

*I am more confident and convinced

of my abilities

*I know better my strengths and

weaknesses

*I am more able to adapt to and act

in new situations

*I am more able to think and analyse

information critically

*I am more tolerant towards other

persons' values and behaviour

*I am more open-minded and

curious about new challenges

*I intend to participate more actively

in social and political life of my
community

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 *I am more interested in knowing
what happens in the world daily

*I am more able to reach decisions

*I am more able to cooperate with
people from other backgrounds and
cultures

*I am more interested in European

topics

*I feel more European

*I am more aware of social and
political concepts like democracy,
justice, equality, citizenship, civil
rights

*I improved my
technical/professional
skills/competences

6 Future Prospects of Education, Training and Work

6.1 Thanks to this mobility experience:

Neither
Strongly Rather agree Rather Strongly
agree agree nor disagree disagree
disagree

*I believe that my chances to get a

new or better job have increased

*I have a clearer idea about my

professional career aspirations and
goals

*I have better opportunities for

internships or jobs in my home
country

*I am better capable of taking over

work tasks with high responsibility
after my stay abroad

6.2 How has the stay abroad changed the way you see your future work?

Strongly Rather Neither Rather Strongly

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 Strongly Rather Neither Rather Strongly
agree agree agree disagree disagree
nor
disagree

*I can easily imagine working abroad

at some point in the future

*I can easily imagine working in the

country where I did my Erasmus+
period in the future

*I would like to work in an

international context

7 Practical and Organisational Arrangements

* 7.1 Did you require a visa in order to participate in this mobility?

Yes
No

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7.2 How satisfied were you with assistance related to visa issues?

Neither
Very Rather satisfied Rather Very Not
satisfied satisfied nor dissatisfied dissatisfied applicable
dissatisfied

*provided by
the sending
institution

*provided by
the receiving
institution

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7.3 How would you consider your degree of integration during your mobility experience?

Very Very Not

Good Fair Poor
good poor applicable

*In the everyday life of the

receiving institution

*With local trainees or

employees

*With other Erasmus+ /

international trainees

* 7.4 How satisfied were you with the way the receiving organisation dealt with any questions,
complaints or problems that may have come up during your mobility experience?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

* 7.5 Did you have a mentor in the receiving organisation?

Yes
No

* 7.6 How satisfied were you with your mentor provided by the receiving organisation?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

* 7.7 Please describe the good and bad elements of the mobility experience according to your
answers above.

7.8 How satisfied are you with your accommodation and travel arrangements?

Neither
Very Rather Rather Very
satisfied nor
satisfied satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied
dissatisfied

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 *The guidance you
received by the
receiving institution on
how to find an
accommodation

*Your accommodation
*Your travel
arrangements

8 Costs

* 8.1 Are you aware of having an Erasmus+ grant and to what extent did it cover your overall
expenses related to your mobility period?
0-25%
26-50%
51-75%
76-100%
I am not aware/don't know

* 8.2 2 Did you receive any other sources of funding, in addition to the Erasmus+ grant?
Multiple answers are possible.
State and/or regional grant(s)
Grant from your sending institution
Part-time job during your period abroad
Other grants or loans
Family
Own savings
Contribution from host organisation
Other sources
None

9 Conclusions, Personal Comments and Recommendations

* 9.1 How satisfied are you with your Erasmus+ mobility experience in general?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

* 9.2 Please describe the main tasks that you carried out and the most important things that you learnt
during the studying/training period and underline the key experiences that you will take away
from this transnational mobility.

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 * 9.3 What were the most important experiences from your mobility experience? Please underline both
positive and negative aspects.

9.4 If you wish, please give any additional information, observations, comments or recommendations
that may be useful for future participants, projects as well as to the National Agency or the
European Commission.

10 Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email

Address

* 10.1 I agree that (parts of) this report can be published and made available to the general public.
Yes, with my name and email address
Yes, but anonymised (no name and no email address)
No

* 10.2 I agree that my email address will be used later to contact me for further studies related to the
content of this final report or regarding the Erasmus+ programme and EU issues.
Yes
No

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