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Professional Experience in Reputable

Companies, Internships Abroad,

and Successful Graduates

After highschool graduation, VOŠ GOODWILL in Frýdek-Místek offers students 3 year courses in

attractive fields such as foreign trade or tourism. The school has been placing the preparation of their

students for the shock of entering practical fields as their top priority for the past 30 years.

Hands-on practical experience is highly

emphasized. Throughout their studies,

students are not only taught by their

teachers, but by professionals in specific

fields, and also successful graduates.

The students go on excursions to

businesses and they also work with travel

agencies to prepare specially curated trips

for their schoolmates and colleagues from

the Senior Academy. Some may even work

as guides themselves.

Representatives of the companies

the school works with may voice their

views on the curriculum of the individual

educational modules. The final thesis topics

are also assigned in cooperation with these

companies. In 2019, GOODWILL received

a silver SCHOOL FRIENDLY award in the

“schools” category for their approach

towards cooperation with businesses.

The curriculum at GOODWILL includes

a total of 16 weeks of practical experience

at domestic as well as foreign companies.

The school has long term cooperative

relationships with many regional

business subjects and large companies.

One example of such a cooperation is

with the Kalamaki Travel office in Crete,

Croatia. Many students have worked

as delegates or assistants there over

the summer months.

education which included project based

learning and visits to computer and technical

laboratories. This project was aimed at

educating both students and teachers. Our

participants received the task of creating

a logo and a brochure and they did a great

job. They presented their experience during

their visits to Spain and Portugal.

The school is also part of the Erasmus+

Mobility program as part of which

students visit Spain (Costa Brava, Malaga,

the Canary Islands) and work there as

hotel staff or animators.

The school recognizes the value of its

location in Frýdek-Místek and considers

cooperation with the city to be crucial.

GOODWILL has been the host of

the Senior Academy project, which is

funded by the city of Frýdek-Místek, for

eight years now. This means that the student

body at the higher vocational school

is not solely composed of the younger

generation, but seniors as well. They

study the same subjects, have the same

indexes and go on school trips but it is

only their exams that are a little different.

Nonetheless, the friendly atmosphere

within the school is appreciated by both

generations.

Partnerships

are

another

avenue

GOODWILL uses for cooperation. The

school realizes the importance of following

modern trends, which is why it decided to

join the Industry 4.0 Era project. The leading

role of the project was handled by a school

in Turkey, and other partners hailed from

Lithuania, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The

project revolved around digitisation,

Industry 4.0 and the new methods of

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